Rushing Into Summer
All the wild things are out in full bloom, already, and I can feel the press of numerous yard chores hovering over me: pulling weeds, pruning, stump removal, and …
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A Love Letter to Rivers Everywhere
The image of the river has assumed a sacred and spiritual effect to many cultures throughout time, from the Euphrates in the story of Adam and Eve, to the …
Wild Cat
Staying true to my commitment to memorize a poem every month, I have chosen this one from my collection of Cabin Poems 2011. Blue Lynx at Caribou Creek It was …
Silence Spoken Here
I read a fascinating article recently by Gordon Hempton, an “acoustic ecologist” who for the past 25 years, has studied and recorded the vanishing sounds of nature. He says there …
Let Light Catch You
We are beginning to see the return of light to the land, more minutes every day creeping into our landscape, though the sun is still low on the horizon. I …