Thank you so much for everything you do to help us try to make sense of this troubling time in which we find ourselves. May you be blessed with joy and may we all see much needed healing in the year to come. Your pets are adorable. Merry Christmas!
The first three lines of XIII put me into the scene, then the last two added the final visual. I'd been there a hundred times and could see it with my eyes closed. I'm not done with 'Blackbirds' yet... there's so much to consider. I'll be looking at VIII and all of it again!
Another which made me pause was IV. Simple, true and profound.
Yep, made it home, but currently sleepless. Darla Dewdrop, one of our cats, is sleeping between our pillows!!😸 Take care!
”We are stardust… billion year old carbon … we are golden …caught in the devil’s bargain … and we got to get ourselves back to the garden” (Joni Mitchell) Resounding voices of birds together; with truth & grace; as we flock to democracy! Merriest Season's tweets & treats to Sebastian. And of course to dearest YOU, Mary! (Plus the Cattrix; ZZZZZZZZZ; snoring).
Mary, yes, yes---and on this quiet, peaceful day I screamed and shouted Hoooo-rah! Hoooo-rah! as I listened to your podcast! What a broadcaster you are!
I always love the animal photos! Had friends over who started a Meditation Center here, Randy & Mark; went for a walk between meal & dessert. What a lovely three hours!
Thanks for the Wallace Stevens Poem.
Here is another
The Snowman-
One must have a mind of winter
To regard the frost and the boughs
Of the pine-trees crusted with snow;
And have been cold a long time
To behold the junipers shagged with ice,
The spruces rough in the distant glitter
Of the January sun; and not to think
Of any misery in the sound of the wind,
In the sound of a few leaves,
Which is the sound of the land
Full of the same wind
That is blowing in the same bare place
For the listener, who listens in the snow,
And, nothing himself, beholds
Nothing that is not there and the nothing that is.
Blackbird Haiku
(In honor of Wallace Stevens)
A blackbird showed up
Reminding me to listen
Notice and observe
Merry Christmas to all
Hope your day was peaceful. Thanks for being a bold brave voice in our frightening dystopia.
Thank you so much for everything you do to help us try to make sense of this troubling time in which we find ourselves. May you be blessed with joy and may we all see much needed healing in the year to come. Your pets are adorable. Merry Christmas!
Thanks! You as well!
I never heard of Blackbirds,
I had to google them.
Very visual, I thought, and beautiful,
Eating Sheetz from a paper bag,
In a parking lot at night.
Thirteen was my favorite,
Though all of them were cool!
Sorry, I couldn't resist having some fun. I never knew of Wallace Stevens, and what a great way to discover him. I Really enjoyed it! Thanks!
(Time to drive home!)
The first three lines of XIII put me into the scene, then the last two added the final visual. I'd been there a hundred times and could see it with my eyes closed. I'm not done with 'Blackbirds' yet... there's so much to consider. I'll be looking at VIII and all of it again!
Another which made me pause was IV. Simple, true and profound.
Yep, made it home, but currently sleepless. Darla Dewdrop, one of our cats, is sleeping between our pillows!!😸 Take care!
Wishing everyone happy & safe holidays.
”We are stardust… billion year old carbon … we are golden …caught in the devil’s bargain … and we got to get ourselves back to the garden” (Joni Mitchell) Resounding voices of birds together; with truth & grace; as we flock to democracy! Merriest Season's tweets & treats to Sebastian. And of course to dearest YOU, Mary! (Plus the Cattrix; ZZZZZZZZZ; snoring).
Merry Christmas to you, Mary, and to all on The Good In Us! May 2022 be amazing for all of us!
Thank you - I love Wallace Stevens. We are sending best wishes for a joyful and PEACEFUL holiday time for all!
Merry Christmas to all and to all a good nap!🎄
Mary, yes, yes---and on this quiet, peaceful day I screamed and shouted Hoooo-rah! Hoooo-rah! as I listened to your podcast! What a broadcaster you are!
I always love the animal photos! Had friends over who started a Meditation Center here, Randy & Mark; went for a walk between meal & dessert. What a lovely three hours!
And a merry and happy to you too...thank you for all you do.....
God bless us every one! And to all a good night.
Thank you Mary, Merry Christmas and Everything! Beautiful Blackbird song in Mi'kmaq https://globalnews.ca/video/5225955/blackbird-performed-in-mikmaq-language
A sleeping cat is a sign of a happy home.