Category: nature

  • a poem for a glorious night

    a poem for a glorious night

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    Jocelyn
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    The moon’s face says it all:”Oh gosh,”as it looks down on us.It tries to look away but can’t.”Everything’s fine,” counters Sun.”In fact, everything is grand.And whatever isn’t will beon another turning.Just look at it – all glorying around!”I stare into Sun with closed lids.To my mind rush all of the dear onesfor whom tonight cannot…

  • daily prayers

    daily prayers

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    Jocelyn
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    Life sure is full of the daily, isn’t it? It must have always been this way, but somehow a global quarantine has a way of drawing extra attention to it. My days feel different from what they were. But at the same time they feel more similar to one another than they have, perhaps ever.…

  • walk through the leaves

    walk through the leaves

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    Jocelyn
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    Have you taken a walk through the leaves yet? Consider this your friendly reminder to do so. (Unless of course you’re one of my southern hemisphere, arctic, equatorial, or Montana(!) readers. Sorry.) At the risk of sounding like a positive-thinking life coach or ethereal breathing instructor, I just can’t stand the thought of any of…

  • Walt Whitman and Thoughts about Nature

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    Jocelyn
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    Howard was an unusually happy baby for me today – delightfully long enough for me to read some of The Treasury of Religious Verse, compiled by D.T. Kauffman. Taking care of a 4-month-old is physically taxing and causes mental bankruptcy. I try desperately to reverse the deterioration by reading things that challenge me at a…