Posted in Art, Creating, Living, Poetry, Reading, tagged Living, Poetry, sacred, simplicity, summer, Wendell Berry on August 19, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I’m back from a quiet, introspective summer interlude. I didn’t exactly mean to take a vacation from blogging, but books, a much-needed rest, and time shared with family and friends have filled our days.
I’ve been reading, for example, Wendell Berry’s collection, Given:
The exquisite poem “How to Be a Poet (to remind myself)” is included [...]
Posted in Living, tagged home, simplicity, white, wood on July 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The best things in life are nearest: Breath in your nostrils, light in your eyes, flowers at your feet, duties at your hand, the path of right just before you. Then do not grasp at the stars, but do life’s plain, common work as it comes, certain that daily duties and daily bread are the [...]
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