Speaks to the practice of listening to my mind more clearly when I awaken at 4 AM in the dark, like I just did. Some mornings it runs calmer than others. Some mornings the poetry is a little chaotic.
I can’t agree with you more about poetry, it has gotten me through many long nights, early mornings, and hard days. You have expressed that sentiment beautifully in this poem.
Thank you for this enchanting reminder of the sacred whisper that permeates our daily spaces. The lovely photo brings back such wonderful memories of growing up in Wisconsin. Have a joyous & blessing-filled Christmas! 🎄
“notice the sun
as it descends, how it sheds
this sacred, deepening red”
Love this. Beautiful.
“To speak clearly into the dark” - beautiful!
“How it sheds this sacred, deepening red”.
Man.
Stunning poem, sir.
"In the middle of
the night, all that will suffice
is poetry—to
speak clearly into the dark—
a lantern for company."
Speaks to the practice of listening to my mind more clearly when I awaken at 4 AM in the dark, like I just did. Some mornings it runs calmer than others. Some mornings the poetry is a little chaotic.
I can’t agree with you more about poetry, it has gotten me through many long nights, early mornings, and hard days. You have expressed that sentiment beautifully in this poem.
Beautiful images. The sacred red of a winter sunset ... or dawn, for that matter. The soft flakes "sparking" past the lamplight.
I so look forward to every poem that you post, Joseph. This one is gorgeous. Thanks.
Beautiful as always!
Thank you, Rosa!
Love the photo & the poem. Thanks!
There is so much in these, but I so especially love the description of snow as a veil of "soft sparks".
Thank you, Isabel!
Such a lovely poem and photo - warms my heart on a cold winter’s night 🩵
Thank you!
Thank you for this enchanting reminder of the sacred whisper that permeates our daily spaces. The lovely photo brings back such wonderful memories of growing up in Wisconsin. Have a joyous & blessing-filled Christmas! 🎄
As long it is not deaf it might work…