Monthly Archives: December 2016

Dec 12 — a last apple dropping into deep snow

Posted on December 12, 2016 by poetry

Monday, December 12   “Stories of beauty, fatigue, and doubt” No post last Friday, I was hanging out with my sister Midge in Carson  City, NV, including time along the north eastern shore of Lake Tahoe.   Wiki tells me: … Continue reading →

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Wed, Dec 7 — Retreat morning for me, Dom Helder Camera for the list read today

Posted on December 6, 2016 by poetry

Wednesday  December 7 It’s late tonight and tomorrow am I’ll be prepping for one of Mission & Identity’s half day retreats.  This time there will be 8 recently hired people + 1 trustee. Before heading to bed I fished from … Continue reading →

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Advent Monday, week ii

Posted on December 5, 2016 by poetry

Monday,  December 5 –  “imagine grief as the outbreath of beauty” November 29 was the anniversary of Bill Pauly’s sudden death at 59, 2006, of a heart attack.  That year Bill played inside a lovely sabbatical after years of demanding … Continue reading →

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Dec 2 sheer bravery, women and men, 1921, 1980

Posted on December 2, 2016 by poetry

Friday, December 2, 2016 “and wait then, humped and bloody, For the wits to try it again ” Some days offer anniversaries of such blunt courage and beauty that stillness makes a wise response. Richard Wilbur wrote “The Writer”  in 1921, … Continue reading →

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