The weathered pear, four generations old My window-meditation, lives in peace. Rough boughs, pale clouds of fragile blossom hold Where slim bees hover. Tender leaves increase, Light-fringed, to cup the summer sky and move In gentle lifting through blue-dappled shade. … Continue reading Pale Clouds of Blossom Hold
“Blessed are You, O Lord our God, King of the universe! At Your word night falls. In Your wisdom You open heaven’s gates, You control the elements and rotate the seasons. You set the stars in the vault of … Continue reading Praying with the Talmud: At Your Word, Night Falls
All the opportunity for self-government through the rule of the people depends on one single factor. That is the ballot box… The choice is always before them, whether they will be slaves or whether they will be free. The people … Continue reading Discharge faithfully the duties…
A Commonplace Book Entry: Nobody can be a real princess – do not imagine you have yet been anything more than a mock one – until she is a princess over herself, that is, until when she finds herself unwilling … Continue reading A slave, and no princess
As froth on the face of the deep, As foam on the crest of the sea, As dreams at the waking of sleep, As … Continue reading As froth, as foam
Lenten Signs Here in the city where impassive pavements light no signals for seasons, fingers of woodland point to the river. Mottled ivy wipes off winter dust, burns greener: a thorn tree is beginning to sweat white tears. Gnarled japonica … Continue reading Red Warnings of Outrageous Spring
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