D. H. Lawrence’s poem “Hummingbird” works as a kind of trance, out of which we must be jolted lest we be swallowed up.
Tag Archives: Nature
A Little Bit Chipped Off in Brilliance
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Wander Slowly through the Forest
In this nature poem Mary Oliver tells us to open ourselves to “God or the gods,” to listen for “the words that will never leave God’s mouth,” to linger in the wind and the rain and to wander slowly through forests,
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Novels with Waterfalls and Secret Caves
When I was growing up, the adventure books that I read influenced how I regarded and interacted with nature.
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Beauty Breaks Like a Flash from Heaven
William Cowper invokes St. Paul’s encounter with Jesus on the road to Damascus to capture his sense of God in nature.
Wild Turkey Sighting in Tennessee
After unexpectedly encountering a flock of wild turkeys, I had to share these three wild turkey poems.
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The Pleasure of a Pathless Wood
For Americans, wilderness is a more unkempt affair than it for Europeans.
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Out of the Blackness Every Morning
Many of Mary Oliver’s poems, including “The Sun,” function well as Easter poems.
