Mary Oliver’s celebration of summer is a prayer operates as a prayer of gratitude.
Tag Archives: Nature
Look into Thine Heart and Write
Longfellow reenacts the Pentecost in this reflection up his changing relationship to nature.
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Dare to Be Happy, Dare to Pray
Mary Oliver finds hope even for those weighed down by the thorn of depression.
A Light Exists in Spring
Emily Dickinson captures magical light of spring–and its transience.
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The Erotic Call of the Pear Tree
Zora Neale Hurston has one of the most erotic descriptions of a blossoming tree that you will find anywhere.
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First Snowfall, A Moment of Grace
For Mary Oliver, the season’s first snow fall raises existential questions and then answers them in its own way.
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My Heart Leapt Up
A rainbow sighting led to a discussion about how humans often turn to nature for guiding metaphors.
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Autumn’s Subterranean Mysteries
Oliver’s “Fall Song” captures the “rich spiced residues” of autumn.
Autumn Striptease
As Scott Bates sees it, trees in autumn are involved in a joyous striptease.
