Autumn kicks off this week–Friday by some calculations–so here’s a poem by Scott Bates to celebrate her coming.
Tag Archives: Nature
Here Comes Autumn, Her Skirts A-Twirl
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Shine On, Harvest Moon
Philip Larkin has written a fine poem about harvest moons, one of which we experienced last night.
A Shimmering of Wind in the Blue Leaves
In her poem “Of Being,” Denise Levertov believes that mystery of creation outweighs the “looming presences” of great suffering and fear.
Rhinos and RINOs, Both Endangered
Rhinos are killed for their horns, which are falsely believed to be a powerful aphrodisiac. Knocking off RINOs, or Republicans in Name Only, is proving an intoxicating political sport of its own.
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Summer in the Glen
Scott Bates tells us that when we give ourselves over to the universe of which we are a part, then we escape the entrapment of self.
Queen of the Animals Quiz
In “Song for the Queen of the Animals,” Scott Bates celebrates the female life force while presenting the reader with a literary puzzle.
Each Enclosed Spirit Is a Singing Bird
I awoke this beautiful spring morning to hear the birds at full throttle, giving me an excuse to post a wonderful bird poem by Henry Vaughan, the 17th century metaphysical poet.
Can the Mississippi Be Bullied?
It appears that New Orleans will be spared the flooding that has occurred further up river, thanks to the Army Corps of Engineers playing God and determining who gets protected and who goes under. While it’s certainly amazing what the Corps has accomplished, but one can’t help but think of Mark Twain’s skepticism in Life on the Mississippi almost 130 years ago.
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God’s Non-Explanation for Suffering
As I think of the deaths and the destroyed communities that natural disasters have recently caused, from the Japanese tsunami to the Alabama tornadoes to the Mississippi flooding, the Book of Job comes to mind. After all, it is a story that addresses that most fundamental of questions, why do bad things happen to innocent people?
