“What and how much had I lost by trying to do what was expected of me instead of what I myself had wished to do?” – Ralph Ellison, Invisible Man You know the kind of dancing I avoid the most? The kind where everyone gets up and does the same thing in a coordinated way….
Out-worn heart, in a time out-worn,Come clear of the nets of wrong and right;Laugh, heart, again in the gray twilight;Sigh, heart, again in the dew of the morn.Thy mother Eire is always young,Dew ever shining and twilight gray,Though hope fall from thee or love decayBurning in fires of a slanderous tongue.Come, heart, where hill is…
Look at the flowers, so faithful to what is earthly, to whom we lend fate from the very border of fate. And if they are sad about how they must wither and die, perhaps it is our vocation to be their regret. All Things want to fly. Only we are weighed down by desire, caught…
Travel Bug I was watching a program on television where the host was exploring Bermuda and eating a fish sandwich at Woody’s. I admit it choked me up a bit. Not because I have a soft spot for fish sandwiches (though I do love a good fish sandwich), but because it’s a destination “out there”…
Filling the Void Looking out into the woods behind my house you might see a thick stand of trees, deep green leaves, and dappled sunlight. I see the void. That dappled sunlight shines through a clearing made when a massive oak tree snapped in two during a storm earlier this year. The morning after it…
The roar starts around 5:30 and continues on for as long as the wind direction dictates. There’s no mistaking when you’re staying in the flight path of a major airport, as the roar continues every couple of minutes until the rush of morning flights slows. This is the world we live in; connected to all…
