The Vacation by Wendell Berry Once there was a man who filmed his vacation. He went flying down the river in his boat with his video camera to his eye…
Aristotle BY BILLY COLLINS This is the beginning. Almost anything can happen. This is where you find the creation of light, a fish wriggling onto land…
We are here for what amounts to a few hours, a day at most. We feel around making sense of the terrain, our own new limbs, Bumping up against a herd o…
My brother Ted recently read this poem to our 85 year old mother and he reported that "when I was done she had tears in her eyes." I can see why. Abso…
This poem was posted by Andrew Sullivan, honoring the 2 slain photojournalists in Libya. For me, I think it also applies to the people of AL and the s…
I wrote this poem for Sherry when she turned 50. It was hard to find photos of her without me in them. She had my back. My world, the world, is a bett…
-by Mary Oliver Every year we have been witness to it: how the world descends into a rich mash, in order that it may resume. And therefore who would c…
Beannacht (Gaelic word for blessing) by John O'Donohue On the day when the weight deadens on your shoulders and you stumble, may the clay dance to bal…
“Questionnaire” (a poem by Wendell Berry) 1. How much poison are you willing to eat for the success of the free market and global trade? Please name y…
-By Jason Shinder Good bye again. Say there is a little song in my head And because of it I can't sleep or change my mind About the future. Now the so…
