Veterans Day (11/11/23)
Perhaps because it struck me as such an apt description of just what it means to cherish our freedom (and not take it for granted), we include the following short poem in honor of
Veterans Day - forever grateful to those who have served.
Blessings,
Ethan
When loneliness comes stalking, go into the fields,
consider the orderliness of the
world.
Notice something you have never noticed before,
like the tambourine sound of the snow-cricket
whose pale green body is no longer than your thumb.
Stare hard at
the hummingbird, in the summer rain,
shaking the water-sparks from its wings.
Let grief be your sister, she will wither or not.
Rise up from the stump of sorrow, and be green also,
like the diligent leaves.
A lifetime isn’t long enough for the beauty of this world
and the responsibilities of your life.
Scatter your flowers over the graves...
Be good-natured and untidy in your exuberance.
In the glare of your mind, be modest.
And beholden to what is tactile, and thrilling.
Live with the beetle, and the wind.
(Mary Oliver, from: "The Leaf and the Cloud")
