Day Twenty ThreeJust do what needs to be doneperhaps start with the thingmost troublesome then enjoy the extra 3 minutesclouds passing before sundownOn the warmest January day so far.

Day Twenty OneThe January ice storm of 2024,for most of us, for a few days,the inconvenience or excuseto hibernate with family, books or tv,clean out the freezer of all that bagged food we have been saving for such an occasion, burn up the dry firewood,call on our neighbors as we wait to seeif there will

Day Twenty TwoRelishing one page at a time, of this newly translated book Written In Exile: The Poetry of Liu Tsung-yuan (https://www.coppercanyonpress.org/…/written-in-exile…/)55. The Overseas Pomegrante I Recently planted (page 99) Written in 810!Written in 810, and here I am, enjoying this young tree, and gracious for this history

Day Twenty One“Good Man, Bad Choices”Well written, compassionate reminder that we all know someone like this. Someone whose early trauma becomes pent up anger, risky behaviors, and most likely leads to hurting others.I am optimistic, like Nicholas Kristof, that if our community is proactive in recognizing need and providing support and resources, we can calm

I have just received this treasure book for many moments of reading and contemplating Red Pine (translator) :: Bill Porter (author) 14 November 2020 Unfortunately it is easy to overlook Bill’s amazing translating work in poetry. And speaking of that is this most beautiful book published by his local publisher, Copper Canyon Press. This volume

Day Nineteenwhen i was young i didn’t take much but my papers and desk. when felt overwhelmed i spent much time at my papers and desk. when i felt away from the path i lost the desk but carried the papers in a small box. when i found compassion we were able to organize and

Day Seventeentwo degrees differenceice and water (temperature)night and daybreak (rotation) simple and simpler (adjectives) friend and friend of friend (separation)sometimes little things make a big difference