Saturday, August 18, 2012

Fragments of Poetry 4



About tomorrow, who knows anything.
Except that it will be time, again,
for the deepening and quieting of the spirit.



















Excerpt from Mary Oliver Poem: "Swimming One Day in August"
From collection:  Red Bird  (Red Bird) c 2008

Purchased: Fact & Fiction (Fact & Fiction) - Missoula,  Montana

Photo Location:  Grand Traverse Bay,  Traverse City (Traverse City),  Michigan







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8 comments:

  1. Emily BrisseAugust 18, 2012 at 10:59 AM

    Ah, so beautiful. Mary Oliver is a wise woman, indeed.

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  2. Walk With Father NatureAugust 18, 2012 at 11:21 AM

    Emily:

    Mary Oliver is my favorite contemporary female Poet. I've been reading her for several years, and her work inspires me.

    Thank you for your comment.

    Richard

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  3. SivAugust 19, 2012 at 4:13 PM

    Stunning photo and the so beautiful excerpt from "Swimming One Day in August" - just the perfect words to dwell over as evening comes to a close in these parts.

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  4. CynthiaAugust 19, 2012 at 8:37 PM

    Gorgeous photograph and wonderful words from Mary Oliver to accompany it....beautiful.

    Have you heard that Mary Oliver has another book of poetry due to be released in October called "A Thousand Mornings?" I am looking forward to that.

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  5. Walk With Father NatureAugust 21, 2012 at 10:01 PM

    Siv:

    Thank you for your kind remarks. I've liked Mary Oliver for many years. She is a lover of nature like you. Like me. Like my readers.

    I'd like to look up your location in Norway in my world atlas, to see how much farther North you are from Rockford, Michigan.

    Thanks for reading and responding.

    Rich

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  6. Walk With Father NatureAugust 21, 2012 at 10:06 PM

    Cynthia:

    Thanks for the compliment on my photograph. Someday, when you leave the desert, and come to visit the Great Lakes, you must explore the region around Traverse City, Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, etc.

    Thanks for the notice about Mary Oliver's next release.

    Rich

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  7. Ann MarieAugust 23, 2012 at 4:32 PM

    That peach moon looks yommy

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  8. Walk With Father NatureAugust 26, 2012 at 11:56 AM

    Ann Marie:

    Thanks. Hope you and Clare are enjoying our delicious Michigan peaches; and all the phases of the moon.

    Happy 99th to your Mom today, Aug. 26, 2012.

    Rich

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