Tag: poetry

  • veins of the earth

    veins of the earth

    Veins of the Earth by Jacque Hammond A forest of trees bare in winter – Intricate lace-like beauty of branches, Like veins, protruding from the earth. Each tree, one asymmetrical journey to the sky, Each branch, a glorious balancing act. We, the forest, are but veins of the earth. One trunk, many branches. One direction,…

  • widening circles

    widening circles

    “I live my life in widening circles that reach out across the world. I may not complete this last one but I give myself to it.” Excerpt from Das Stunden-Buch (The Book of Hours) by poet Rainer Maria Rilke and read on NPR today by the philosopher of ecology and translator Joanna Macy. Reflecting on…