Poetry
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Let me ask you this
Let me ask you this.Do you also think that beauty exists for some fabulous reason? And, if you have not been enchanted by this adventure— your life—what would do for you? To Begin With, The Sweet Grass by Mary Oliver Superb Fairy Wrens were crowned the Australian 2021 bird of the year, and I can understand why. They are certainly my favourite local bird. The males have beautiful blue plumage, and the little birds certainly are “tiny little balls of pure joy.” We used to have a group come each year into the wattle at the back of my childhood home, but I hadn’t seen a blue one since my…
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“Mindful” by Mary Oliver
I think this might be my favourite poem. The reminder to look and listen, it dovetails with my current read — “How to Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy” which I’ll have more to say about once I’ve had some time to digest it. I have many photos similar to the one above, trying to capture that “untrimmable light”, as the sun flashes through the trees lighting up, leaves, grass, seed heads, buildings and people, or alternatively, when the sun sparkles across the water. In many ways my photos, and this blog, are my way of remembering “these teachings”. Anyway, enough from me, enjoy these words from Mary Oliver. "Mindful" by…
