It is a serious thing
just to be alive
on this fresh morning
in this broken world.
— Mary Oliver —
Secret Thots for a Very Private Gentleman
tales, temptation, and titillation…
Once upon a time,
When women were birds,
There was the simple understanding
That to sing at dawn
And to sing at dusk
Was to heal the world through joy.
The birds still remember what we have forgotten,
That the world is meant to be celebrated.
— Terry Tempest Williams —