Light verse (with serious purpose) from Mona Van Duyn (1921-2004).
Sonnet for Minimalists
From a new peony,
my last anthem,
a squirrel in glee
broke the budded stem.
I thought, Where is joy
without fresh bloom,
that old hearts’ ploy
to mask the tomb?
Then a volunteer
stalk sprung from sour
bird-drop this year
burst in frantic flower.
The world’s perverse,
but it could be worse.Learn more about Mona Van Duyn’s Selected Poems.
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Wisdom on life and art from legendary painter Agnes Martin, born 101 years ago today.
Some timeless advice on finding what you were born to do here and here.
Pico Iyer on favorite book and his ideal bookshelf.
“O Come, Emmanuel”
For so many Christians, this song was sung and played this past weekend on the first Sunday of Advent. But I’m going to guess that very few church services featured such a stirring pairing of piano and cello.
(via beingblog)
Source: trentgilliss
Steve Prefontaine’s words immortalized by the inimitable Jessica Hische in this poster benefiting cancer research. Complement with some timeless insight on how to give your best.
(↬ Swiss Miss)
