RED BUDS AND A POEM

 

Look, the trees

are turning their own bodies 

into pillars

of light, 

are giving off the rich 

fragrance of cinnamon

and fulfillment,

the long tapers 

of cattails

are bursting and floating away over

the blue shoulders

of the ponds,

and every pond,

no matter what its

name is, is

nameless now.

Every year 

everything

I have ever learned

in my lifetime

leads back to this: the fires

and the black river of loss

whose other side

is salvation, 

whose meaning 

none of us will ever know.

To live in this world

you must be able

to do three things:

to love what is mortal;

to hold it

against your bones knowing

your own life depends on it;

and, when the time comes to let it go,

to let it go.

~Mary Oliver~

(9-10-35 - 1-17-19)

One of my all-time favorite poets. This photo was taken at Meadowlark Gardens in Vienna, Virginia in May 2009. Probably not the same time of the year that the poem is describing but this is also a favorite photo I wanted to reshare. 

Our weather over the last few days showing the highs is below.

Tuesday, May 19th - 99°F / 37°C

Wednesday, May 20th - 81°F / 27°C

Thursday, May 21st - 73°F / 23°C

Friday, May 22nd - 57°F / 14°C

Saturday, May 23rd - 55°F / 13°C

Sunday, May 24th - 69°F / 21°C

As of 5-24-26 it has been raining for the last two days, with more to follow, so no walkies for us until the sun shines again. It won't keep us inside though. I am sure we will find something to do.  

What has the weather been like in your area?