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.
(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?
