Tuesday, February 21, 2012

And talk with words so silent

Today we went to the Sea Life aquarium in Helsinki with the children and their friend. It is a quiet place.

(Posting title is from the poem Fish by Arthur S. Bourinot.)

Monday, February 20, 2012

The movement into this remembering

Today I have taken it slow, after the snowfall of yesterday. Resting. Tomorrow there will be more snow. And on the day after.

(Posting title is from the poem Winter Journal: Disseminate Birds over Water by Emily Wilson.)

Sunday, February 19, 2012

Concentrate on nothing for fifteen minutes a day

Yesterday we had 57 cm of snow. Now we have 76 cm, and more is still coming. I went out four times today to shovel snow from the walkways and the parking lot, for a total of 2 1/2 hours of shoveling.

I'm still suffering from some flu symptoms, but when there is snow, what can you do but shovel?

Posting title is from the poem The Weight of Nothing by Amy Uyematsu. I searched for such a poem being inspired by Markus' Urban Shrub photograph and the discussion about it.