Breath

A Wind like a Bugle!

“At last,” I hear you say, “an Emily Dickinson poem.” One of my many New Year resolutions is to read more of Emily Dickinson. Although it is not tornado season, the extreme weather conditions we are experiencing can produce tornadoes “out of season” and often “out of place.” A few weeks ago a tornado was reportedContinue reading “A Wind like a Bugle!”

An unusual Alpinist

Today, I share with you a poem by Gregory Djanikian. In his words I feel the love and care he has for his elderly mother and for the reverence he has for every breath of life. For some who have had the opportunity of watching the Netflix documentary “The Alpinist” you might find the comparisonContinue reading “An unusual Alpinist”

The novel, Breath by Tim Winton is set on the west coast of Australia and tells the story of two boys coming of age and of their competitive obsession with diving and surfing. The New Yorker described it as “both a hymn to the beauty of flying on water and a sober assessment of theContinue reading “Breath”