Monthly Archives: April 2014
FMM 4 25 14 If Poets Ruled the World
“Most joyful let the poet be, it is through him that all men see.”~ William Ellery Channing. When last did you read a good poem? Today is the last Friday in April, National Poetry Month. Many of us can recite from heart poems learned in our childhood. Whether they are the traditional celebration of nature […]
FMM 4 18 14 Always Searching
“Your vision will become clear only when you can look into your own heart. Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes.”~ Carl Jung. We are a society in search of quick fixes. We are sold on money making schemes; sure thing diets; self-help schemes that cure a lifetime of unhealthy practices. We hear what […]
FMM 4 11 14 Barbed Words
“Poetry: the best words in the best order.” ~ Samuel Taylor Coleridge I envy poets. They choose their words with care, sifting through adjectives and verbs until they find just the right one. A poem may be reworked and reworded; tweaked and tightened until it has just the right impact and effect. In real life […]
FMM 4 4 14 Thin Places
FMM 4 4 14 Thin Places “Heaven and earth, the Celtic saying goes, are only three feet apart, but in thin places that distance is even shorter.” ~ Eric Weiner. Considering that I have long been a fan of all things Celtic (an ancient Indo-European tribe that wandered from East Europe as far as […]
Friday Morning Messages 