Since men wrenched back the clocks, twilight catches me unawares. The night steals in stealthily, and lands fast. Tonight will be imbued with magic. Samhain- the turning of the year. The going into the dark.
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Ariel - Poem by Sylvia Plath. Read by Bridget Holding
For the Love of Poetry and Nature: Ariel by Sylvia Plath
The Extraordinary Lightness of Rock
Words may be relative–and little bitty things at that–but they can contain and express the most vast.
Read MoreI. Will. Roar.
"My plan for the rest of my life is to set myself on fire with enthusiasm…"
Read MoreRushing at Times Like Flames
The joy of reading poetry by the sea: ‘Rushing at Times Like Flames’ by Nelly Sachs (1891-1970)
Read MoreMirabai in the Mountains
The moon was perched like a golden hawk on the mango tree…
Read MoreThe New Moon Of November
Grieving for the loss of light and heat.
In different places,
but in the same darkness,
and under the same new moon,
we dream of the ripening of the pale, full orb.
Read MoreWhat are my Wild Words?
My wild words are the words that want to be heard and seen — as opposed to the ones I want to write. They are the words I keep caged in the depths of my soul. They are the ones I sometimes hear crying, or, even worse, the ones that have forgotten how to cry. They are the words that leak out, or that sabotage my life, in so many realised and unrealised ways. They are as often words of joy and peace as they are words of sorrow or anger.
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