Walking around my present neighborhood in Switzerland, I was reminded of her poem. Here are a few pictures of ordinary things that shine in an extraordinary light.
Enjoy! Wishing you a Happy New Year. May you "see" much beauty in 2016!
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Tuesday, December 29, 2015
Look and See!
There is a beautiful poem by Mary Oliver, one of my favorite poets, called Look And See (Why I Wake Early), in which she shows us through her beautiful language and vivid images how much richer the everyday things in our life can be, if we learn not just to "look" at them but to "see" them: Look And See by Mary Oliver.
Walking around my present neighborhood in Switzerland, I was reminded of her poem. Here are a few pictures of ordinary things that shine in an extraordinary light.
Enjoy! Wishing you a Happy New Year. May you "see" much beauty in 2016!
Walking around my present neighborhood in Switzerland, I was reminded of her poem. Here are a few pictures of ordinary things that shine in an extraordinary light.
Enjoy! Wishing you a Happy New Year. May you "see" much beauty in 2016!
Christa Polkinhorn, originally from Switzerland, lives and works as writer and translator in the Los Angeles area, California. She divides her time between the United States and Switzerland and has strong ties to both countries. She is the author of five novels and a collection of poems. Her travels and her interest in foreign cultures inform her work and her novels take place in several countries. Aside from writing and traveling, she is an avid reader and a lover of the arts, dark chocolate, and red wine.
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Cool pictures Christa! Have a fabulous New Years and the best 2016!!
ReplyDeleteThanks Darlene! Wishing you a happy, healthy, and "writerly" 2016!
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