Achingly Beautiful How the Sky Blooms Umber at the End of the Day, Through the Canopy by Gabrielle Calvocoressi
“Oak leaves so full of late summer // sun even I thought, “Obscene” and stood stunned / for a moment. My God.” — Gabrielle Calvocoressi
We Astronomers by Rebecca Elson
“We breed enthusiasms, / Honour our responsibility to awe.” — Rebecca Elson
These Mornings by Richard Wehrman
“All around / me the treasures of / the soul have gathered / as beings, as the created / newness of the World.” — Richard Wehrman
How Wonderful by Tadeusz Różewicz
“How wonderful I am with you / my heart is beating fast / I thought human beings / had no heart.” — Tadeusz Różewicz
To the Fig Tree on 9th and Christian by Ross Gay
“we are feeding each other / from a tree” — Ross Gay
Love Comes Quietly by Robert Creeley
“What did I know / thinking myself / able to go / alone all the way.” — Robert Creeley
Thirst by Mary Oliver
"Love for the earth / and love for you are having such a long / conversation in my heart." — Mary Oliver
Misty by Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer
"I worry I can no longer pretend / enough to get through another / year of pretending