perspective
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November
Big questions, profound and eternal, come to the fore these days. They’re questions that won’t be answered by any election, nor by what follows. They come—partial and suggestive—in whispers, the kind of whispers one can hear only in stillness. They’re the questions one may hear best in November, when the year’s fecundity has subsided, and… Continue reading
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The tree with the lights in it
Have you seen the tree with the lights in it? I don’t mean the Christmas tree you took down months ago or the outdoor tree with the landscape lights. I mean one like the backyard cedar Annie Dillard described as suddenly “charged and transfigured, each cell buzzing with flame.” She wrote that her experience was… Continue reading
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Meanwhile Orion
Today I stepped out of the house to retrieve the morning newspaper and got a dose of eternity in the bargain. In the eastern sky, the moon was well into its last quarter, with bright Venus riding close by, while to the south Orion kept vigil. In my hands was more news of life’s messy… Continue reading
