Category Archives: Poetry

We Are All Invited —

Posted on December 27, 2014 by Touch2Touch

  Come, come whoever you are, Wanderer, worshipper, lover of learning, It doesn’t matter. Ours is not a caravan of despair. Come, even if you have broken your vow a thousand times. Come, come yet again, come. —-     Jelalu’ddin … Continue reading →

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TODAY’S PORTRAIT: violet

Posted on August 3, 2014 by Touch2Touch

In contrast to cheery Johnny Jump-ups and bold-faced pansies, there’s an introverted branch of the Violaceae family. Violets, true violets, are modest and demure. They shelter underneath their heart-shaped leaves, and even great masses of them never seem to call attention to themselves. Unless … Continue reading →

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Appearance and Deception —

Posted on June 13, 2014 by Touch2Touch

We were happily wandering in a lovely area of the fabulous gardens at Chanticleer, in Wayne, PA, when we came across a dark stone Hermit’s Pool with fast-running water: It took a while for the shock to register. The photo reminds me of one of British … Continue reading →

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Riddle-Me-This

Posted on May 20, 2014 by Touch2Touch

When Oedipus (yes, that Oedipus, the one who was so devoted to his mother) was a young man, he won a kingdom by answering a riddle. (Prizes on Jeopardy aren’t nearly so lavish.) The question was posed by the Sphinx, … Continue reading →

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Welcome Dandelions, Welcome Spring!

Posted on May 16, 2014 by Touch2Touch

  Spring Just as we lose hope she ambles in, a late guest dragging her hem of wildflowers, her torn veil of mist, of light rain, blowing her dandelion breath in our ears; and we forgive her, turning from chilly … Continue reading →

Posted in Etcetera, Flowers, Nature, Poetry, Spring | Tagged , | 28 Comments

“One Misty Moisty Morning —

Posted on April 12, 2014 by Touch2Touch

when cloudy was the weather —“   That refrain ran through my head when I opened the front door this morning and saw the mist lying thick about our lane. “One misty moisty morning, de dum de dum de dum” I thought, … Continue reading →

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A Cherry Hung with Snow…

Posted on March 10, 2014 by Touch2Touch

Simply trust, Simply trust! Cherry blossoms in bloom                 Japanese haiku poet Kobayashi Issa It’s Japanese practice (as I understand it) to display each seasonal decoration, like this cherry blossom bonsai, a little in … Continue reading →

Posted in Flowers, Japan, Nature, Pioneer Valley, Poetry, Spring | Tagged , , , , | 31 Comments

Spring in the Heart

Posted on January 4, 2014 by Touch2Touch

Coming along the mountain path Somehow it tugs my heart Wild violet (trans. Lesley Downer) The mercury slunk down to – 12 Fahrenheit last night. Or thereabouts. At such low temperatures, what difference does it make? All is white, white, … Continue reading →

Posted in Etcetera, Flowers, Japan, Nature, Photography, Poetry, Spring, winter | Tagged , , , , , , | 22 Comments

The Clouds Above Us —

Posted on August 13, 2013 by Touch2Touch

Summer, having finally arrived, is moving along much too briskly! We are midway through August already. Summer heat, blue skies, green leaves, the slow passage of fleecy clouds — all are rolling past. In another two weeks we will all be … Continue reading →

Posted in Autumn, Etcetera, Happiness, Nature, Poetry, Wisdom | Tagged , , , | 34 Comments

Getting Up Early in the Morning?

Posted on June 14, 2013 by Touch2Touch

I know lots of people who do, but I don’t. (Normally, that is. This photo is an anomaly.) The warm shelter of the quilt is too cozy, my body insists on just a few more minutes — and then a … Continue reading →

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