Present moments lost to time,Moments where I’ve said goodbye.What’s passed cannot return to me,Fleeting feelings that cannot be. Eluded by what I cannot grasp,Time obsessively marches past.Forgotten in feelings I once held dear,Minutes that will only disappear. Missing what’s in front of me,Struggling with what’s real.I cannot fix my eyes on truth,Shifting glances that refuse … Continue reading Lost Time
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Dorothy Day’s Appreciation for Gardening and the Natural World: Implications for Teen Mental Health
The 1958 diaries of Dorothy Day (1987-1980) capture glimpses of Day’s appreciation for land and the natural world. Her continuous indications of the weather and temperature, her love for the farm, and her peaceful visits to the beach reiterate that she had a deep connection to the land and natural world (Day 1958). These were … Continue reading Dorothy Day’s Appreciation for Gardening and the Natural World: Implications for Teen Mental Health
Words for The Void
Words that no one will read,Lifelessly waiting for their reader to appear.The author’s intention is now long past,Such words await the consumer’s grasp.Tucked away in forgotten pages,Meaningful words that others fail to see.No one to enact what was written,Powerful voices remain silent forevermore. Words that inspire and bring hope,Begging to be released from their chains.Lost stories … Continue reading Words for The Void
The postmoderns were right
The postmoderns were right.There are no great plans or grand narratives.Nothing that suggests purpose or clarity.We’re all just muddling through the mire.Befuddled wanderings masked as intent.Where are you going? Where am I?Here, there, likely nowhere.The great plans don’t seem to be working.I don’t know where I’m supposed to be.No one else does either. Time to … Continue reading The postmoderns were right
Genesis 3
By: Jennifer Kerr Budziak, Guest Contributor I.who told you something was missing?who told you were incomplete?who told you all you are is not enough?who told you?who gave you reason to be covered?who gave you cause to hide away?who gave you knowledge that you knowledge lacked?who told you?the garden lies behindand you cannot hear methe darkness … Continue reading Genesis 3