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A poem for Winter Solstice. ⚫🖤⚫

Thank you @FantasyChick for the perfect #Joloabokaflodswap parcel. I'm so pleased to finally have a collection of Berry's poetry!
It's been a busy day complicated by a major power outage in our area. We have a generator, thank goodness, but power could be out for days. All to say, chocolate & a book is exactly what I need right now.
Merry Christmas to all who celebrate!
And thanks to @MaleficentBookDragon for being the maven of Litsy swaps!

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It's not mentioned in the text but I think of this poem as healing.
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Happy 87th birthday, Wendell Berry.

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I got to know this poem when constant upheaval first shattered our normalcy here. These lines gave me strength and hope to see through these trying times

"It may be that when
we no longer know what to do
we have come to our real work,
and that when we no longer know
which way to go
we have come to our real journey.
The mind that is not baffled is not employed.
The impeded stream is the one that sings."

~Wendell Berry

One of my fave days of the year is coming up on Nov 16th—my annual day to fangirl over authors, especially the revered Wendell Berry. Thought I‘d share for those of you within driving distance of central KY. Tons of authors this yr, & while Mitch McConnell “co-authored” a book, he won‘t be there to ruin my day. Authors that will be there include: Gwenda Bond, David Arnold, Tiffany Reisz, Andrew Shaffer, Casey Cep, Kerry Winfrey, Adrian Matejka.

This is a poem I first came across this weekend and it has already helped me cope with a difficult situation. Thought I‘d share this little gem with you. ❤️

I read this poem by Wendell Berry this morning. Hope you can find The Peace Of Wild Things and rest in the grace of the world wherever you are today 😀 #litsypoetry365 @SharonGoforth

1/52 Word for Word | The Peace of Wild Things by Wendell Berry

I've started a new photo project: take one photo each week of 2017 inspired by a quote/poem.
I'd post the poem The Peace of Wild Things here but it's too many characters (c'mon Litsy, give us more!)
It's lovely and worthy of taking a moment to look it up if you're interested in reading it.