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It's a Crooked Road, But Not Far, to the House of Flowers
It's a Crooked Road, But Not Far, to the House of Flowers | Wendy Erd
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These poems crisscross the Pacific: from an elegy for a forest in Alaska to a magical wish for those living on the streets of Saigon. Time lives differently in this work. Poems layer details of the human and natural world with the heart tugging awareness of the ephemeral nature of all things. Within that tender beauty, these poems offer the possibility of transformation. An unfathomable radiance moves through us/ we are more of this world than we know, and less. "Beautiful, gorgeous book! These poems are exquisite compasses to live by." -Naomi Shihab Nye, author, Everything Comes Next: Collected & New Poems "So many moments I had to look away toward the horizon and let a poem settle in my heart." -Kim Stafford, author of Singer Come from Afar
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Look ordinary
Don't ask for much
Travel to your edge, then go further
Empty out
Let the moon refill you
Embrace opposites easily
Host travelers without borders, feed them
Listen to the distance in their songs
Nurture the invisible, harbor the young
Send those you've raised out into the world
Digest insults. Reframe and cleanse them
Adopt silence while others speaks all around you
Measure change calmly
Mirror the sky
At times,
Be still.
-Wendy Erd

TieDyeDude This poem was posted on a trail in Homer, AK. I found a video on YouTube where the author's reading of the poem is put to music: https://youtu.be/qT7QMrMputY #poetrymatters 4d
AnnCrystal 🤩💫. 4d
Suet624 Damn this is good. 3d
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TieDyeDude
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Local Homer, AK poet Wendy Erd has some of her work posted throughout the Bishop's Beach Park trail. A wonderful way to encourage pause and reflection while taking in the beauty of the area.
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peanutnine Oh I love this idea! Gorgeous view!! 6d
Amiable Beautiful! 😍 6d
TheBookHippie Oh this is so lovely. 6d
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TheBookHippie We‘re going to do soup and juice again this next week for a blood drive! I‘m so glad you encouraged us to find away to give! 6d
dabbe 💛💜🧡 6d
AnnCrystal Incredible 🤩💫. (edited) 5d
TieDyeDude @TheBookHippie That makes my heart happy! ♥️ 5d
kspenmoll So lovely. 4d
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