I introduced my letter to you with the subtitle If You Put Your Foot Down in this Landscape .  What follows here is a portion of that...

April 8, 2025 Dear Poetic Medicine Friends, Poetry is not a very popular art form these days, but it is an essential part of human life. ...

A Blessing for the Woods   Before I leave, almost without noticing, before I cross the road and head out to what I have intentionally postponed –   Let me stop to say a blessing for these woods: for crows barking and squirrels scampering, for trees and fungus and multi-colored leaves,   for the way sunlight laces shadows through each branch and leaf of tree, for these paths that take me in, for these paths that lead me out.      Michael S. Glaser Michael Glaser It was in 2014

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If a line or phrase resonates with you, we invite you to use it as a starting point to create your own poem. We welcome you to share your...

This letter is one of a monthly series available to Poetry of Nature subscribers. For full access to the Poetry of Nature letters...

If a line or phrase resonates with you, we invite you to use it as a starting point to create your own poem. We welcome you to share your...

If a line or phrase resonates with you, we invite you to use it as a starting point to create your own poem. We welcome you to share your...

If a line or phrase resonates with you, we invite you to use it as a starting point to create your own poem. We welcome you to share your...