Berry knows how to touch us, doesn't he? "And the night grows". Exactly what my neighbor and I were talking about a few days ago. She has kids who want so much to be out... later! FYI - I love Bookshop.org -a special place on line, isn't it? Thanks, Karen!
Linda, yes, Berry gets me every time. :) My husband and I were just talking about nighttime’s slow growth the other day. Yes, LOVE Bookshop.org and I was happy to order from them during their “Anti-Prime Days” sale!
Perfect to the day, Karen! What an amazing voice and a treasure. Thanks for sharing... so many acorns have been "raining" over here that it makes my dog jump when I walk him. ;0)
Karen, I Love Wendell Berry's poetry so! So very much! He is definitely in my Top 5 Poets. 🤗 I did not know he has a new novel out: I have confessed this before, but — I have never (yet!) been able to immerse in one of his novels! Wild, right!? I'll look this one up …
I so love the image of the summer falling silent. Yes, here's to the perfect timing of this October 10 poem. Thank you so much for sharing it. I read aloud to my husband that Berry has a new novel coming, and he's ordering it right now. Huge fan!
Wow, that's pretty much perfection, isn't it? I did not know this poem and thank you for sharing it. It's a new favorite. It has additional significance for me, because October 10th is the anniversary of my mother's death, an unfathomable 44 years ago.
Karen, thanks for the poem that rings true of autumn. I never thought of the quiet sound of leaves. Berry's thoughts on that is something to ponder. This is another set of lines that made me pause. now that the life of summer falls silent, and the nights grow
Gosh, I love the sound of a crow as 'landmark' for seasonal change. I'll sit with that today as what looks like winter is making its way to my mountains. Thank you, Karen!
Perfect timing! I love how he focuses on sound: how summer falls silent, the quiet of leaves falling, the stillness of early dark shattered by crow call. Lovely. And I can't wait to read his new book! Thanks for the heads-up!
Thanks for sharing that beautiful poem. I need to look up more of his work. The visual imagery is delightful. Leaves falling quieter than rain and "the life of summer falls silent, and the nights grow." Like a painter painting with words.
Lovely fall inspired poem, visual and sound sensory, I like the leaves 🍂 quieter than falling rain, as I usually think of their crunching sound as you walk through them, thanks for sharing and taking us there!
Berry knows how to touch us, doesn't he? "And the night grows". Exactly what my neighbor and I were talking about a few days ago. She has kids who want so much to be out... later! FYI - I love Bookshop.org -a special place on line, isn't it? Thanks, Karen!
ReplyDeleteLinda, yes, Berry gets me every time. :) My husband and I were just talking about nighttime’s slow growth the other day. Yes, LOVE Bookshop.org and I was happy to order from them during their “Anti-Prime Days” sale!
DeleteThank you for this, Karen. I copied Berry's poem for my notebook and will be checking out his new book.
ReplyDeleteIt’s a keeper, Rose! Have you read his other Port William novels? His newest novel is set in that universe too.
DeletePerfect to the day, Karen! What an amazing voice and a treasure. Thanks for sharing... so many acorns have been "raining" over here that it makes my dog jump when I walk him. ;0)
ReplyDeleteRobyn, you've got me remembering our sweetie-pie-of-a-dog and how she would similarly jump. :) ❤️ Happy fall, friend!
DeleteKaren, I Love Wendell Berry's poetry so! So very much! He is definitely in my Top 5 Poets. 🤗 I did not know he has a new novel out: I have confessed this before, but — I have never (yet!) been able to immerse in one of his novels! Wild, right!? I'll look this one up …
ReplyDeleteSuch a perfect poem. Exquisite!! Just as I was reading it, I heard two crows in the back yard. :)
ReplyDeleteI so love the image of the summer falling silent. Yes, here's to the perfect timing of this October 10 poem. Thank you so much for sharing it. I read aloud to my husband that Berry has a new novel coming, and he's ordering it right now. Huge fan!
ReplyDeleteWow, that's pretty much perfection, isn't it? I did not know this poem and thank you for sharing it. It's a new favorite. It has additional significance for me, because October 10th is the anniversary of my mother's death, an unfathomable 44 years ago.
ReplyDeleteOh, Molly, a significant date indeed. ❤️ 44 years ago. Oh, my goodness. What an enormous loss when you were so young. Hugs to you.
DeleteKaren, thanks for the poem that rings true of autumn. I never thought of the quiet sound of leaves. Berry's thoughts on that is something to ponder. This is another set of lines that made me pause.
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that the life of summer falls
silent, and the nights grow
Gosh, I love the sound of a crow as 'landmark' for seasonal change. I'll sit with that today as what looks like winter is making its way to my mountains. Thank you, Karen!
ReplyDelete* elli, have you tried Hannah Coulter? It’s so beautiful. I think you’d love it!
ReplyDelete* Jama, Serendipitous Crows — yay! :)
* Denise, huzzah for your husband jumping on that order! I can’t wait to read it.
* Carol, I love those lines too. The image of night growing is so subtle and spot on, something we’ve all felt.
ReplyDelete* Patricia, that hollow echo of a crow’s call is so unique. Buckle up for winter, friend!
Perfect timing! I love how he focuses on sound: how summer falls silent, the quiet of leaves falling, the stillness of early dark shattered by crow call. Lovely. And I can't wait to read his new book! Thanks for the heads-up!
ReplyDeleteThe repetition of “now” is effective. Thanks for sharing this perfect poem for today. “As the night grows.”
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing that beautiful poem. I need to look up more of his work. The visual imagery is delightful. Leaves falling quieter than rain and "the life of summer falls silent, and the nights grow." Like a painter painting with words.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely delicious...that sound, "quieter than rain." I love. that! Thank you.
ReplyDelete* Mary Lee, I love that focus, too. Enjoy the new book!
ReplyDelete* Margaret, yes, Berry makes just the right choices.
* Cathy, a painter of words, for sure. His novels are mesmerizing to me.
* Linda, that’s one of my favorite lines/images too!
Lovely fall inspired poem, visual and sound sensory, I like the leaves 🍂 quieter than falling rain, as I usually think of their crunching sound as you walk through them, thanks for sharing and taking us there!
ReplyDeleteMichelle, yes, I like the thought of that quiet fall of leaves. I can hear the gentle swooshing sound. :)
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