Poems & photos: Friendship

April 21, 2016 | Florida,Friends,Photography,Poetry

FRIENDSHIP

Oh, the comfort — the inexpressible comfort of feeling safe with a person,
Having neither to weigh thoughts,
Nor measure words — but pouring them
All right out — just as they are —
Chaff and grain together —
Certain that a faithful hand will
Take and sift them —
Keep what is worth keeping —
And with the breath of kindness
Blow the rest away.

—Dinah Maria Mulock Craik

PHOTO: Azaleas, Tampa, Florida © DMBR

Poems & photos: One Heart

April 19, 2016 | Forest City,Iowa,Photography,Poetry

ONE HEART
Look at the birds. Even flying
is born

out of nothing. The first sky
is inside you, open

at either end of day.
The work of wings

was always freedom, fastening
one heart to every falling thing.

—Li-Young Lee

PHOTO: Grackles flying over trees near Forest City, Iowa © DMBR