Do it. This video:
After yoga, I made tea and coffee and had yogurt and settled down to read. I have a Martin Luther German translation of the Bible, which I have begun reading again. Every statement is filled with a new strength in this language. It's amazing. I'm moved to read everything out loud, the way the Bible ought to be read.
I was moved to start reading through the psalms first, so I made my way through four of King David's. Then I switched, and opened my Mary Oliver anthology.
For anyone out there who doesn't know Mary Oliver, she is a lovely poet who has spent much of her life on Cape Cod. She writes mainly naturalist poetry, meaning her subjects primarily tend toward dealing with nature. She also has a handful of poems about mornings and sunrise and the start of a new beautiful day, and the moment I opened the well loved book, I knew what had to be done.
I got to work, copying out my favorite morning poems, and searching for a few new ones. Copying over poems in my own handwriting is one of my favorite things to do. Does anyone else out there do this?
The first step: find the text.
The second step: find the music.
I'm going to call in some friends to help with that second part, and will report back soon.
No comments:
Post a Comment