“the resuscitation promised season after season, more and more like the paramedic breathing into the heart-stopped victim; the victim stretched unconscious on the sidewalk, the savior with the fix leaning into and sucking the dead back to the difficult, even impossible, even dreaded and unwanted quick.”
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Ruth Stone was a renowned American poet, born on June 8, 1915, and passed away on November 19, 2011. Her poetry is known for its simplicity, directness, and profound emotional expression. more
“Not so much a game as a sphere, a mystery. Held up to light, a small hole into another dimension.”
“It's that season of unreasoning hope”
“Every business requires taking risks, including risks related to cultivating faith at work.”
“The wind went mute and the trees in the forest stood still. It was time for the last tale.”