Author: Nancy Willard
Publisher: Knopf
ISBN: 0375712240
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 97
Book Description
From the acclaimed poet of In the Salt Marsh comes a dazzling collection about the magic hiding in the ordinary days of our past and present. Willard turns a keen eye on the natural world that witnesses these revelations, and the myriad, often surprising ways in which it intersects with our own human lot. Willard shows us time and again that “In me nothing of childhood is lost.” She recaptures for us not only the fleeting, distant shreds of a charmed, innocent youth, but brings back the people who have been loved and lost. She tells us of the man whose sister appears to him the night after her memorial service, and of the time her grandfather called her mother three days after he died, “. . . and she with her arms full / of wind-washed laundry / just freed from the line.” She gives back to us Walt Whitman, “eating / his supper from a sheet of brown paper.” She lends voice not only to the loved ones with whom we have parted ways but also to the plant and animal lives that remain a mystery to us despite our close proximity to them. In her able hands “the potato opens its eyes” and the dragonfly stands “well mannered and cautious.” Whether she is musing “What it is to be that crow,” bringing us “the gossip of ants,” or noting that “The sea reads slowly, as old men in libraries / follow the news . . .,” Willard brings extraordinary empathy to every subject she touches, creating fascinating new worlds from the ordinary staples of our daily existence. Finally, she plumbs the ultimate union between the human and natural worlds that she brings into such sharp focus. Grave Last year four men planted you under a stone. Today I plant the dumpy heart of a narcissus. Sharing your bed, it will wake up singing.
The Sea at Truro
Author: Nancy Willard
Publisher: Knopf
ISBN: 0375712240
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 97
Book Description
From the acclaimed poet of In the Salt Marsh comes a dazzling collection about the magic hiding in the ordinary days of our past and present. Willard turns a keen eye on the natural world that witnesses these revelations, and the myriad, often surprising ways in which it intersects with our own human lot. Willard shows us time and again that “In me nothing of childhood is lost.” She recaptures for us not only the fleeting, distant shreds of a charmed, innocent youth, but brings back the people who have been loved and lost. She tells us of the man whose sister appears to him the night after her memorial service, and of the time her grandfather called her mother three days after he died, “. . . and she with her arms full / of wind-washed laundry / just freed from the line.” She gives back to us Walt Whitman, “eating / his supper from a sheet of brown paper.” She lends voice not only to the loved ones with whom we have parted ways but also to the plant and animal lives that remain a mystery to us despite our close proximity to them. In her able hands “the potato opens its eyes” and the dragonfly stands “well mannered and cautious.” Whether she is musing “What it is to be that crow,” bringing us “the gossip of ants,” or noting that “The sea reads slowly, as old men in libraries / follow the news . . .,” Willard brings extraordinary empathy to every subject she touches, creating fascinating new worlds from the ordinary staples of our daily existence. Finally, she plumbs the ultimate union between the human and natural worlds that she brings into such sharp focus. Grave Last year four men planted you under a stone. Today I plant the dumpy heart of a narcissus. Sharing your bed, it will wake up singing.
Publisher: Knopf
ISBN: 0375712240
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 97
Book Description
From the acclaimed poet of In the Salt Marsh comes a dazzling collection about the magic hiding in the ordinary days of our past and present. Willard turns a keen eye on the natural world that witnesses these revelations, and the myriad, often surprising ways in which it intersects with our own human lot. Willard shows us time and again that “In me nothing of childhood is lost.” She recaptures for us not only the fleeting, distant shreds of a charmed, innocent youth, but brings back the people who have been loved and lost. She tells us of the man whose sister appears to him the night after her memorial service, and of the time her grandfather called her mother three days after he died, “. . . and she with her arms full / of wind-washed laundry / just freed from the line.” She gives back to us Walt Whitman, “eating / his supper from a sheet of brown paper.” She lends voice not only to the loved ones with whom we have parted ways but also to the plant and animal lives that remain a mystery to us despite our close proximity to them. In her able hands “the potato opens its eyes” and the dragonfly stands “well mannered and cautious.” Whether she is musing “What it is to be that crow,” bringing us “the gossip of ants,” or noting that “The sea reads slowly, as old men in libraries / follow the news . . .,” Willard brings extraordinary empathy to every subject she touches, creating fascinating new worlds from the ordinary staples of our daily existence. Finally, she plumbs the ultimate union between the human and natural worlds that she brings into such sharp focus. Grave Last year four men planted you under a stone. Today I plant the dumpy heart of a narcissus. Sharing your bed, it will wake up singing.
Truro
Author: Richard F. Whalen
Publisher: History Press (SC)
ISBN: 9781596293632
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 255
Book Description
Originally published: [Philadelphia?]: Xlibris, c2002.
Publisher: History Press (SC)
ISBN: 9781596293632
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 255
Book Description
Originally published: [Philadelphia?]: Xlibris, c2002.
TRURO-CAPE COD OR LAND MARKS AND SEA MARKS
Author: SHEBNAH. RICH
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781033486313
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781033486313
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Old Cape Cod
Author: Mary Rogers Bangs
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cape Cod (Mass.).
Languages : en
Pages : 346
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cape Cod (Mass.).
Languages : en
Pages : 346
Book Description
Truro--Cape Cod, Or, Land Marks and Sea Marks
Author: Shebnah Rich
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Historic sites
Languages : en
Pages : 626
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Historic sites
Languages : en
Pages : 626
Book Description
Truro, Cape Cod
Author: Shebnah Rich
Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLC
ISBN: 9781498173704
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 582
Book Description
This Is A New Release Of The Original 1883 Edition.
Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLC
ISBN: 9781498173704
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 582
Book Description
This Is A New Release Of The Original 1883 Edition.
New England
New England
Author: Moses Foster Sweetser
Publisher: Boston : Ticknor
ISBN:
Category : New England
Languages : en
Pages : 576
Book Description
Publisher: Boston : Ticknor
ISBN:
Category : New England
Languages : en
Pages : 576
Book Description
New England, a Handbook for Travellers
Author: Moses Foster Sweetser
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : New England
Languages : en
Pages : 556
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : New England
Languages : en
Pages : 556
Book Description
Secret Truro
Author: Christine Parnell
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445699370
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 154
Book Description
Secret Truro explores the lesser-known history of the Cornish city of Truro through a fascinating selection of stories, unusual facts and attractive photographs.
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445699370
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 154
Book Description
Secret Truro explores the lesser-known history of the Cornish city of Truro through a fascinating selection of stories, unusual facts and attractive photographs.