Poem of the day (excerpt)
Ode
by Ricardo Reis,
translated by Edouard Roditi
2.
To be great, be whole: nothing that's you
Should you exaggerate or exclude.
In each thing, be all. Give all you are
In the least you ever do.
The whole moon, because it rides so high,
Is reflected in each pool.
Source: Poetry Foundation
From my garden: 'April in Paris'
First sweet peas of the season, from my community garden plot, photographed on the balcony, June 21st, 2013.
Evening reverie
Rachel Carson, Silent Spring