Poetry: Shakespeare – Sonnet 73

"This thou perceiv’st, which makes thy love more strong, To love that well which thou must leave ere long." Let us love well and rejoice in these days that we have while we walk them, taking in stride all that the seasons bring with them. #Sonnet73

Poetry: Donne – Holy Sonnet X

"One short sleep past, we wake eternally And death shall be no more; Death, thou shalt die." #JohnDonne #HolySonnetX

Review: Objections Overruled

As with a number of other nonfiction books I have reviewed, I learned of Objections: Overruled from Issues, Etc. In fact, they are the ones who put the book together! And while I listened to a series of podcasts that addressed the subject matter of the book some time back, it wasn't until more recently that I got my …

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Poetry: Dickinson – Because I could not stop for Death

"Because I could not stop for Death – He kindly stopped for me – The Carriage held but just Ourselves – And Immortality." #EmilyDickinson #poetry

Poetry: Li Po – Sitting Alone by Ching-t’ing Mountain

We never tire of this dance because, unlike the mountain, we trust in a more reliable thing than either the seasonable birds or the crumbling mountain.