The root of passion

The root of passion

(image by: Hands off my tags! Michael Gaida from Pixabay) Passion (n): a state of strong or barely controllable emotion. The ultimate origin of the word is from the Latin word (ecclesiastical use in late Roman period) pati meaning ‘suffer.’ The concept of unyielding...
When I Am Among the Trees by Mary Oliver

When I Am Among the Trees by Mary Oliver

When I am Among the Trees by Mary Oliver When I am among the trees, especially the willows and the honey locust, equally the beech, the oaks and the pines, they give off such hints of gladness. I would almost say that they save me, and daily. I am so distant from the...