The futility of racing against time and the wisdom of a poet, philospher, essayist and novelist on the matter.
Forever Racing Against Time
June 22nd, 2024 Comments Off on Forever Racing Against Time
Tags: Carl Sandburg · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · racing against time · Ralph Waldo Emerson · time
RIVER REVERIE
July 30th, 2016 Comments Off on RIVER REVERIE
Meditation on the splendour of rivers and the memories associated with then.
Tags: Grand River · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · Norman Maclean · Ralph Waldo Emerson · river
The Waxing Moon: Archangel of the Creation
November 28th, 2015 Comments Off on The Waxing Moon: Archangel of the Creation
Praising the moon as the poetic ruler of the cosmos as it waxes and wanes from month to month.
Tags: first quarter moon · full moon · Luna · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · moon · new moon · Ralph Waldo Emerson · third quarter moon · waning · waxing
River Reverie
July 4th, 2015 Comments Off on River Reverie
Replaying a golden oldie.
Tags: Caledonia · Grand River · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · Norman Maclean · Ralph Waldo Emerson · river
Meditations on an Inconspicuous December Day
December 9th, 2012 Comments Off on Meditations on an Inconspicuous December Day
Finding meaning beneath the surface of a gray and non-descript December day.
Tags: Anton Chekhov · December · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · Ralph Waldo Emerson · winter
Making the Leap of Faith on Butterfly Wings
May 25th, 2012 Comments Off on Making the Leap of Faith on Butterfly Wings
Where I turn to replenish my reserves of inspiration when life wears me down.
Tags: inspiration · Maya Angelou · metaphor · Michael Dyet · Ralph Waldo Emerson · TS Elliot