June 1, 2025
Good morning
Wendell Berry is an American poet from Kentucky. He is a novelist, essayist, teacher, cultural critic , farmer and ,of course, poet. I have read his poems and essays over the years. His style is precise and thoughtful. He might be seen as a nature poet. As a farmer and a lover of the land, he has over 100 acres, he writes a lot about living on this same piece of land for decades. Here is my prayer for the day, and then I will share one of Berry’s poems to end the blog.
Prayers to God
God,
You know my every step.
are they recorded somewhere
in the heavens?
or here on the earth,
in the CLOUD.
As I walk in the morning,
I try to think of every step,
but,
as you know mind fills up
with politics, faith and weather and war
but, I try to quiet my voice
so your thoughts can become my thoughts
and your voice might become my voice.
that is my hope for today,
unrealistic
but my hope,
for the steps I take,
towards heaven. AMEN
From Wendell Berry Another Day: Sabbath Poems 2013-2023
2013 I
This is the poet of the river lands,
a lowdown man of the deepest
depth of the valley, where gravity gathers
the waters, the poisons, the trash
where light comes late and leaves early.
from the window of his small room
the lowdown poet looks out. He watches
the river for ripples, flashes, signs
of beings rising in the undersurface dark,
or lightly swimming upon the flow,… Page 3
Salaam and strength for this day, your day with the Lord of the Starfields and Ancient of Days. AMEN
Fred
black and white shadows
crush humanity’s freedom
am I complicit ? MPL 2025
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Fred
black and white shadows
crush humanity’s freedom
am I complicit ?
Ponder Anew 