Can you hear the voices
of the ferns up-pushing,
the little whippets of fresh air
running through the trees?
~ Mary Oliver, Long Life: Essays and Other Writings
Notes:
- Photograph: Karen McQuilkin – Forest Fern
- Related Posts: Running. With Ferns.
Saturday Morning: Listen. Can you hear?
April 4, 2015 by 7 Comments
Live & Learn 
Even if I can’t, I will try and I will listen. Never get tired of her work… Thankyou
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Yes. Her words – surf lapping shore line on the mind.
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No ferns, but I did hear a couple of daffodils coo in delight as they pushed their heads up through the moist soil…
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Ahhh, beautiful.
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I’m rooting for you, I really am.
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yes, i hear them –
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Ah yes, I will try my best Mary 🙂
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