Sunday, May 21, 2023

The Beauty of May


May, and among the miles of leafing,
blossoms storm out of the darkness—
windflowers and moccasin flowers. The bees
dive into them and I too, to gather
their spiritual honey. Mute and meek, yet theirs
is the deepest certainty that this existence too—
this sense of well-being, the flourishing
of the physical body—rides
near the hub of the miracle that everything
is a part of, is as good
as a poem or a prayer, can also make
luminous any dark place on earth.

~Mary Oliver

I’m looking at photos of TPW members in Halifax enjoying a race weekend and of members following their artistic muse in Spain.  How fortunate we are to be able to enjoy this sense of well-being!