If I had a horse After my mother died, my father got us a pony, a black and white pony called Cochise. I believe he named this pony. He was a tiny pony, along the line of the wild ponies of Assateague in Virginia, where the Misty of Chincoteague stories were written. I only found this out later, and wondered if Cochise was a Chincoteague pony. All my father said, vague as he sometimes was, was that he was a shore pony for the right price. He only reached my father’s … [Read more...]
John Steinbeck
We are lonesome animals. We spend our life trying to be less lonesome. One of our ancient methods is to tell a story, begging the listener to say -- and to feel – “Yes, that's the way it is, or at least that's the way I feel it. You're not as alone as you thought." John Steinbeck “In Awe of Words,” The Exonian, 75th anniversary edition, Exeter University (1930) This Glimpse of Solace was sent in by Ellen K. McKnight (friend of Solace in So … [Read more...]
John Keats — A thing of beauty is a joy for ever
I get daily poems from Poets.org and today’s seemed to be right for a Slice of Solace. The poem is from The Complete Poems of John Keats, published by the Modern Library. from Endymion, Book I, [A thing of beauty is a joy for ever] by John Keats A thing of beauty is a joy for ever: Its loveliness increases; it will never Pass into nothingness; but still will keep A bower quiet for us, and a sleep Full of sweet dreams, and health, and quiet … [Read more...]
Carl Jung
Go into your grief, for there your soul will grow. - Carl Jung … [Read more...]
Other Beautiful Things by Laura Rodley
Other Beautiful Things the mist green color of melting snow the bronze yellow of hay overdone the inside pink of a primrose the white heart of a morning glory the light that beams within the caramel color of my dog’s eyes as the morning light shines through them the almost amber color of strong tea or malt whiskey the abalone shine inside a shell the amber light on the trees two evenings ago, first evening of daylight savings time, though it never saved … [Read more...]
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