Date: 4/3/26 4:19 am From: Laurie Ray <lauriel1963...> Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Some thoughts on the turning of the year
That was wonderful, thank you! Laurie Ray607-220-8934Ithaca, NY
On Apr 2, 2026, at 1:37 PM, Peter Saracino <petersaracino...> wrote:
"At turn of year, when winter's pastand spring's at hand, I think at last I understand. Then comes the nightwhen peepers shrill and geese in flightgabble the moon. And then I say that all I know can be stowed awayin an acorn cup. But this is plain:That snow is snow and rain is rain,that wind is change, that water ranbefore earth felt the foot of man;that flesh and blood of me are kinnedwith grass and bush and tree and wind;that love is sweet and salt are tears; that days become the turning years;that I am new and time is old;that love is warm and hate is cold. What more is there to understand when winter's past and spring's at hand?" "For Barbara"'Hal Borland's Book of Days'Sar "Instructions for living life: Pay attention Be astonished Tell about it." Mary Oliver-- Cayugabirds-L List Info: Visit: http://LISTS.cornell.edu for more information Posting Address: <Cayugabirds-L...> Archives: The Mail Archive: //www.mail-archive.com/<cayugabirds-l...>/maillist.html" class="hft-urls">https://www.mail-archive.com/<cayugabirds-l...>/maillist.html Sightings: Please submit your observations to eBird at http://www.ebird.org. --
