Today, I wanted to gather together the poems that never fail to make my heart race. Some are about romantic love—and of course, there’s a heaping spoonful of Pablo Neruda in that section—while others are about the little moments that make you appreciate life’s fragile beauty. I hope that they have the same impact on you that…
Do you ever have days where your emotions feel closer to the surface than usual—as though it would leave a bruise if someone so much as looked at you the wrong way? In the trying time that we’re living through as a society right now, I know I’m not the only one who’s been having…
Most people have bittersweet feelings about winter—myself included. We associate it with the uncomfortable sensation of the cold nipping at our noses and fingertips; the difficulty of staying awake in long hours of darkness; and the grueling act of shoveling snow and chipping ice off of our windshields. A wise person once reminded me, however,…
We appreciate fall for the same reason that we appreciate life: It’s beautiful because it’s finite. At the same time that we’re dazzled by the contrast of vivid foliage against an impossibly blue sky, we can’t help but wonder how much longer it will last. As the sweltering summer heat dissolves into crisp temperatures and…
What do I love about summer? I love that time passes as slowly and sweetly as honey. I love the way that the world looks when it’s drenched in golden light. I love falling asleep to the steady drone of cicadas and frogs. I love reading in my hammock on lazy summer afternoons. I love…
Spring never ceases to feel like a miracle to me. New England’s unrelenting winters always leave me feeling doubtful that warm weather will find its way back to us again. As the trees finally begin to bud and the flowers push through the earth’s surface, it brings an undeniable hope that feels like falling in…
