There are moments, days, when I find myself overwhelmed by beauty in everyday things and by simple acts of kindness that come so unexpectedly at a moment that you need it the most.
Today as I was cleaning up my dishes from dinner, I looked out the window and the moon was so beautiful that it absolutely took my breath away. A full moon, or almost full, it was high up in the dusky blue sky, with grays and purples and pinks below it. Framed with fall foliage of various colors, I stopped. Tonight, on my way home from a reading, I saw a shooting star. It completely overwhelmed me.
Couple that with the fact that this reading I went to at Magers & Quinn, of a poet who has just written a beautiful book of poems about living in the country and about her step-son going to war and I just find myself needing to take a deep breath and let these things wash over me.
Two recommendations for the evening:
Dan Wilson's new CD, Free Life, is fabulous. For those of you that are familiar with Semisonic, he was the lead singer and has just now released his solo album. The link above goes to the story they did in the Star Tribune that is almost as fabulous as the CD itself.
The poet that I went to see was Ann Iverson. The poems were beautiful and incredibly emotional, without being overly political. Check out her book, Definite Space. If you like poetry, you won't be sorry.
Quote o' the day:
"This moment contains all moments." - C.S. Lewis, (British Scholar and Novelist. 1898-1963)
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