Category Archives: Seasons & Celebrations

Observations of the seasons, particular holidays and special days.

Storm Season

Posted on November 24, 2011 by Mark Zeiger

Happy Thanksgiving! If you’re reading Mary Oliver’s Twelve Moons as a lunar calendar with me this year, it’s the new moon, time to read Storm. I’ve confessed before to finessing the order of the poems a bit to suit the … Continue reading →

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Winter Sleep

Posted on November 2, 2011 by Mark Zeiger

If you’re reading Mary Oliver’s Twelve Moons as a lunar calendar with me this year, it’s time another poem, this one for the first quarter moon: Winter Sleep. Like the last selection, I messed with the sequence a bit to … Continue reading →

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