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 calendrical theme. Now, I have to admit that I made a quick change just recently, switching today’s poem for the next on the list to put the poem that mentions December in that month, and to reflect recent events around here (the original post, linked above, reflects that change now—if, by any chance you printed that schedule earlier in the year, you may want to reprint it).
This is definitely storm season in Southeast Alaska. It’s common to hear people refer to “the Columbus Day Storm” and “the Thanksgiving Day Storm,” but you have to ask which storm they’re talking about, because each town has its own big storms worth remembering, and most have several to choose from for any given date! Continue reading
