Tag Archives: Twelve Moons

What to Do About Trees

If you’re reading Mary Oliver’s Twelve Moons as a lunar calendar with me this year, it’s November’s last quarter moon, time for another poem, The Black Walnut Tree. The dilemma of tree ownership and management certainly speaks to us here … Continue reading

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To Be or Not to Be

If you’re reading Mary Oliver’s Twelve Moons as a lunar calendar with me this year, it’s the full moon, time for Beaver Moon—The Suicide of a Friend. This is not a pleasant subject, but, like many of her poems about … Continue reading

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