Today's post is a golden shovel, inspired by a quotation from Sylvia Plath. I heard someone say it in a podcast, and the words stuck with me all day. It's a keen observation on what words can - and cannot - do in times of grief and struggle. Mix in the … Read on blog or Reader Soapbox: The Way I see Things Read on blog or Reader Slice of Life Day 25: Golden Shovel Lainie Levin March 26 Today's post is a golden shovel, inspired by a quotation from Sylvia Plath. I heard someone say it in a podcast, and the words stuck with me all day. It's a keen observation on what words can - and cannot - do in times of grief and struggle. Mix in the grief that keeps popping up as a theme in my world - both mine and those I care about, and this poem came out: I ask myself, what does standing on ceremony mean, if really we are just speaking of the way words shatter, or the way they can work to patch the shards, all of the ways they bring peace, comfort, havoc "What ceremony of words can patch the havoc?" - Sylvia Plath "Conversation Among the Ruins" Comment Like You can also reply to this email to leave a comment.

Soapbox: The Way I see Things © 2024. Manage your email settings or unsubscribe. Get the Jetpack app Subscribe, bookmark, and get real-time notifications - all from one app! Automattic, Inc. - 60 29th St. #343, San Francisco, CA 94110