Tuesday, April 22, 2014

Earth Day 2014


Let us direct our desire for a better world
into the earth itself.
Each seed we plant, however small,
is a tangible wish for growth:
for shoots of tenderness,
for roots of extending kindness.
And may the greenest, most hopeful leaves
be lessons of compassion
taken from our holiest books.

                        - Carol L. Mackay                                                                             



http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1936740818/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1936740818&linkCode=as2&tag=theliteraryworld



*Excerpted from Garden Blessings: Poems, Prose and Prayers Celebrating the Love of Gardening by June Cotner (Editor), to be released by Viva Editions, May 13, 2014.  I received a review copy of this new book from the publisher. A full review will be published at a later date.

5 comments:

Lisa at Greenbow said...

I can see right now that this is a must have book.

Anonymous said...

Amen!

Beth at PlantPostings said...

Sweet! I hope you had a pleasant Earth Day, Kylee. Happy planting!

Kylee Baumle said...

Lisa ~ It's really a lovely book! Great for inspirational reading and perfect for gift giving.

Brenda ~ :-)

Beth ~ Thanks! I did! Hope you did too! Spring has finally arrived! Yay!

Anonymous said...

I'm glad you liked the poem :-)

~Carol

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