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Time to Turn Life Outside In

Time to Turn Life Outside In

Last updated on: November 29, 2010 at 1:00 am by Lori Erickson

Time to Turn Life Outside In 2010-11-29T01:00:01-06:00 Lori Erickson

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Geese heading south in an Iowa sky (Bob Sessions photo)

As the slow turn of the year’s wheel takes us into Advent, that time of reflection and introspection, the Holy Rover is going to be shifting gears. For more than a year I’ve been posting items six-days-a-week, but the time has come for a break. The Holy Rover isn’t retiring completely, but for the foreseeable future I will be posting items only occasionally as the spirit moves me. I still hope to tell you about books that interest me, show you pictures of what makes my heart sing, and reflect on inner and outer journeys (and in January I’m traveling to Istanbul and Ephesus in Turkey, two cities that I will love telling you about).

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So let me leave you with this poem, which is by Margaret Hasse. Thank you to Margaret for her permission to use it, as it is a perfectly lovely evocation of the mood of the season. During this season of deepening cold, may you find some time to turn your life outside in.

That Time Again

The hands of frost

rust yellow mums,

pick red pulp

from the pockets

of late tomatoes.

Geese pulled away

by important business

honk as they pass

overhead, pointing

their chevrons south.

It’s time now to remove

window screens,

those permissive sieves

of summer breeze,

time to repeat

wool socks and fleece,

to turn life outside in,

repair its seams,

to live a hermit’s life

with heaps of books,

nights of music,

breathing space

for dreams,

with warm bread

and a patient pot

of soup

that steams the glass,

that snugs the rooms,

that time of year again.

Margaret Hasse’s three books of poetry are Milk and Tides, In a Sheep’s Eye, Darling*, and* Stars Above, Stars Below*. Her fourth manuscript,* Constellation of the Heart*, will be published by Nodin Press in 2011. Winner of a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship in Poetry, Margaret lives and works in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Her website is* www.MargaretHasse.com.

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