“I wish it need not have happened in my time,” said Frodo. “So do I,” said Gandalf, “and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.” J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring
Beauty, Truth and Goodness on this fresh morning, in this broken world . . .
Why Poetry is a Necessary Luxury
The crocuses are bursting forth here in New England, and it has been about a year now since I launched The Longings Project.