Amy J Paget, Retired Librarian

12/16/2023

Abortion clinics have asked judge to block ban after amendment to state constitution was passed enshrining right to procedure

12/16/2023

The Winter Solstice is just a few days away. Winter officially begins and it is important to be prepared for our hibernation. In addition to warm blankets, extra food in the cabinet and wood for the fireplace, be sure to have some crafts planned and the supplies in your home, maybe a good book, plan on a movie or a series you have been wanting to see. Keep your mind active and your body rested - prepare for your hibernation now

12/16/2023

12/16/2023

Meet Tom Keen, FL HD-35 Hopium Candidate, Wed Night at 6pm EST!

09/06/2023

Postscript by Seamus Heaney who died ten years ago today

09/06/2023

SAVIOURS

In an agony of sadness
which cut so deep it frightened him
he asked - "Who will keep me safe?"

And the hares said
"Hop across the field with us to the far hedge
and in under it.
We will keep you safe all of the days
and all through the night."

And the ship said
"Come out to the deep seas with me
come out far from the lights and the land
and rising up with the waves I will mind you
till you are strong enough again."

And the pigeons said
"Sit up here with us on the red-brick ledge
and watch the trains for a while.
You can stay as long as you like."

And the high bright single star said
"Look up at me when it is late
and I will look down on you
and you can sleep long hours
safely in my light."

And the grasses moving in the wind
beside the railway said
"Look at us quietly and see how we are.
Look especially at the tall dandelion
with the five tight yellow flowers.
Think of us any time you wish
and we will gladly think of you."

And every time he looked and listened
he felt safer in the world.

in HALF A HUG, 1998

linoprint: Angela Harding

09/06/2023

Such a good one. From her book, "The Lathe of Heaven."

[Img description: A green photo with these words: Love doesn't just sit there, like a stone, it has to be made, like bread; remade all the time, made new. - Ursula K. Le Guin]