A Wild Bird in My Open Hand
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LATE WINTER A night snow Shreds of clouds Ever optimists The air is crisp I can almost feel while the world prepares itself My soul swells with all there is
has frosted trees
strung out along the slopes
and leaves the clear-cut patches white.
lurk in the foothills’ swales.
the crocuses are blooming
and green appears
amid the stubble in the fields.
but no longer has
its sharpest tooth.
a shudder in the earth
as spring turns in its sleep
before it wakes
to be renewed.
in the immensity
of what it is
to be born into this world
where the gift of living
lets me feel and see
and in the ephemeral moment
be at one
and was
or will ever be.
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About the Book
In A Wild Bird in My Open Hand, Rod Grant explores the ultimate
questions of life, death and human destiny. But he also writes, with rich
poetic economy, about the experiences of everyday life love, the death of
friends, changes in the seasons, and the ironies of human existence. He draws
inspiration from the natural beauty of the surroundings where he lives, the
mountains, forests and sea of the Olympic Peninsula in the State of Washington.
In “Dandelion and Late
Winter”, he strikes an upbeat tone for the book. In “Free and Green Evening”, he relates experiences at the
edges of our normal range of awareness. In “Mortality
and Serenity”, from which the
title of the book is taken, he positions us for the inevitable end of life. It
is a book of remarkable variety and deep insight.
About the Author
Rod Grant is a philosopher, artist and world traveler. After receiving a degree in philosophy from the University of California, he spent thirty years in the American Foreign Service with assignments in Europe, Asia, and the United States. He brings a lifetime of experience, contemplation and wisdom to his carefully crafted verse.