Sar- You hit the nail on the head each time. 🪶 On Thu, Apr 2, 2026 at 3:53 PM Cherilyn Jackmin <[email protected]> wrote:
> Awesome poem- Thanks for sharing! > > > > *From:* [email protected] <[email protected]> *On > Behalf Of *Peter Saracino > *Sent:* Thursday, April 2, 2026 1:36 PM > *To:* [email protected]; Cayuga Birds List < > [email protected]>; Geneseebirds < > [email protected]> > *Subject:* [cayugabirds-l] Some thoughts on the turning of the year > > > > "At turn of year, when winter's past > > and spring's at hand, I think at last > > I understand. Then comes the night > > when peepers shrill and geese in flight > > gabble the moon. And then I say that all I know can be stowed away > > in an acorn cup. But this is plain: > > That snow is snow and rain is rain, > > that wind is change, that water ran > > before earth felt the foot of man; > > that flesh and blood of me are kinned > > with grass and bush and tree and wind; > > that love is sweet and salt are tears; > > that days become the turning years; > > that I am new and time is old; > > that love is warm and hate is cold. > > What more is there to understand > > when winter's past and spring's at hand?" > > > > "For Barbara" > > 'Hal Borland's Book of Days' > > Sar > > > > "Instructions for living life: > Pay attention > Be astonished > Tell about it." > Mary Oliver > > -- > Cayugabirds-L List Info: > Visit: http://LISTS.cornell.edu <http://lists.cornell.edu/> for more > information > Posting Address: [email protected] > Archives: > The Mail Archive: //www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > <https://%3ca%20href=>/maillist.html" class="hft-urls">https: > //www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html > Sightings: Please submit your observations to eBird at > http://www.ebird.org. > -- > -- > Cayugabirds-L List Info: > Visit: http://LISTS.cornell.edu for more information > Posting Address: [email protected] > Archives: > The Mail Archive: //www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > <https:%3Ca%20href=>/maillist.html" class="hft-urls">https: > //www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html > Sightings: Please submit your observations to eBird at > http://www.ebird.org. > -- > -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: Visit: http://LISTS.cornell.edu for more information Posting Address: [email protected] Archives: The Mail Archive: https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html Sightings: Please submit your observations to eBird at http://www.ebird.org. --
