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Saturday, May 23, 2020

Seeing Little Miracles Everywhere


''The invariable mark of wisdom is to see the miraculous in the common.'' – Ralph Waldo Emerson

Born in Boston on May 25, 1803, Emerson became known as The Sage of Boston for his myriad essays, philosophical treatises and thoughtful poems.  

"Trust thyself" was both Emerson's motto and the code of writers like Margaret Fuller, Henry David Thoreau, and W. E. Channing.   And while he was not best known for his poetry, his prose was written in a poetic style of recurring themes and images.    His often-shared essay, "Self-Reliance," encourages readers to explore relationships with Nature and God while trusting their own judgment above all others.  For Saturday’s Poem, here is Emerson’s,

Fable
The mountain and the squirrel
Had a quarrel;
And the former called the latter "Little Prig."
Squirrel replied,
"You are doubtless very big;
But all sorts of things and weather
Must be taken in together
To make up a year
And a sphere.
And I think it's no disgrace
To occupy my place.
If I'm not so large as you,
You are not so small as I,
And not half so spry.
I'll not deny you make
A very pretty squirrel track;
Talents differ: all is well and wisely put;
If I cannot carry forests on my back,
Neither can you crack a nut."


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