Who I am.

I write about the landscape of grief, nature, and the wisdom of fools. The author of four books, my essays, poems, and reviews have been published in over 50 journals, including in the Huffington Post and Colorado Review. I’ve won the River Teeth Nonfiction Book Award, the Chautauqua and Literal Latte’s essay prizes, and my work has been nominated for four Pushcart Prizes and named a notable by Best American Essays. My account of hiking in Yosemite to deal with my wife’s death, Mountains of Light, was published by the University of Nebraska Press. http://www.markliebenow.com.

Tuesday, November 3, 2015

Sharing of Hearts

                         (rock found on the beach at Whidbey Island)

“Shared language is a morning prayer.” Enid Dame

In the stillness before dawn,
when the colors of the day begin
to coalesce in the woods,
I sip coffee and wait for Jo Anne
to come down to get her tea,
smile, and talk about how we slept.

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