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.

Thursday, June 4, 2015

In Darkness My Heart Lives

I hurry through the bright immolation of day to reach the night’s cool solace. In the setting of the glowing sun in the arms of the long evening hours, shadows deepen into the purity of dark blue skies, and I calm.

I did not get done.

            Leaning back on the porch, I feel the heat of the day cool, and feel the rhythm of the Earth as it flows like ocean waves against a distant cosmic shore. I listen to the tired voices of people in my neighborhood as they share their days with each other, and then turn in to rest.

Listening to my heart and the people I’ve loved, I gather their stories around me to keep me company, and to all of this I say yes.

            I say yes.

2 comments:

  1. Yes. I'm sitting in the silent darkness on my porch, too. Thank you for describing this so well and for being another witness.

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