Verse of the Day

The Lord is my shepherd;
I shall not want.

He maketh me to lie down in green pastures:
he leadeth me beside the still waters.

Yea,
though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil:

for thou art with me.

Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me
all the days of my life:

and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever.

-- Psalms 23 (King James Version)

This has to be one of the top half-dozen best known and most lovely passages in the Bible. Though, what I have posted is actually only an extraction from the chapter, but about half of it, that which, by my sensibility, is the perfect poem within the larger poem.

Verse of the Day

The Lord is my shepherd;
I shall not want.

He maketh me to lie down in green pastures:
he leadeth me beside the still waters.

Yea,
though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil:

for thou art with me.

Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me
all the days of my life:

and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever.

-- Psalms 23 (King James Version)

This has to be one of the top half-dozen best known and most lovely passages in the Bible. Though, what I have posted is actually only an extraction from the chapter, but about half of it, that which, by my sensibility, is the perfect poem within the larger poem.

Reading Life

Very often I fall asleep while reading. I never seem to be able to decide that I'm done…I just like to keep reading until my body decides for me. More often than not, my husband will turn off my light and take away the book.

-- Jennifer Egan

That's not something I can do, since I ordinarily read standing up and pacing about, being something of an active reader. I suppose I know I've had enough when I start to get wobbly. And I pretty much look to be done by midnight anyway, because I want to give myself a good shot at enjoying a seven-hour sleep.

Reading Life

Very often I fall asleep while reading. I never seem to be able to decide that I'm done…I just like to keep reading until my body decides for me. More often than not, my husband will turn off my light and take away the book.

-- Jennifer Egan

That's not something I can do, since I ordinarily read standing up and pacing about, being something of an active reader. I suppose I know I've had enough when I start to get wobbly. And I pretty much look to be done by midnight anyway, because I want to give myself a good shot at enjoying a seven-hour sleep.