Tuesday, May 3, 2011



The Best of It


However carved up
or pared down we get,
we keep on making
the best of it as though
it doesn't matter that
our acre's down to
a square foot. As
though our garden
could be one bean
and we'd rejoice if
it flourishes, as
though one bean
could nourish us.


Kay Ryan
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14 comments:

  1. Tess KincaidMay 3, 2011 at 1:18 PM

    This grabbed my heart and made me smile.

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  2. ElisabethMay 3, 2011 at 3:28 PM

    Making the best of it is the best we can do, Elizabeth and from what I see, you do this extraordinarily well. This is a beautiful picture and Kay Ryan's poem so uplifting. To me it's the human condition, to be nourished in some instances by only a bean.

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  3. BirdieMay 3, 2011 at 4:01 PM

    Oh, I so get that.

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  4. GbergerMay 3, 2011 at 5:14 PM

    Beautiful.
    I sent you a little package today...just so you know it's on its way. xoxoxo

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  5. BethMay 3, 2011 at 5:26 PM

    Thanks for introducing me to Kay Ryan's work, and especially this poem. Sorry for the confusion on where in the world I am writing. Permanent (I swear) home now is http://www.switchedatbirth.us.

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  6. Ms. MoonMay 3, 2011 at 6:29 PM

    I found one pea today which the chickens did not get. I felt incredibly wealthy.

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  7. AndreaMay 3, 2011 at 9:45 PM

    I know this feeling and this determination and this openness to how it is. But sometimes I forget. Thank you for the reminder.
    We need to talk one day.One day we will.

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  8. rebeccaMay 3, 2011 at 10:10 PM

    you filled me with just this...

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  9. AnonymousMay 4, 2011 at 5:42 AM

    This is so lovely. And what a beautiful photo of your three!

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  10. LeslieMay 4, 2011 at 9:43 AM

    yes yes yes. one bean...

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  11. UnknownMay 4, 2011 at 6:58 PM

    oh, Elizabeth. Yes.
    and thank you.

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  12. karioMay 4, 2011 at 8:44 PM

    Ooh. Goosebumps.

    Thanks.

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  13. SECRET PEPPER PERSON:May 5, 2011 at 4:37 AM

    One bean. One mirage. It's enough.

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  14. UnknownMay 5, 2011 at 3:01 PM

    That just says it all

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