This earth is my sister; I love her daily grace, her silent daring, and how loved I am. How we admire this strength in each other, all that we have lost, all that we have suffered, all that we know: We are stunned by this beauty, and I do not forget: what she is to me, what I am to her.
Susan GriffinI know I am made from this earth, as my mother's hands were made from this earth, as her dreams came from this earth and all that I know, I know in this earth, the body of the bird, this pen, this paper, these hands, this tongue speaking, all that I know speaks to me through this earth.
Susan GriffinI am not so different in my history of abandonment from anyone else after all. We have all been split away from the earth, each other, ourselves.
Susan GriffinEven in the grimmest of circumstances, a shift in perspective can create startling change.
Susan Griffin