Daily Nourishment for September 1, 2024: To the Light of September
Daily Nourishment Read Time: 30 seconds
Pause/Prompt/Practice Time: 15 minutes
When you are already here
you appear to be only
a name that tells of you
whether you are present or not
- W. S. Merwin
Prompt.
“The poet Edward Hirsch has described the poems of the two-time Pulitzer Prize winner W.S. Merwin as ‘concerned not only with what to renounce in the metropolis but also what to preserve in the country.’ Mr. Merwin, whose writing is often connected to nature and the environment, has noted that ‘The world is still here…there is a need to pay attention to the things around us while they are still around us.’ - NYT
Practice.
Set a timer for 10 minutes and freewrite in response to the poem and quote above and/or the questions below.
What is in this world today that you need and want to pay attention to while it’s still here?
What do you want to remember after it’s gone?
What do you want to pay attention to in September that you missed during August?
What do you want to remember about August now that it’s September?
Want More?
Read Poetry Pairing | ‘To the Light of September’
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Upcoming Workshops & Gatherings
—The September Co-Writing calendar is coming soon! The first week’s sessions have been added to the private SDW Google calendar.
Please let me know if you have any questions. You can email me at charlotte@charlottedonlon.com
—Spiritual Direction for Writers® + Enneagram for Creativity Gathering will take place on Friday, September 27th and Saturday, September 28th.
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