Welcome to Litsy!

It was a particularly stinky week IRL but there was still joy to be found.
1. While walking in the woods, I ran into someone I knew, and we noticed this sweet little flower next to the path.
2. The library held Tolkien Reading Day event with the editor of the tagged book.
3. The PetSmart cashier and I were both singing along with Bruno Mars on the PA.
4. I had shepherd‘s pie with Impossible “meat,” and it was delicious. ⬇️
#5joysfriday

SEPTEMBER, 1918

This afternoon was the colour of water falling through sunlight;
The trees glittered with the tumbling of leaves;
The sidewalks shone like alleys of dropped maple leaves,
And the houses ran along them laughing out of square, open windows.
Under a tree in the park,
Two little boys, lying flat on their faces,
Were carefully gathering red berries
To put in a pasteboard box.
⤵️

Just a little local library love this evening. 📚☕

Don‘t let the serene cover fool you—nor the accessibility or beauty of Mary Oliver‘s poetry—this celebration of the beloved poet is as multifaceted, wry, sharp, and fearless of the depths as Mary Oliver was herself. The reverent, nature-loving, queer, chain smoking mystic of forest, stream, and shore is vividly remembered in this gift of an audiobook, featuring celebrated poets, Mary Oliver‘s students, stars, activists, and more.

lissom: thin, supple, and graceful (adjective)

#WeirdWords #WeirdWordWednesday #FellowshipOfTolkien

#LibraryHaul! Ready to dive into some poems in April for National Poetry Month
I wasn't sure what I'd be in the mood for so I grabbed a few options. Plus I'll have one more, whichever author is picked for our #QueerBC selection
#aprilpoetrychallenge @wanderinglynn

I‘ve read a little bit of Oodgeroo‘s poetry before, but I didn‘t realise how funny she is.

Thanks for the tag @TheSpineView !

1. Walks, listen to music, text my sisters.

2. Poetry. Especially poetry about nature and finding the small joys.

#Two4Tuesday

Happy Tolkien Reading Day! After recently reading Tolkien‘s work on The Fall of Arthur I decided to revisit a bit more of his poetry today in the tagged book with supper tonight. I love the story of Beren and Luthien, and the parts that were written as poetry are especially wonderful.

Anyone else reading a little extra Tolkien today?

#TolkienReadingDay #JRRTolkien #FellowshipOfTolkien #ReadAndEat