The Path To The Woods
Posted in boys, children, nature, poetry on July 24, 2007 | No Comments »
The Path to the WoodsMadison Cawein
Its friendship and its carelessnessDid lead me many a mile,Through goat’s-rue, with its dim caress,And pink and pearl-white smile;Through crowfoot, with its golden lure,And promise of far things,And sorrel with its glance demureAnd wide-eyed wonderings.
It led me with its innocence,As childhood leads the wise,With elbows here of tattered fence,And blue [...]
I am a traditional Catholic homeschooling mother of 9 children, married for 27 years to the most patient and sainted man. As converts to Catholicism in 1991, our family has only recently discovered the beauty and full expression of our beliefs in the timeless liturgy of antiquity, the Extraordinary Form also commonly referred to as the Traditional Latin Mass. An avid knitter, I also enjoy gardening, reading and immersing myself in the everyday graces of my vocation.
