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Words from a rugged master

Tonight I felt like sharing three of my favourite Jim Harrison poems. He was able to capture incredible beauty and inspire a deep love of the natural world in a way that was simple, pure and raw. I love the powerful combination of grit and tenderness in his words. Enjoy. Seven in the Woods Am I as old as I am?Maybe not. Time is a mysterythat can tip us upside down.Yesterday I was seven in the woods,a bandage covering my blind eye,in a bedroll Mother made meso I could sleep out in the woodsfar from people. A garter snake