Common Birds 31 - Canada Geese II

May 24

May 24 Common Birds 31 - Canada Geese II

Wednesday, May 24

Look, a new goose pair is on the pond, swimming away from the near shore. Their lone, yellow gosling swims between them, head bobbing with every kick of its feet. And I know that geese don’t ever lay just one egg. I see these geese are well acquainted with grief.

Grief, too, is a liturgy, an ancient, well-worn way which is always, always new to those who walk it.

Yet, the single gosling lives, eagerly paddling one webbed foot after the other. The wind stirs in my chest, filling me with joy and love for all that hold this passing breath, and I pray the stream may be their home and love them well.

Living in the North Country, Boundary Effects is a blog by Austin Jantzi. Though a physicist, I write mostly about books, sometimes about music, but generally about whatever I find interesting.

May 24 Common Birds 31 - Canada Geese II

Living in the North Country, Boundary Effects is a blog by Austin Jantzi. Though a physicist, I write mostly about books, sometimes about music, but generally about whatever I find interesting.

Living in the North Country, Boundary Effects is a blog by Austin Jantzi. Though a physicist, I write mostly about books, sometimes about music, but generally about whatever I find interesting.

May 24 Common Birds 31 - Canada Geese II

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Living in the North Country, Boundary Effects is a blog by Austin Jantzi. Though a physicist, I write mostly about books, sometimes about music, but generally about whatever I find interesting.