top of page
DSCN1031 copy strip.JPG
Search

"Field Guide", by Tony Hoagland

Writer's picture: susanalabordeblajsusanalabordeblaj

Thank you very much Toni Goodman for sharing this poem with us. I couldn't find a photo to post with it, and then I remembered the lovely card that a dear student sent me some time ago (thank you Kris!).

I hope that you will enjoy this poem, and that it helps us to recognize those moments, and be present when it happens.


Field Guide

Tony Hoagland


Once, in the cool blue middle of a lake,

up to my neck in that most precious element of all,


I found a pale-gray, curled-upwards pigeon feather

floating on the tension of the water


at the very instant when a dragonfly,

like a blue-green iridescent bobby pin,


hovered over it, then lit, and rested.

That’s all.


I mention this in the same way

that I fold the corner of a page


in certain library books,

so that the next reader will know


where to look for the good parts.



About Tony Hoagland:




dragonfly art by jody bergsma
Original art by Jody Bergsma. Jody Bergsma Galleries Inc. Bellingham, Washington
380 views0 comments

Recent Posts

See All

Comments


Get notified when there's a new post on my blog + get my newsletter!

susana-yoga_edited_edited.png

Thanks for subscribing!

Scan My QR Code

Scan My QR code

© 2024 by Susana Laborde-Blaj 

Design & Photography Susana Laborde-Blaj

Additional Photography Santiago Beltran Laborde, Leon Beltran Laborde & Ron Blaj 

Contact Susana contact@yogawithsusana.com

labordes@smccd.edu 
Belmont, California. U.S.A. 
(503)706 5733 

  • Facebook
  • YouTube
  • Instagram
bottom of page