PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • January 15, 2025
A friend sent me an Edward Abbey poem that speaks to deep longings I think we all feel. It triggered my wide-awake allegiance to the Earth, a jolt of recognizing my deep belonging to it.
“The love of wilderness is more than a hunger
for what is always beyond reach;
it is also an expression of loyalty
to the earth –
the only home we shall every know,
the only paradise we ever need –
if only we had eyes to see.”
from Edward Abbey’s “Desert Solitaire”
~ Rosalie Paul, Brunswick