Episode #11: Poetry Pause: No Sooner

No Sooner by Michael Leunig from the Personal Funeral blog:http://personalfuneral.blogspot.com/2012/09/no-sooner-by-michael-leunig-mediation.html“No sooner do you arrive than it’s time to leave.How beautiful it is, how glorious, yet it’s nearly time to go. So you take it in, you take it in.And you take a few small souvenirs, some leaves: lavender, rosemary, eucalyptus.A few small pebbles, a few small secrets, a look you received, nine little notes of music,and then it’s time to go.You move towards the open door and the silent night beyond.The few bright stars, a deep breath, and it really is time to go.No sooner does it all begin to make sense, does it start to come true,does it all open up, do you begin to see, does it enter into your heart…no sooner do you arrive than it’s time to leave. Yes, it’s the truth.And then you will have passed through it, and with mysterious consequence it will have passed through you.”About Michael Leunig http://www.leunig.com.au/ Other poems by Michael Leunig http://www.leunig.com.au/works/poems Cartoons by Leunig http://www.leunig.com.au/works/cartoons The Inner Life of Teaching and Leadership program http://www.couragerenewal.org/parker/writings/leading-from-within/ Center for Courage and Renewal http://www.couragerenewal.org/courage-to-teach/Congrats to Patrice on her new gig and all the best as you get started at the HGSE Teaching & Learning Lab! https://tll.gse.harvard.edu/ #InVinoFab Book Recommendation:The Life- Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo http://www.mariekondobooks.com/ Future ideas for the next vignette you’d like to see is ______. Job/life transition, types of wines, how to taste wine, how to move effectively? Let us know. We’re happy to answer a question or entertain a predicament in life, wine, higher ed or what you might be facing as a women. Send us your thoughts, questions, suggestions, and comments to: [email protected] Connect with the #InVinoFab Podcast:Hosts: Patrice (@profpatrice) & Laura (@laurapasquini); pronouns: she/herTwitter: https://twitter.com/invinofabInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/invinofab/