This new set of poetry lightly touches upon various mainstays of Sister's life, but mainly speaks to her frequent visits to the natural and restored life at Wild Farm, an extensive farmland abutting the lush state forest in Danby, New York.
Constantly unique clouds cross the sky everywhere. Their shapes and movements have found their way into this collection.
Cloud Crossings is the third book of poems that
Sr. Alice Feeley, RDC has recently published.
This new set of poetry lightly touches upon various mainstays of Sister's life, but mainly speaks to her frequent visits to the natural and restored life at Wild Farm, an extensive farmland abutting the lush state forest in Danby, New York.
Inspired by something her dear friend asked Sr. Alice the day before she passed away, the book is a collection of Sr. Alice’s poems written over a period of time, and often reflective of questions that creep into our ordinary lives as we make our way in the day’s challenging climate.
In the hustle and bustle of our lives we are often challenged to pause and discover “thin places.” As referred to by Celtic Christians, thin places are those rare locales where the veil between heaven and earth is lifted.
Inspired by something her dear friend asked Sr. Alice the day before she passed away, the book is a collection of Sr. Alice’s poems written over a period of time, and often reflective of questions that creep into our ordinary lives as we make our way in the day’s challenging climate.
In the hustle and bustle of our lives we are often challenged to pause and discover “thin places.” As referred to by Celtic Christians, thin places are those rare locales where the veil between heaven and earth is lifted.
Alice Feeley was Poet Laureate for the Town of Greenburgh some years ago and had composed a poem about 9/11 honoring local residents at a ceremonial dedication of a wall in their honor.
