The deepest feeling always shows itself in silence; not in silence, but restraint.*

by chuckofish

Today we remember American poet Marianne Moore (b. 1887) who died on this day in 1972. Moore was born in Kirkwood, Missouri in the manse of the Presbyterian Church where her maternal grandfather, John Riddle Warner, served as pastor. By the time of her death, she had received many honorary degrees and virtually every honor available to an American poet. She was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature. The New York Times printed a full-page obituary.

Like her mother and her brother, Moore remained a devoted Presbyterian throughout her life. I spent a pleasant afternoon yesterday reading her poetry. Here’s one: The Past is the Present

So look up at the sky on this beautiful day, read a poem, embrace the silence.

*From the poem “Silence”–read the whole poem here.