Late Migrations
The congregation that I belong to is participating in a year-long, long-distance adult education program called "Aging Grace-Fully," and is made up of eight opportunities to listen to authors who have written something on this topic. At St. P's, we have chosen to follow each of the talks with a discussion, as part of our own adult education. My co-leader and I decided that we'd not only remotely attend the talks, but would also read each of the books. The next author to be interviewed is Margaret Renkl, who wrote Late Migrations . The book is a collection of essays. They are an intriguing combination of observations about the plants, birds, and animals of the natural world, and reflections about human aging and the loss of loved ones. Emphatically, this is not a book to read hurriedly . One or two, perhaps three essays at a time would be about right. Reading one is a bit like listening to a piece by Philip Glass, where each phrase is savored. The take-away message f...
