![Finally diving into Dante
skipping Inferno and Pergatorio
and straight through to Paradiso
Theory being that life will provide plenty
of coals to walk on with or without my help
Protestant at Catholic school
I've passed through the purgatory
of "No Questions" nuns teaching catechism
Heaven on the other hand
might still be a thing for earning
and worth the price of active search
with any maps and guides a blessing
There's Beatrice now, I'll follow her and let you know](https://i0.wp.com/www.neilmeili.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Paradiso.jpg?resize=600%2C600&ssl=1)
Paradiso
![Finally diving into Dante
skipping Inferno and Pergatorio
and straight through to Paradiso
Theory being that life will provide plenty
of coals to walk on with or without my help
Protestant at Catholic school
I've passed through the purgatory
of "No Questions" nuns teaching catechism
Heaven on the other hand
might still be a thing for earning
and worth the price of active search
with any maps and guides a blessing
There's Beatrice now, I'll follow her and let you know](https://i0.wp.com/www.neilmeili.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Paradiso.jpg?resize=600%2C600&ssl=1)
Click here to read more about Finney’s harrowing journey: https://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/exploration-survival/richard-moore-jack-russell-terrier-pagosa-springs/
Thinking of Sylvia Plath on what would have been her 87th birthday – and all the poets and writers she has inspired – but not in that way.
Image by Nino Carè from Pixabay
WINDOWS
Propping a window open with a book
remembering where I get my air and light