The Soft Way
Azaleas circling the tree, Spring 2026, Port Royal, Virginia
I would share every single poem that James Crews writes and shares in The Weekly Pause, but it seems more straightforward to send you directly to the source. These poems arrive in free weekly emails (scroll to the bottom of the page to subscribe). This week, James shares his poem The Soft Way and offers these thoughts.
“It seemed the secret to all of life, even when we are caught or stuck—to let our soft selves be moved by whatever forces must pass through us, without the usual resistance and hesitation. “Don’t hesitate,” Mary Oliver once famously said. “Joy is not made to be a crumb.” But we must be willing to soften into our wonders and joys in order to more fully receive them.”