Now Comes Good Sailing

An Elegy for Henry

Today May 6th is the anniversary of the death of Henry David Thoreau, who if you know me closely you know is one of my dearest figures and influences, along with the writers and thinkers and farmers of Concord, Massachusetts, a place of great importance in my life and great comfort to my heart.

19th century Concord. I often wish so badly that I could tr…