Even through curtains,
the sun will assert itself enough to soften a candle,
its warmth insistent as a kiss till the candle bends back.
We all fall under the spell of the sun
and are all at the end bent and consumed.
See how a long row of fence posts
leans over a deeply cut road
as if they’d been pushed by the light.
~ Ted Kooser, November. The Wheeling Year: A Poet’s Field Book
Photo: Beechwood by Heiko Fritz
Nicely done!
Let’s thank Mr. Kooser (again) for bringing his light. Thank you Rajiv.
What a lovely way to start my morning, just as the sun is coming up. Thank you!
I felt the same Martha. Thank you.
Mmmm, what a perfect way to kick off my weekend–a perfect pairing of word and image enjoyed with a hot cup of coffee. Life is good (and Kooser is unreal…)
Smiling. All of that. Right there including Kooser is unreal.
Love Kooser too!
great words; stunning photograph!
They are. It is!
we are helpless to resist –
‘…as if they’d been pushed by the light. ”
That will stay with me….