It’s enough just to listen to music, to keep asking questions for which there are no answers, to remember paintings seen in a museum, to note the earth’s quiet at dusk, birds’ voices in May, to shiver at the thought that they’re alive, that the gleam of each new dawn is an endless promise.
~ Adam Zagajewski, Slight Exaggeration: An Essay (April 4, 2017)
Notes:
- Art: “Bird of Joy” by Brazilian street artist Luis Seven Martins L7M. (via YourEyesBlazeOut)
- Related Posts: Adam Zagajewski
Beautiful ‘An endless promise’ 👏
How he captures mornings in so few words. Yes.
Man, to write like that…gave me shivers..
So true. And to string sentence after sentence after sentence. Shiver is right.
What a voice!
Yes.
Fascinating image.
It is. As is his other Art. What talent.
I sit in my lovely edge-of-the-woods garden early every morning and just listen. Just listen. It is quite miraculous how the quiet sounds Nature creates can shut out the normal noises in my head. This is a delightful quote. Again, as always, thank you.
Nan Morrissette
Lucky you to have that oasis Nan. Good for you. Thank you.
Its more than enough … A beautiful share David 💛
It is Val. Thank you.
David, I often read your beautifully curated (to use a trendy word tossed around these days) quotes and observations, but I rarely think to acknowledge how much I appreciate what your blog offers. So this Sunday morning I am expressing general gratitude, and specific thanks for directing my attention to Adam Zagajewski, previously unknown to me.
Moved. You made my day. Thank you so much for taking a moment to share your kindness. Appreciate it very much.
Good to see a bird of joy.
Man I wish my words could flow like that…
Yes. It is more than enough to stop, pay attention, listen and ask and just enjoy…
Me too. Man is genius.
But you do!!
Ha!
No “Ha!” about it!!
Lovely words…We are blessed to take a breath and note the opportunity to and to experience some of the simple pleasures that enrich our lives… Such a Joy to Live…for each breath is a gift and each day does holds such “promise”..
Yes. Each morning. Brings endless promise. Yet another miracle.
mornings… sigh –
Like others have said, it is enough. A gentle reminder that we can be/do enough without striving for more.
Yes, “Enough”. Such a big word.
This is one of those posts that I just go around “liking” a.k.a. agreeing, with everyone. They have said is more eloquently than I this day.
Sometimes “that” is more than enough…