Lightly Child, Lightly.

~ Live & Learn

Each second the earth is struck hard

by four and a half pounds of sunlight.

Each second.

Try to imagine that.

No wonder deep shade is what the soul longs for.

And not, as we always thought, the light.

~ Charles Wright, from “In Praise of Thomas Hardy,” A Short History of the Shadow: Poems

Notes:

  • Photo Nirav Photography via Mennyfox55.  Poem: Thank you memoryslandscape
  • Post Title & Inspiration: Aldous Huxley: “It’s dark because you are trying too hard. Lightly child, lightly. Learn to do everything lightly. Yes, feel lightly even though you’re feeling deeply. Just lightly let things happen and lightly cope with them.”

23 thoughts on “Lightly Child, Lightly.”

  2. I tend to rather disagree with Charles Wright! But I am the one seeking the shade when too much sun is out and about….

    We have a day of typical April weather: Sun, rain, strong winds….. The fluffy bits of melancholy are being cleaned out of the corners of our soul!

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      2. That’s what I feel every time the sun peeks again from behind the clouds – it gets cleaner & lighter every time….. (then it rains on my soul parade again….!)

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  8. I love this. It’s ironic too. When the sun is hiding, we shiver and feel the cold go right to our bones (obviously I mean this winter from hell) and when the sun does come out, we can feel it’s force smacking us. A mostly pleasant smack that reminds us we are all here, part of this earth. Yes, when we can’t take it any longer or need a break, we seek that quiet shade.
    Lovely. Always so lovely what you share, David.

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    1. Love how you describe this. So reminds me of

      It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade.

      Charles Dickens, Great Expectations

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