Lightly child, lightly

~ Live & Learn

I could never have dreamt that there were such goings-on in the world between the covers of books, such sandstorms and ice blasts of words, such staggering peace, such enormous laughter, such and so many blinding bright lights, splashing all over the pages in a million bits and pieces all of which were words, words, words, and each of which were alive forever in its own delight and glory and oddity and light.

~ Dylan Thomas, “Notes on the Art of Poetry” in The Poems of Dylan Thomas, Volume 1

Notes:

  • Quote: Thank you Beth @ Alive on All Channels.  Art: Michael Azgour with Jennifer Reading (2019)
  • 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.”

28 thoughts on “Lightly child, lightly”

  3. Couldn’t have put it in better words – but then, I’m not Dylan Thomas. Words are SO MUCH to me, but always an eternal delight, a source of amazement, interest, a forever search for an even better expression to say EXACTLY what I mean….

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        1. That’s so fascinating! I LOVE scrabble and one of my best memories of earlier times was when four people with 4 languages among themselves played scrabble together and we allowed every one of the 4 languages, so that MUCH HILARITY and I guess, much cheating went on for hours on end…..
          Thanks for clarifying this.

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          1. Oh my… That must have been ridiculous! I already get frustrated when some French words are accepted and others, not. Plus various.other terms that are not English. It is still fun.

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