Lightly Child, Lightly

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To be held
by the light
was what I wanted,
to be a tree drinking the rain

— Linda Hogan, from “To Be Held,” Dark. Sweet: New & Selected Poems.

 

Notes:

  • Poem Source: thevaleofsoulmaking.wordpress.com. Photo: Enzo Penna (via Mennyfox55)
  • 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.”

33 thoughts on “Lightly Child, Lightly”

  5. This is so beautiful, David. And here, too, it is raining (Do I run? Not sure but in the absence of being held by a human, maybe I shall drink up the rain…)

      2. You obviously don’t have MY hair. I say Rain, Humidity, Fog or even only think Mist….. and I look like having put my finger into a socket! Apart from *I’m NO longer running* syndrome….

  6. I find it harder to go out for a run if it is already raining before I start. If I am running and it begins to rain during the run, it is one of the most enjoyable experiences for me. Of course, I live in Florida where the rain is generally warm. And I agree, David, the reward lies in how my body feels afterward. I hope you are getting out onto the pavement.

    1. OMG, running in Florida, nothing like it Carolann. We lived in Miami for 10 years and it was heavenly. I haven’t run in a week or so, and it’s time….

  7. To be held
    by the light
    was what I wanted,
    to be a tree drinking the rain

    But along comes a guy with a power saw. I think I’d rather take a glass of water and sit on my sunny deck. (I’m just kidding, DK. It’s very nice. I’m just adding the perspective you’ve come to expect from me.) And anyway, being a tree, it’s just like being sentenced to permanent social distancing; you can never go anywhere.

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