All we ever talk of is light—
let there be light, there was light then,
good light—but what I consider
dawn is darker than all that.
So many hours between the day
receding and what we recognize
as morning, the sun cresting
like a wave that won’t break
over us—as if light were protective,
as if no hearts were flayed,
no bodies broken on a day
like today. In any film,
the sunrise tells us everything
will be all right. Danger wouldn’t
dare show up now, dragging
its shadow across the screen.
We talk so much of light, please
let me speak on behalf
of the good dark. Let us
talk more of how dark
the beginning of a day is.
— Maggie Smith, “How Dark the Beginning”
Notes:
- Photo: DK @ Daybreak. July 14, 2021. 4:45 a.m.
- 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.”
Live & Learn 
Oh yes. Beautiful new beginnings emerge out of darkness. 👏👏👏
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They do. You are living proof of that Karen.
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Hauntingly beautiful, pal….
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Isn’t it though, Lori.
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Light can only emerge from dark. It is the nature of it. Not good or bad. It just is. Interesting to notice how we elevate the light and condemn the dark …
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Because it is hard to see the light from the bottom…but it comes, it does.
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after dark, comes the dawn
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It does that…
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Reblogged this on It Is What It Is and commented:
I applaud you on your perseverance … early morning walks!! … “— Maggie Smith, “How Dark the Beginning”.
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Thank you!
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Very nice photo!
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Thank you!
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I only know Maggie Smith, the English actrice – best known for her roles in The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie and of course Downton Abbey.
‘My’ Maggie is a DAME, doesn’t suffer fools gladly (nor ungladly), is hugely intelligent and has the sharpest tongue in town….
Apart from that, I do like a bit of a dark because it allows me to light tons of candles.!
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Who doesn’t love Candles!
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