The plan is obvious. Earth will become more and more beautiful until I can’t stand it. Then I will vanish.
— D. Nurkse, from his poem ‘A Clearing on Ruth Island’, published in Sangam House, March 2022
Notes:
- Photo: DK @ Cove Island Park @ Daybreak. 5:03 am. 59° F. May 30, 2022. See more photos from today’s glorious morning here.
- Poem Source: indeskidgepoetry
- And a final thought…the biggest thought fluttering around (more like cutting) — today being Memorial Day, a day we remember and honor those who sacrificed everything for our freedoms – – those Patriots who vanished before they were able to see another moment of our Earth’s beauty. I am grateful for them and honor them today. And perhaps there is a bigger, grander plan, for the wars, for the children slaughtered at elementary schools, for the incomprehensible racist killings at our neighborhood grocery stores – – because I can’t see any plan that includes killing fields in schools and grocery stores. Thomas Friedman: “But with every passing day, every mass shooting, every racist dog whistle, every defund-the-police initiative, every nation-sundering Supreme Court ruling, every speaker run off a campus, every bogus claim of election fraud, I wonder if he can bring us back together. I wonder if it’s too late. I fear that we’re going to break something very valuable very soon. And once we break it, it will be gone — and we may never be able to get it back…We are staring into that abyss right now.”
Live & Learn 
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Thanks Beth.
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Deeply, painfully resonant, DK. Wishing you a peaceful day….
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Thank you Lori. You too….
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P.S. Just rolled through your photos…truly a spectacular morning, pal. Hard *not* to embrace hope in the face of such grandeur right outside one’s door.💕
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So agree Lori. 45 minutes of spectacular beauty….
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Awesome photo
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Thank you Yolanda. Appreciate it.
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This is so true!! … “The plan is obvious. Earth will become more and more beautiful until I can’t stand it. Then I will vanish. — D. Nurkse, from his poem ‘A Clearing on Ruth Island’, published in Sangam House, March 2022.”
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Love the quote and it’s truth. 🙏🏻
And your after thoughts
‘We are staring into that abyss right now.’
My thoughts? We are all waiting for ‘someone else’ to change that view, that problem, that suffering or what we believe is broken.
And while we wait for that to happen…..We miss doing our part.
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Love the optimism Karen….
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I love this. And I think: WE will become more and more beautiful. Until we can’t bear it, and then we will vanish. It is the only way I imagine bearing what lies ahead. And so far, so far, it is true.
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Thank you Debra. i feeling and seeing the same….no matter what goes on in the world around me.
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I love your photo of the beauty of a Fresh new day…and we must remember that Each Day Is A New…with limitless possibilities…We can all make a difference in Spreading Joy and You DK do with each of your shares…My best to you and Susan…
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Thank you for your kindness Christie.
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Great plan!
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Right!
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Nope…you will continue to see and reflect the beauty AND you ain’t going anywhere!!!
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Laughing….
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