The classical elements are earth, water, air and fire, and this old idea feels right at a sensory level. I start to think that a combination of two is primal and powerful: rain on soil, fire in the wind, sunlight on stone. A combination of three is poetry: the sea washing the moonlight into the cliff, a rainbow.
— Amy Liptrot, The Instant (Canongate Books, March 3, 2022)
Notes:
- Photo: DK @ Daybreak. ~5:00 am, June 12, 2022. 60° F. Cove Island Park, Stamford, CT. Other pictures from Sunday morning here.
- 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.”
a recipe for natural poetry
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It really is Beth. Thank you.
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James Taylor “The skies on fire”…so seductive and awe-inspiring at the same time..
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God, I love James Taylor…
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Me too (no surprise)
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oh yes! He’s really seen the fire and the rain!
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Laughing. He has.
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Imagine sleeping in and missing that!
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EXACTLY!
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A sight to behold!! … Photo: DK @ Daybreak. ~ 5:00 am, June 12, 2022. 60° F. Cove Island Park, Stamford, CT.
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Beautiful…
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Agree Laurie. Thank you.
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Amy Liptrot words & your photo/pairing, drew me in…into the birth of beauty…
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Thank you Christie!
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