Your light…
Your silence…
In the silence, without listening,
I heard it,
and without words,
without language or breath,
I answered.
~ C.K. Williams, from “With Ignorance” in Collected Poems.
Notes:
- Inspired by Charles Alexander Eastman (Ohiyesa): “The wise man believes profoundly in silence, the sign of a perfect equilibrium. Silence is the absolute poise or balance of body, mind, and spirit. The man who preserves his selfhood ever calm and unshaken by the storms of existence – not a leaf, as it were, astir on the tree, not a ripple upon the surface of the shining pool – his, in the mind of the unlettered sage, is the ideal attitude and conduct of life. Silence is the cornerstone of character.“
- Photo by Evgeniy Shaman with “Beyond the Infinite” via shrbrrpxr.
- Poem: via violentwavesofemotion
- Prior “Lightly child, lightly” Posts? Connect 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.”