Can you hear the voices
of the ferns up-pushing,
the little whippets of fresh air
running through the trees?
~ Mary Oliver, Long Life: Essays and Other Writings
Notes:
- Photograph: Karen McQuilkin – Forest Fern
- Related Posts: Running. With Ferns.
Tag: Spring
Lightly child, lightly
Listen,
everyone has a chance.
Is it spring,
is it morning?
Are there trees near you,
and does your own soul need comforting?
Quick, then — open the door
and fly on your heavy feet…
— Mary Oliver, New And Selected Poems, Volume Two
Notes:
- 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.”
- Image Source: A Clean, Well-Lighted Place. Poem Source: Violent Waves of Emotion
Mar 28, 2015. Yet. Another. Miracle.
A perpetual astonishment
Every spring
is the only spring —
a perpetual astonishment
~ Ellis Peters
Second day of Spring 2015. March 21, 2015. Picture taken outside the front door. 4:55 am. 27° F.
Credits: Poem – Assorted
