One by one they opened the bird cages, and the sky filled with parakeets, canaries, lovebirds, and finches.
~ Isabel Allende, The House of Spirits: A Novel
Notes: Photo: Jim Bendon (Parakeets). Quote: Hidden Sanctuary
It’s been a long day
February 15, 2017 by 17 Comments
Such longing.
How large
the muscles in our shoulders must be
to lift our wings even a single time.
~ David Romtvedt, closing lines to “Dilemmas of the Angels: Flight,” Dilemmas of the Angels: Poems
Notes:
- Poetry: Thank you Memory’s Landscape. Photo: jteh via Your Eyes Blaze Out
- Related Posts: It’s been a long day
Lightly child, lightly.
December 29, 2016 by 12 Comments
But what about the ocean’s intensity that echoes our own,
the fever in cold weather, the soul’s descent?
What about the weight of the angels’ wings?
~ Etel Adnan, from Night
Notes:
- Photo: via mennyfox55 .
- Poem: Thank you the distance between two doors
- 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.”
Miracle? All of it.
May 2, 2016 by 28 Comments
Sound of wings. Let’s just say: Wow!
Notes:
- Source: Your Eyes Blaze Out
- Post title inspired by Albert Einstein’s quote: “There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.”
- Related Posts: Miracle? All of it.
T.G.I.F.: It’s Been A Long Week
November 13, 2015 by 13 Comments
5:00 PM Bell!
September 11, 2015 by 12 Comments
5:00 p.m. Bell: Fly (Home)
November 28, 2014 by 9 Comments
Lightly child, lightly
November 20, 2014 by 6 Comments
Credits:
- 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: Daniele Pezzela via Your Eyes Blaze Out
Lightly child, lightly
November 6, 2014 by 16 Comments
Credits:
- 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: Your Eyes Blaze Out
Speed
July 24, 2014 by 20 Comments
[…]
Shooting the void in silence,
like a bird,
A bird that shuts his wings
for better speed.
~ Frederick Goddard Tuckerman, From ”Sonnet XXVIII”
Notes:
- Bio for Frederick Goddard Tuckerman
- Photograph: Crescent Moon via Hungarian Soul.
- Poem: Christian Wiman, My Bright Abyss: Meditation of a Modern Believer.
