On Heron Pond
“When despair for the world grows in me, and I wake in the night at the least sound in fear of what my life and my children's lives may be -- I go and lie down where the wood drake rests in his beauty on the water, and the great heron feeds. I come into the peace of wild things who do not tax their lives with forethought or grief. I come into the presence of still water. And I feel above me the day-blind stars waiting with their light. For a time I rest in the grace of the world, and am free.”
~ Wendell Berry
15 comments:
Isabella, That is one of my favorite poems; I love it and always tear a little bit when I read it! Love the man, Donald Hall, Jane Kenyon, Mary Oliver, James Wright, Neruda...I could go on and on! i love poetry and photography almost equally. I also love your photo today.
Isabella, I love Wendell Berry, and those are some of my favorite lines. Nice choice to go with the photo.
Great poem and great photo - the colours in your blog are always so beautiful !! I can't visit as much as i would like with my crappy phone lines but was great catching up.
Thanks for popping in to rabaul today - I'm so excited my Mum has been able to share all this with me.
Great shot, Isabella, and the poetry is very good, too.
Is this a Naples shot or Michigan?
me likes! Very nice ,very nice!
il est beau, il semble serein et tranquille ce héron
It is beautiful, it seems serene and peaceful it heron
Through your blog I'm meeting so many wonderful writers, Isabella. Thankyou for that. These words are just beautiful and the photo - well I find that exceptional. Perfect peace.
And welcome back to Florida!
Yes, the peaceful life..., however often cruel also for apparently peaceful birds. In the meantime, let's just enjoy your beautiful photo and text!
One of my favorite poems and I love your photo with it.
A perfect start to another perfect day. Thanks, Isabella!
Love the color in the background!
Delicate and nice photo! Beautiful words, too.
The photo and the poem are very beautiful. I had never heard of Wendell Berry.
Beautiful heron shot.
great picture, I like the colors and the wood.
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