Monday, December 17, 2012

Despair and Grace






The Peace of Wild Things

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
of 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






5 comments:

  1. wow...what beautiful words (especially at a time like this!) and your photos go along with it SO perfectly! beautiful post!!

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  2. Beautiful post, Patty. It is indeed a sad time and getting back to nature is certainly a comfort. Not that I ever did, but more and more I realize how much I don't understand this old world we live in. xoDonna

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  3. Perfect poem for this time. Love the photos of the birds, which accompany the words...

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  4. Beautiful poem, especially at this time. Nature always gives me peace at heart. Your photos are fantastic and go perfectly with this poem.

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  5. Such a beautiful...poignant poem - made even more so in light of recent tragedy and loss.

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