“Hope” is the thing with feathers –
That perches in the soul –
And sings the tune without the words –
And never stops — at all –
And sweetest — in the Gale — is heard –
And sore must be the storm –
That could abash the little Bird
That kept so many warm –
I’ve heard it in the chillest land –
And on the strangest Sea –
Yet, never, in Extremity,
It asked a crumb — of Me.
Dickinson often identifies the robin with singing, this is one of the places where she links that singing to her concept of “Hope.”
How do you perceive this time of year as our winter draws in ? does it fill you with hope for what is to come, give you an energy for the coming year ? or do you hibernate , shut down till the warmer weather ?
JDP
My perspective of the misty morning:
The Mist came over the hay bales in the bottom field this morning and the earthy smells of autumn’s preparations hung in the air.
It made me breathe in deeply just to feel I was part of its plans for the season to come.
I felt alive and in awe of the millennia of autumns which have eased in long before my time and how they will ease in long after I have left the views for someone else.
Still each year we walk together for a while.
My friend Andys perspective of the misty morning!
Yeah we cant see a freaking thing either!
LOL! Hope you all enjoy autumn this year and feel part of it.
Lindy Loo.
By Linda Dickinson September 10th 2011
Love is about sharing
Love is about giving
Love is about loving
Love is about dancing together
Love is about making things together
Love is about hugging each other
Love is about being friends together
Love is about sharing a day
Love is about Love
EP age 5yrs 6 months
LOVE IS LIKE WATER IF IT DOESN’T FLOW IT STAGNATES
THE HIGHEST EXPRESSION OF LOVE IS CREATIVITY
GAPS APPEAR IN PLACES WHERE WE ARE AFRAID TO SEE OURSELVES
LOVE DANCES IN THE FRESHNESS OF THE UNKNOWN
TO SEE LOVE IN THE MOMENT YOU MUST CLEAR THE WINDOWS OF PERCEPTION
WHEN LOVE IS REPLACED BY AN OBJECT THE RESULT IS ADDICTION
THE SIGHTS AND SOUND OF NATURE ARE REMINDERS OF A LOVING CREATION
DREAMS COME TRUE WHEN THEY ARE HELD QUIETLY IN THE HEART
IF YOU BLOCK YOUR DESIRES, YOU BLOCK YOUR NATURAL AVENUE OF GROWTH
A HEART THAT HAS LEARNED TO TRUST CAN BE AT REST IN THE WORLD
Don’t just look OBSERVE
Don’t just swallow TASTE
Don’t just sleep DREAM
Don’t just think FEEL
Don’t just exist LIVE
