Hello, Things!
Marc Greets Things In The Morning
Hi boy with the cycle on the vase with the flower
nower, nower
hi chair at the table
hi bread on the table
hi sweet fisherman-fish with the pipe
and
hi sweet fisherman-fish with the cap
cap and pipe
of the sweet fisherman-fish
hi
Hii-i fish
hi darling fish
hi small fisheline mine
Translation: George Angus
Elements From The Conversation
Everything is Waiting for You
Your great mistake is to act the drama
as if you were alone. As if life
were a progressive and cunning crime
with no witness to the tiny hidden
transgressions. To feel abandoned is to deny
the intimacy of your surroundings. Surely,
even you, at times, have felt the grand array;
the swelling presence, and the chorus, crowding
out your solo voice You must note
the way the soap dish enables you,
or the window latch grants you freedom.
Alertness is the hidden discipline of familiarity.
The stairs are your mentor of things
to come, the doors have always been there
to frighten you and invite you,
and the tiny speaker in the phone
is your dream-ladder to divinity.
Put down the weight of your aloneness and ease into
the conversation. The kettle is singing
even as it pours you a drink, the cooking pots
have left their arrogant aloofness and
seen the good in you at last. All the birds
and creatures of the world are unutterably
themselves. Everything is waiting for you.
David Whyte
Music
As always, with much love. For you and the things of our world.
George & Matilda
Our friend, Sonja, has responded as follows on today's theme:
ReplyDelete"If we can open our awareness to the consciousness of all things, the possibility of their being animate, we will realise they are all our relations, and we will live on this earth more lightly, mindfully, joyfully and beautifully. Having items around me that is beautiful (to me) is medicine for the every day. Thank you for the reminder to honour the simple functional things as it gives a sense of belonging and right relationship."