Hallo, Dinge!
Marc Groet Soggens Die Dinge
Dag outjie met die fiets op die vaas met die blom
plom, plom
dag stoel langs die tafel
dag brood op die tafel
dag vissertjie-vis met die pyp
en
dag vissertjie-vis met die pet
pet en pyp
van die vissertjie-vis
goeiedag
Daa-ag vis
dag liewe vis
dag klein vissely van my
Vertaling: George Angus
Elemente Uit Die Gesprek
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
Musiek
Soos altyd, met baie liefde. Vir julle en die dinge van ons wêreld.
George & Matilda
Ons vriendin Sonja, het as volg gereageer op vandag se tema:
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."