Thursday, April 12, 2007

For the light

















you can sing in the dark
but remember to listen
make space in the dark
for the light to fall in

Click on the photo for a bigger view.

23 Comments:

Blogger Fire Bird said...

What a beautiful picture. And the poem - lovely - like a cross between a lullaby and a haiku.

4/12/2007 1:12 PM  
Blogger rdl said...

Nice!!

4/12/2007 2:03 PM  
Blogger Pauline said...

perfect match of idea, words, and picture

4/12/2007 3:18 PM  
Blogger robin andrea said...

Quite a beautiful photograph, mb. It captures that space in the dark for the light to fall.

Glad to see you posting again.

4/12/2007 4:27 PM  
Blogger Zhoen said...

Lullabye indeed.

4/12/2007 6:11 PM  
Blogger floots said...

not just a wow - a megawow :)
the picture is amazing and i'm completely knocked out by the words

4/13/2007 12:11 AM  
Blogger Pat Paulk said...

Not only is this great advice, it is a fantastic little poem!!

4/13/2007 4:57 AM  
Blogger gautami tripathy said...

Great photo.

Love the second line...

4/13/2007 6:25 AM  
Blogger Richard Lawrence Cohen said...

This photo has real visceral appeal and so does the poem, especially the first line for me. So simple....

4/13/2007 7:10 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

A triumph of compression. Beautiful.

4/13/2007 2:59 PM  
Blogger Yes said...

delicate and somehow sexy!

4/13/2007 5:24 PM  
Blogger Sky said...

hmmm..it wouldn't let me leave a comment!

yes, light in the darkness is so critical to life...powerful words and a beautiful image, mb. missed you!

4/14/2007 1:22 AM  
Blogger leslee said...

Beautiful - the photo and the poem. Quiet.

Looks like you're taking that advice to listen to heart. Hope things are going well for you

4/14/2007 6:19 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Snow on the way, and I'd like to be sliding down that little bright 'slide' of water, warm and splashy...

4/14/2007 2:42 PM  
Blogger Patrick M. Tracy said...

...and even in these
depts, far from the
caress of light,
far from the concept
of vision, we may
yet see the profound
luminance of the
obscure, who set
their very souls
alight in celebration
of a life undaunted...

4/14/2007 9:05 PM  
Blogger Lori Witzel said...

I did, and am glad you do too.

And I'm smiling -- what seemed to be fireflies turned out to be nebulae.

:-)

4/15/2007 4:40 PM  
Blogger Patry Francis said...

As always, there is always space for the light here.

4/15/2007 5:09 PM  
Blogger Peter Clothier said...

I'm happy that I found your site. "Make space in the dark/for the light to fall in"--yes. And also embrace the darkness for what it is. And the silence...

4/18/2007 11:48 AM  
Blogger Fred Garber said...

I love this little poem. I have been coming back often to read it in these strange days.

4/19/2007 8:30 AM  
Blogger Taradharma said...

beautiful image and words, i found your blog via the bums. i'll stop by again. Thanks for putting it all out there.

4/19/2007 7:55 PM  
Blogger littlepurplecow said...

This is beautiful.

4/19/2007 9:27 PM  
Blogger mermaid said...

This last week, I did. Now, to meditate on this daily.

4/22/2007 3:44 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Yes, lovely! I, too, keep coming back to it, so full of many meanings.

Hope you are wll, MB, you've been quiet lately.

4/23/2007 9:02 PM  

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