When despair 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 for their light. For a time
I rest in the grace of the world, and am free.
~ Wendell Berry
Beautiful poem and photograph.
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ReplyDeleteThe outside greenness, the wildness of woods, all of nature soothes the soul.
ReplyDeleteWendell Berry is a favorite of mine.
Wendell Berry is also one of my favorites, as is that photograph taken by my youngest son.
DeleteThank-you for all of that. xo
ReplyDeleteThank you for the beautiful poem and the beautiful fox!
ReplyDeletePerfect pairing of poem and photo. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteThank you for that beautiful pause in my day.
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Perfect and beautiful - thank you for sharing. Wendell Berry is sooooo good. And, your son took an amazing photo.
ReplyDeleteWendell Berry has a superb way of bringing us back to a place of peace. I recently read this poem, but I've read so much WB lately, I'm not sure where it was. Thank you for sharing it.
ReplyDeleteAhhhh, Wendell Berry! He is so magnificent! Thank you for sharing!
ReplyDeleteI would love to see a collection of Berry's poems with Justin's photographs. I think the two of them would have a wonderful time on the collaboration ... and think how much we'd enjoy the outcome :-)
ReplyDeletethat is an awesome photo and the poem is perfect :)
ReplyDeleteBoth the poem and the photo are perfect. Berry is one of my favorites.
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