“During those long afternoon walks in nature he came to believe that one must shut the mouth and open the eyes and ears, for nature only asked of him to look, listen, and attend.
After the walks: more reading.”
-Young C.S. “Jack” Lewis, in Once Upon. A Wardrobe, by Patti Callahan, LT p. 166
“…"You don't have to
prove anything," my mother said. "Just be ready
for what God sends." I listened and put my hand
out in the sun again. It was all easy…..”
- William Stafford (1914-1993) from his last poem "Are You Mr. William Stafford?"
(Thanks to Maria Popova/the marginalian for her ponder of this bright light.)
I was a bride married to amazement. …” - Mary Oliver (1935-2019) from her poem When Death Comes
“The day is gently sinking to a close,
Fainter and yet more faint the sunlight glows…
Where Thou art present, darkness cannot be,
Midnight is glorious noon, O Lord, with Thee.”
