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"The Peace of Wild Things" by Wendell Berry When despair for the world grows in me and I wake in the night at the least sound in fear of what my life and
by gHA5 4y ago
"The Peace of Wild Things" by Wendell Berry
When despair for the world 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 with their light. For a time
I rest in the grace of the world, and am free.
- prox 4y agoStunning poem, thank you for sharing.
- daoist_shaman 4y agoWhat a beautiful way to describe being present. There's a quote widely attributed to Laozi, author of the Tao Te Ching If you are depressed you are living in the past. If you are anxious you are living in the future. If you are at peace you are living in the present.
- calibas 4y agoWidely attributed to Laozi but actually from "Jimmy R": https://books.google.com/books?id=7QNk4eNvS44C&pg=PA175&lpg=PA175&dq=%22days+of+healing+days+of+joy%22+%22jimmy+r%22&source=bl&ots=C-jAUVg8y8&sig=fB9m-eQ1IvtjJV6Ncz8mZ30RRHo&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CB4Q6AEwAGoVChMIrYnZyNDlyAIVV_5jCh07uQOs#v=onepage&q=%22days%20of%20healing%20days%20of%20joy%22%20%22jimmy%20r%22&f=false https://books.google.com/books?id=7QNk4eNvS44C&pg=PA175&lpg=...
- daoist_shaman 4y agoNot as exciting as Laozi but I'll take it. Jimmy R deserves credit where credit is due.