october fields

the wish to be generous

ALL that I serve will die, all my delights,
the flesh kindled from my flesh, garden and field,
the silent lilies standing in the woods,
the woods, the hill, the whole earth, all
will burn in man's evil, or dwindle
in its own age. Let the world bring on me
the sleep of darkness without stars, so I may know
my little light taken from me into the seed
of the beginning and the end, so I may bow
to mystery, and take my stand on the earth
like a tree in a field, passing without haste
or regret toward what will be, my life
a patient willing descent into the grass.

Wendell Berry 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hope you are all enjoying your saturday. 

Comments

[abby]

beautiful. Is that frost in the 5th and 6th image?

We are having heavy rain, dense fog and very warm temps today. A stay-at-home kind of Saturday. Have a wonderful weekend xo

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Thank you for this poem.
A friend of mine died two days ago.
This poem helped me a lot.
That is how I feel,generous.
And it pays back.
Ariadne from Greece.

[Sonia]

Thanks for the beautiful poem & beautiful photos, Margie. It was sunny & chilly today over here, and very windy where we spent the day. Another memorable Saturday I tell you.(photos soon on Flickr) I would have loved to have you next to me today. (um, well, anytime, anyway !!)
I hope you're having a relaaaaxing weekend, my friend. You so deserve it. oxoxo take care !

[melissa]

oh, how beautiful. hmm.. autumn as a season for returning back into the earth, for death and the end of colourful things for a while. keep warm, dear m!