Perfect for a rainy morning like today … ‘… to be a tree drinking the rain.’ Linda Hogan, from “To Be Held,” Dark. Sweet: New & Selected Poems.
To be held
by the light
was what I wanted,
to be a tree drinking the rain
— Linda Hogan, from “To Be Held,” Dark. Sweet: New & Selected Poems.
Notes:
- Poem Source: thevaleofsoulmaking.wordpress.com. Photo: Enzo Penna (via Mennyfox55)
- Post Title & Inspiration: Aldous Huxley: “It’s dark because you are trying too hard. Lightly child, lightly. Learn to do everything lightly. Yes, feel lightly even though you’re feeling deeply. Just lightly let things happen and lightly cope with them.”
It Is What It Is 