From Ralph Waldo Emerson: “Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.”
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Perfection
A block of marble is perfect A blank canvas is perfect Empty space is perfect Continuous, unblemished, unbroken A sculpture is beautiful A painting is beautiful Nature is beautiful
Live like you are in a dream
I posted this quote from Marcus Aurelius a few days agao. ““Awaken; return to yourself. Now, no longer asleep, knowing they were only dreams, clear-headed again, treat everything around you as a dream.” It’s been echoing around in my mind since then. I’ve been trying to think of life in this way. I’ve found itContinue reading “Live like you are in a dream”
Cabin
Though I must go back from whence I came, I shall return in mind again To my little cabin in the woods Which over an emerald field stood. Though tomorrow may bring trouble And the busy world bring sorrow In memory I may find respite A campfire in a long, dark night.
A poem
A bird alighted on a bough It came to be I know not how He sang his song While I looked on The world sang all around him In a flash It seemed to be I was the bird The bird was me
Dogs
The domesticated canine is the most perfect being in all of creation. Here is a creature completely without sin. Devoid of malice. Overflowing with love. Loyal. Completely genuine. I think we should all strive to be more like dogs. If I were half the man my dog is, I’d be a very great man indeed.
The Noble Oak
The noble oak My favorite plant As mighty as an elephant One’s trunk is brown The other gray But I’ll take either Any day
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