Thankfulness
for the morning sky
then silence
carving inner space,
hollow bone, empty reed,
ready for heaven and earth
to make their music.
Preparation
Thankfulness
for the morning sky
then silence
carving inner space,
hollow bone, empty reed,
ready for heaven and earth
to make their music.
Stunning photo by Peter to accompany this latest, succinct yet full, poem, Don. I am filled with the richness of color, and the heavenly music born out of this silence. Thank you!
Exquisite pairing of verse and image sends me soaring. Lovely.
A stunning photograph and a poem that emphasizes that beauty! Thank you for the collaboration Don and Peter!
Thankfulness indeed. I relish the journey with you Don, and the beauty inherent in that.
It all starts with thankfulness.
A dip of the oar, the gentle hiss of canoe skimming ‘cross still waters.
Tranquil. Oh, there’s noise roundabout! Back there in the city of strife. What to do? Be thankful for all of it? Yep…all of it.
Ah! Abiding in the womb of life, thank you Don.
Gratitude centered in a new day…
The silence makes the music all the more exquisite. Thanks Don, for all of the beauty you contribute to my life and to the world. And many thanks to Peter for the stunning photograph.
I loved this Don and the lovely Picture.. Thanks for your wonderful poems.
serene yet startling – it stands alongside Cold Mountain and Tao Te Ching