breath of love
December 14, 2008
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From ‘Sabbaths 2000′
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III
As timely as a river
God’s timeless life passes
Into this world. It passes
Through bodies, giving life,
And past them, giving death.
The secret fish leaps up
Into the light and is
Again darkened. The sun
Comes from the dark, it lights
The always passing river,
Shines on the great-branched tree,
And goes. Longing and dark,
We are completely filled
With breath of love, in us
Forever incomplete.
…………………..- Wendell Berry, Given
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I came late to Wendell Berry – and then could not think how I had missed him.
I have had this book for a couple of months now, and had read most of the poems in it – and enjoyed them. But somehow, this week, they seemed to take on new meaning, and they continue to haunt me…. in all the best ways.
What a wonderful pic- did you take? love thee words I must get that book, maybe I will put on the Christmas list!
Oh yes, this is wonderful. Picture and poem both.
Mommanator – Justin took the picture – I worked a bit of photoshop magic on it. And please do get the book. Wendell Berry is wonderful.
So glad you liked this, Elizabeth.
I’m playing blog catch-up after a few days of checking in just long enough to make sure there was a post.
This is great, and just what I needed today.