I had meant to post Praise Song for the Day, by Elizabeth Alexander, but I see that The Blue Rose Girls and others have beaten me to it!
So here is a poem by the great Bengali poet, Rabindranath Tagore, on something I often strive for, but don't always achieve; Stillness. It is hard to find in our crazy world, but very necessary (for me) to be able to collect my thoughts and put them down.
Stillness - by Rabindranath Tagore
Stillness soars as a mountain peak,
Seeking its greatness in height.
Movement stops in a silent lake,
Seeking in depth its limit.
~
The fish in the water is silent,
the animals on the earth is noisy,
the bird in the air is singing.
But man has in him the silence of the sea,
the noise of the earth
and the music of the air.
Read the rest here ...
(BTW - The wierdness with the singular/plural has to do with the translation from the original Bangla, I think!)
So here is a poem by the great Bengali poet, Rabindranath Tagore, on something I often strive for, but don't always achieve; Stillness. It is hard to find in our crazy world, but very necessary (for me) to be able to collect my thoughts and put them down.
Stillness - by Rabindranath Tagore
Stillness soars as a mountain peak,
Seeking its greatness in height.
Movement stops in a silent lake,
Seeking in depth its limit.
~
The fish in the water is silent,
the animals on the earth is noisy,
the bird in the air is singing.
But man has in him the silence of the sea,
the noise of the earth
and the music of the air.
Read the rest here ...
(BTW - The wierdness with the singular/plural has to do with the translation from the original Bangla, I think!)
Poetry Friday is hosted today by Laura Salas
7 comments:
Oh, I like that poem! Wouldn't it be nice to have more time to be still and reflect and soak everything in?!
Stillness, so necessary amidst the noise and busyness of our days. Thanks for the reminder
Hey Kelly,
Yes, it would be nice to have more time ...
Hi Yat-Yee,
It's kind of like a note-to-self for me too. Been a very busy day!
Stillness--a concept I've been working on lately, too. Thanks, Nandini!
Thanks for visiting, Fiddler! What beautiful nature photography you have on your blogs!!
That's lovely Nandini. It makes me want to pause and just 'be' for a moment. :)
That's something I really need to work on--being still. I like the part where it says a sea of stillness exists within us.
Being still and quiet is so important to our well being--really allows our essence to shine. When we're too busy reacting to things around us, clarity of mind is hard to come by.
Thanks for sharing.
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