Ruminations
Submitted by daniel.budd on Sun, 04/18/2010 - 5:28pm.
Except this time, it's not Rumi. It's Emily Dickinson (in anticipation of our Spring Music Sunday).
This World is not Conclusion.
A Species stands beyond -
Invisible, as Music -
But positive, as Sound - ....
This has long been one of my favorite of her poems (#501, should you want to read the rest). It attests to the (yes) fact that there is always more than meets the eye. We are, at all times, in the midst of more than we can perceive or know or even, sometimes, imagine. Spring is a good time to pause on occasion, and take it all in. Well, at least as much as you can....
This World is not Conclusion.
A Species stands beyond -
Invisible, as Music -
But positive, as Sound - ....
This has long been one of my favorite of her poems (#501, should you want to read the rest). It attests to the (yes) fact that there is always more than meets the eye. We are, at all times, in the midst of more than we can perceive or know or even, sometimes, imagine. Spring is a good time to pause on occasion, and take it all in. Well, at least as much as you can....