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The Waking
I wake to sleep, and take my waking slow.
I feel my fate in what I cannot fear.
I learn by going where I cannot go.
We think by feeling. What is there to know?
I hear my being dance from ear to ear.
I wake to sleep, and take my waking slow.
Of those so close beside me, which are you?
God bless the Ground! I shall walk softly there,
And learn by going where I have to go.
Light takes the Tree, but who can tell us how?
The lowly worm climbs up a winding stair;
I wake to sleep, and take my waking slow.
Great Nature has another thing to do
To you and me; so take the lively air,
And, lovely, learn by going where to go.
This shaking keeps me steady. I should know.
What falls away is always. And is near.
I wake to sleep, and take my waking slow.
I learn by going where I have to go.
--Theodore Roethke
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Joy's Updates - Straight from the Horse's Mouth.
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Sunday, November 24, 2002
Guilt
After a relatively brief experience with large print, my blog has returned to it's former self. I have no idea what happened, but the gremlins have gone now. Random cyber-occurrences, I suppose.
How many of you have started decorating for Christmas? How many wait until after Thanksgiving? I haven't decorated or put up a tree for several years now, and it was a relief. Well, it was a relief, but I also felt guilty about not doing it. It's not that difficult for me to feel guilty about odd things. This felt Grinchy but also had a sense of freedom about it - like I was getting by with something unacceptable. I like to buy gifts for people and to get into the Christmas spirit. Decorations just have to be taken back down. I tend to like to keep things the way I arrange and decorate them until I decide to change rooms or the exterior of the house. Then I think about it and mull things over since part of the fun is anticipation. I enjoy the whole process - even wallpapering and painting, as well as arranging and accessorizing. After the changes, it's fun to enjoy the results and keep things that way until the next time. Decorating for Christmas doesn't do it for me that way. I'll see if guilt and obligation win out this year and I get the tree, lights, and decorations out or not.
11:07:00 AM
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