Sunday, November 18, 2012

MORNING BREAKING




Morning breaks soft in the fall. Chilly air contrasts with the white fire of the sun as it floods through my woods. I sit at my old work table in solitude and think about the new day. What will it bring? How can I shape it? I am on a path of simplicity. My world  opens up to me for yet another day. 

 Here is a poem by Virginia Woolf that fits my mood today;

 How much better is silence; the
coffee cup, the table. How much better to
sit by myself like the solitary sea-bird
that opens its wings on the stake. Let me
sit here forever with bare things, this
coffee cup, this knife, this fork, things in
themselves, myself being myself.
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10 comments:

  1. turquoisemoonNovember 18, 2012 at 7:42 AM

    Very nice... I must mention that the birdbath photo on your other blog is awesome!!!

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    1. Folkways Note BookNovember 18, 2012 at 8:23 AM

      turquoisemoon -- thanks for your generous comments, especially on my birdbath. As you might know my home is for sale. When it sells, I will dearly miss the privacy and beauty of this place. However, I find life is a continuous shifting of great oportunities. -- barbara

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  2. Teresa EvangelineNovember 18, 2012 at 8:56 AM

    This is one of the most beautiful posts I've read anywhere in quite a while. The simplicity speaks directly to where I find myself in this very moment. Eloquent and elegant in its simplicity and I love the Woolf quote.

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    1. Folkways Note BookNovember 18, 2012 at 10:32 AM

      Teresa -- Your kind comments are appreciated. I too especially like the Woolf quote. I find that sometimes reading a phase or a short piece of prose can open my mind to hundreds of thoughts. You say you find yourself in this moment -- I think it is a good place to be. -- barbara

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  3. June CalenderNovember 18, 2012 at 9:14 AM

    Thank you for that poem. I often feel this way, too, but I didn't know someone had said it so elegantly and simply.

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    1. Folkways Note BookNovember 18, 2012 at 10:44 AM

      June -- I too was taken by her poem. I read it somewhere about two weeks ago. I wrote it down and it has been on my work-table ever since. I remembered her words this morning as I walked around outside. It seemed everything fit with my thoughts so I came in, sat at my table, and wrote the post. I appreciate that Ms Woolf wrote it as I found it inspirational. And thanks to you too June -- barbara

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  4. Rubye JackNovember 18, 2012 at 2:08 PM

    I so much relate to this poem. Since I started working again I pretty much spend my weekends alone, by choice. I love the freedom that quiet gives.

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    1. Folkways Note BookNovember 18, 2012 at 7:40 PM

      Rubye -- I imagine quiet gives you time to recharge after a busy work week. I agree with you, it certainly is freeing. -- thanks -- barbara

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  5. Nature Weaver GypsyNovember 19, 2012 at 7:06 AM

    I, too, can immerse myself in the quotation you share. Another of Virginia Woolf's quotes that I like is, "No need to hurry. No need to sparkle. No need to be anybody but oneself."

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    1. Folkways Note BookNovember 19, 2012 at 7:45 AM

      Nature Weaver -- I like the quote by Woolf that you included in your comment. Sometimes I feel we have two worlds, the fast and furious as opposed to the calm and practical. thanks -- barbara

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