"The wild gander leads his flock
through the cool night,
Ya-honk! he says, and sounds it down to me like an invitation:
The pert may suppose it meaningless, but I listen closer,
I find its purpose and place up there toward the November sky."
~Walt Whitman, Leaves of Grass, 1855, I Celebrate Myself, Line 238~
Ya-honk! he says, and sounds it down to me like an invitation:
The pert may suppose it meaningless, but I listen closer,
I find its purpose and place up there toward the November sky."
~Walt Whitman, Leaves of Grass, 1855, I Celebrate Myself, Line 238~
The busyness of October is behind us now (birthdays, Thanksgiving, Halloween), and now we fall slowly into sweet November. The trees are mostly bare here now, the air is heavy around me, and I can feel the cold coming. I am filled with a calmness.
November is quiet... a time to breath again... a time to burn fires in the fireplace... a time for hearty meals and hot tea in the evening... a time for family and home. The November sky is beautiful.
And as the flock of geese fly by, I think for just a moment, 'wouldn't it be nice to go with them'. But no, this is where I want to be this time of year. Right here.
Talk to me again in January when we are minus 30 and snow up to my windows. :)
7 comments:
Ha you made me laugh, we will see what we both think in January, have a great November, I too love this time of year. love your photos. hugs.
Thank you Cinner. I hope November is very good to you. :)
So pretty!
You know, it's interesting...October and All Hallows just starts the holidaze here. And now we have rolled into the month of Thanksgiving prep here in the U.S. (I know you know this from first hand experience!)
I wish that Thanksgiving here was given it's proper due, but it's almost all but forgot in the mad dash toward Christmas.
I wish that it was given its due and we didn't collapse things like we do. I wish we all stopped to look up at the changing sky the way you have done here and make us stop and consider, take a breath, and slow down our mad dashing.
I wish, I wish, I wish!
Thanks Denise!
That's a lovely wish Holly. :)
I love your writing. It always leaves me calm and remembering that there is much to life outside of all the little things I worry about.
Sorry I missed this post before hun. Thank you so much. Those words mean so much to me.
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