Thursday, December 19, 2013
To laugh,to pose,to marvel.
"Christopher Robin and I walk along,under branches lit up by the moon.Posing our questions to owl and eeyore,as our days disappear all too soon"......................I was a teenager when I first heard this song,at that time,by the nitty gritty dirt band.I was greatly moved by it then,though I did not fully understand why.That line of the song kept coming back to me last night,as me and my brother walked along under branches lit up by the stars and the moon sending forth a glorious lunar light over beloved Pine Log.I am approaching 58 years old now and am moved more than ever by the bittersweet poignancy of the song,later beautifully done by kenny Loggins. We alternated between laughing,over things that only me and him would understand,posing our questions about the mystery of life,and marveling at the exquisite heavenly beauty,as we gazed upwards,peering through branches lit up by heavenly light.Pine log itself flowed quietly and serenely,patterned both by lunar light,and shadows of tree branches.The scene was so serene that repeated slams from a beaver,s tail seemed to blend in as serene also.So it was one for the books,one to recall,to reflect on.And in reflecting we will know and be aware that it was a good night.A good night to laugh,to pose questions,and to marvel at nature,creation,and ourselves.To not only see with our natural eyes,but to make an acknowledgement in our very souls.Acknowledging the creative force behind what we marvel at.Acknowledgement is faith,and faith is the only thing that can connect us to that force.Hoping you always have a desire to laugh,pose,and marvel from Pine Log......................
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And how precious the walk, how wonderful the questions, and how bright the moon. These walks are the mileposts of the greatest moments of my later life and you write about it so beautifully. "To make an acknowledgement in our very souls". What more can or needs to be said than that? I know that our lives follow patterns and we find ourselves in different planes of existence in different parts of our lives, but how blessed I am that I find myself in my later years right back where we started years ago, spending days and evenings talking and acknowledging. You are the best.
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