Waiting for rain

Waiting for rain:

Fatigue lies,

stoned, abandoned.

"You playmates of mine ...."

You playmates of mine in the scattered parks of the city,

small friends from a childhood of long ago ...

When we were filled with joy

it belonged to no one: it was simply there.

And how it dissolved among all the adults who passed by

and in the fears of the endless year.

Rainer Maria Rilke

"Be blessed ...."

“Be blessed.  And just as you are transforming your own life, may you transform the lives of those around you.  When they ask, do not forget to give.  When they knock at your door, be sure to open it.  When they lose something and come to you, do whatever you can to help them find what they have lost.  First, though, ask; knock at the door and find out what is missing from your life.  A hunter always knows what to expect – eat or be eaten.”

"If the only prayer you ever say ...."

If the only prayer you ever say in your entire life is thank you, it will be enough.

Meister Eckhart

"Hail to the happy hour ...."

Hail to the happy hour! when fancy led

My pensive mind this flow’ry path to tread;

And gave me emulation to presume

With timid art to trace fair Nature’s bloom:

To view with awe the great Creative power

That shines confess’d in the minutest flower;

With wonder to pursue the glorious line,

And gratefully adore the Hand Divine!

Mrs Mary Delany