It's National Poetry Month.
To celebrate poetry this month, I'm sharing a few lines from a poem I love along with a photo I took. I'll include a link to the entire poem below.
The Peace of Wild Things
Wendell Berry
When despair for the world grows in me
and I wake in the night at the least sound
in fear of what my life and my children’s lives may be...
The full poem, "The Peace of Wild Things" by Wendell Berry, is here.
For more photos, link up at Wordless Wednesday, Comedy Plus, Messymimi's Meanderings, Keith's Ramblings, Create With Joy, Wild Bird Wednesday, and My Corner of the World.
The stillness of the heron in your photograph perfectly complements the reflective and poignant opening lines of Wendell Berry's "The Peace of Wild Things."
ReplyDeleteOh my! That photo is breathtaking. A perfect pairing.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful shot and beautiful poem. Well done.
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Beautiful bird.
ReplyDeleteIt has the look of a wise old bird!
ReplyDeleteA poignant pom indeed.
...poem even!
DeleteI've seen this poem several times over the past three months. Wendell Berry's poem is a gem. Wonderful photo of the heron, too!
ReplyDeleteLovely photo, and the words very appropriate for these times.
ReplyDeleteYour photo is beautiful. It would be nice to rest in such peace and not come out of it.
ReplyDeleteOh, that's.a lovely poem, and sadly all too suited for our times...
ReplyDeleteThat's one of my very favorite poems. It perfectly expresses my feelings about Nature. Also, that's a wonderful heron photo!
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