I was told I must
celebrate
in some kind of obvious way,
because I prefer to hide in the wonder
of my life,
to stay quiet and even rather
still,
To drink the nectar
of solitude
instead of more company
than is good for me,
like too much wine
that would make me unrecognizable
to myself.
My thirst is for
the clarity of my thoughts,
the true rhythm of my heart,
and the wakefulness of my soul.
Although, in a way, I do seek
drunkenness, by
overindulging in the softness
of my cats and their doggedness, too –
the same to be said about nature
as it intoxicates my life with meaning
and escape from meaning,
and the passions that make me teeter
on the edge of becoming unrecognizable
to everyone but myself.
“As a lotus flower is born in water, grows in water and rises out of water to stand above it unsoiled, so I, born in the world, raised in the world having overcome the world, live unsoiled by the world”
~ Buddha
On my birthday I make a toast of
Blessings
Peace and Love
For All
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Wishing you a Happy (belated) birthday, Diane! I hope you had a wonderful day… *hugs*
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Thank you, Barbara! It was quiet but perfect. XO
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Beautiful, beautiful illustrations and words. Love this post, Diane. And a slightly belated happy birthday to you :). xx
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Thank you so much, Deborah! Your friendship and connecting means so much to me all the time (and actually your birthday wishes weren’t belated US time!) Hope the summer is going well for you and your parents are doing well. Sending lots of love and hugs. XO ❤
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What a wonderful gift you have, and you share with others; from your solitude you can experience and speak clearly to the world. I wish you continued expression of your being-doing-becoming, and on your terms, belonging.
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I wish there was a love option for your comment, Mary! Thank you so much and wishing you many blessings. XO
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Happy Birthday ❤
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Thank you so much, Christoph! Blessings, Peace, love.
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Diane, I hope you are having.a really lovely birthday! As you know Im not blogging right now, but I simply couldn’t let this post pass, first because it’s your birthday and I wanted to acknowledge it and also because your poem is just sublime. When I started reading it Mary Oliver hovered in my mind; it’s just beautiful and so I am copying it to keep in my IPad notes so I can read and re read it. Beautiful. ❤️😊 xxx💐
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Thank you so much, Christine, for coming out of your blogging hiatus to read my post and poem and leave such a beautiful comment. To be compared to Mary Oliver is the highest compliment. I just wish more such poetry flowed out of me. I had a lovely quiet birthday, eating some lovely treats and spending my time with my lovely kitties and mom. Sending lots of love and hugs. XO ❤
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❤️😊 xxx
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