This was the sunrise that greeted me yesterday morning. It was glorious indeed. Then when I later read this passage from Wendell Berry’s A Small Porch, it seemed the perfect picture to accompany this beautiful text.
A Small Porch: Sabbath Poems 2014 and 2015
By Wendell Berry
7.
The watcher comes, knowing the small knowledge of his life in this body in this place in this world.
He comes to a place of rest where he cannot mistake himself as larger than he is, the place of the gray flycatcher, the yellow butterfly, the green dragonfly, the white violet, the columbine, where he cannot mistake himself as more graced or graceful than he is.
At the woods’ edge, the wild rose is in bloom, beauty and consolation always in excess of thought.
May today be full of that place of rest where we cannot mistake ourselves as larger than we are.
Happy Sunday, Gentle Readers.
Oh that last line, where we cannot mistake ourselves as larger than we are, yes to this. Thank you Kat for always giving me good things to ponder.
A Small Porch is my favorite Berry book. All the poems speak of natures simple gifts.
Beautiful words to go with a stunning picture. May we all remember the importance of rest.
Such a beautiful sunrise…we were so lucky yesterday! (Today’s was no slouch, either!) And I love your selection…just perfect. Thanks
Cheers~
Just gorgeous! I am definitely putting that Wendell Berry book on my list. Thanks for sharing you perfect photo/poetry match!
Beautiful photo. A few of my fellow bloggers are inspiring me to get up before the sun. I have a well worn copy of several Wendell Berry books. My favorite is “This Day.” We should all be listening to him.
Well said, and a perfect reflection for a day of rest!
It was a day of beauty driving across the country. Oklahoma to Wisconsin. SUch lovely farms and fields. But it was not a day of rest! That’s OK~
I adore Wendell Berry 🙂 Lovely photo – today is my rest day since I was busy over the weekend.
sigh. Wendell Berry is the perfect accompaniment to Sundays (or Monday evenings, or really any times that we need to pause and reflect) – thank you!
That’s lovely.Thank you! I really need to see more sunrises and read more poetry.