Saturday, March 2, 2013


Once upon a time
when women were birds
there was the simple understanding
that to sing at dawn
and to sing at dusk
was to heal the world through joy.
The birds still remember what we have forgotten -
that the world is meant to be celebrated.

Terry Tempest Williams
(painting by Jennifer Lommers)

4 comments:

  1. Thank you, Sylvia. Your posts are always uplifting and a joy. Hope you are well.

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  2. Beautiful stuff, sylvia. Thank you.

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  3. The birds may have been the first communicators of joy and song, but I believe it is the female horse who first mastered unpleasant communication and taught to humans:
    Nag Nag Nag

    Good to see you posting Sylvia

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