"Go quietly, Carry little."

Poetry, quotations, personal reflections from a lover of the wilderness, a lover of the silence....


Wednesday, February 4, 2009

"It's hard to eat a peach with a clenched fist." ~Barry Briggs

I unclench my fist
Feel cool air on my palm
And space between my fingers
What if I unclench my heart?
~Puerhan
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  1. The Rambling TaoistFebruary 4, 2009 at 12:35 PM

    I believe the reason all of us clench thy heart -- some always, others sometimes -- is the fear of having it broken. That said, a broken heart isn't necessarily a bad thing because, if we didn't face rejection from time to time, we wouldn't understand the ecstasy and depth of unbridled joy.

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  2. AFebruary 4, 2009 at 5:22 PM

    RT,
    I am slowly learning to let rejection be what it is...along with all else. To be with it, along with all else...to say of each present moment whether it be pain or ecstasy "This is how it is now."

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  3. ErinFebruary 4, 2009 at 6:09 PM

    Oh, these are wonderful. We miss so much without realizing it. The juice from the peach, the cool air... these are the things which make the experience.

    I short-change myself all the time.

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  4. The Solitary WalkerFebruary 5, 2009 at 8:54 AM

    I love this.

    And I am trying to unclench too.

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  5. AFebruary 5, 2009 at 10:01 AM

    Wilsonian and SW,
    I'm glad. May we each open just a little more each day.

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  6. ValFebruary 7, 2009 at 4:36 PM

    Today I unclenched my fist and my heart. I felt the cool breeze upon my face; I experienced the flowing of the streams -- forward, forward, ever moving forward -- and, AND, the hawk's eye view of descension into the valley.

    Breathtaking, transforming. Full of wonder...

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  7. AFebruary 7, 2009 at 5:23 PM

    Val,
    Beautiful. I'm so glad you shared this. :)

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