Good Sunday morning, beautiful souls. Today, I would like to share something I feel is lovely and Sunday appropriate. It was among my volumes of beautiful things I have collected through the years and was written by Mary Oliver. The title is Whistling Swans.
“Do you bow your head when you pray or do you look up into that blue space?
Take your choice, prayers fly from all directions. And don’t worry about what language you use, God no doubt understands them all.
Even when the swans are flying north and making such a ruckus of noise, God is surely listening and understanding.
Rumi said, “There is no proof of soul.”
But isn’t the return of spring and how it springs up in our hearts a pretty good hint?
Yes, I know, God’s silence never breaks, but is that really a problem? There are thousands of voices, after all.
And furthermore, don’t you imagine ( I just suggest it) that swans know as much as we do about the whole business?
So listen to them and watch them, singing as they fly.
Take from it what you can.”
Dear friends, thank you for your visit. Know I am wishing you and yours a peaceful and lovely day.
And,
In the week ahead
May you…
Amour,
Sandra
Note: Mary Jane Oliver (1935-2019), was an American poet. She was the winner of the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize in 2007.
Images: via tumblr
Good Sunday Morning! Another beautiful post. Have a wonderful day.
Thanks, Penny. Lovely day to you also.
What a gorgeous post!Stunning pictures!Have a blessed day!
Thank you, Maristella. Wishing you a beautiful day.
My friend Sandra had never asked me if, when we pray, we lower our heads in remembrance … or why not? Raise your head to admire the vastness of the sky … you know? That enchanted me.
The photos are splendid, very beautiful, but more beautiful are the thoughts you leave us in each of them ready to meditate before such a beautiful nature.
A good week friend
Dear Dolores, I am so happy for your visit and appreciate so much your kind words. Wishing you a beautiful week, one of great joy.❤
Such a beautiful post, Sandra! Happy Sunday, sweet friend!!!
Thank you, dear Shannon. Wishing you a beautiful day and week ahead.❤
This is exquisite in every way, Sandra. A Happy Week to you!
Thank you, Jeanie. Have a lovely week!
Sandra, you have such a gift to marry images and quotes along with your own sentiments. You share a gift of beauty every Sunday and thoughts to ponder. Thank you my friend. Wishing you a most delightful week❤️
Many thanks, dear Pam. You are always so encouraging and kind. And, that means more than you can imagine. Wishing you a lovely week. It looks as though spring is on her way. ❤
Oh, that is a lovely piece by Mary Oliver. Thank you so much, Sandra, for sharing it with us and pairing its lines with those gorgeous photos. There is something just so elegant and wondrous about swans.
When I was a little girl, I would sometimes ask my dad to draw me a picture. He’d oblige by sketching a simple pencil drawing of a swan with her long neck and feathery wings and always set her on a little pond of water. I used to love those little sketches, and I’m sorry to say a copy never survived, but I can see it so clearly in my mind’s eye.
Wishing you a beautiful week ahead…
Brenda xox
Brenda, I thought the piece by Mary Oliver was lovely also. Swans are beautiful and Oliver did a beautiful job of calling our attention to them.
Such a beautiful memory you have of your dad and his drawing for you. Those lovely memories from our childhoods always seem so clear.
Have a wonderful week, hope you see blue skies. ❤
THIS…is just so so lovely! The words, your heart, those swan images. Beyond inspiring and thought provoking dear friend. Thank you for sharing your gift with us, you have such a talent for marrying the right images with sweet words. Wishing you a beautiful week ahead! xo Lidy
Dearest Lidy, I thank you so much for your kind words. They mean more to me than you can imagine.
Wishing you a lovely week and beautiful February days.❤