Share the Joy Thursday: Where Beauty Starts
Fireworks by Art Lionse with kind permission
Not to make loss beautiful,
But to make loss the place
Where beauty starts. Where
the heart understands
For the first time
The nature of its journey.
St John’s Wort by Art Lionse with kind permission
Love, yes. The body
of the beloved as the gift
Bestowed. But only
Temporarily. Given freely,
But now to be earned.
Dandelious By: Art Lionse with kind permission
Given without thought,
And now loss
Has made us thoughtful.
~ Gregory Orr ~
(Concerning The Book That Is the Body Of The Beloved)
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those PHOTOS! sighing over their beauty...
ReplyDeletei love honoring the beginning of all things...
ReplyDeletecertainly the mandala of each centering flower reminds us of the holy circle of life.
perhaps we should begin each day gazing into the heart of such beautiful and ephemeral explosions of joy, as you have brighten my moment with your thoughtful offering here.
thanks for sharing the joy. the photos are amazing, and the quotes, well, they've lifted me up. have a great weekend.
ReplyDeleteThis mood finding the joy in spite or or perhaps, because of loss, is one I understand today.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful joy, Noelle.
Thank you.
Beauty is everywhere. Sometimes it takes a loss to realize that.
ReplyDeleteWhat a provocative poem, one that is even more moving with these pictures. Thank you for sharing this perspective on joy. Peace, Olivia
ReplyDeleteThought provoking words. Mind-blowing images (as usual).
ReplyDeleteAh, the knowledge of loss is what makes us human--and brave. Yes, that is where beauty starts. All of these flowers are giving freely of themselves. Blindingly beautiful post, Noelle. Perfect how you expressed these lines with seed-dispersing flowers. You are amazing, sublime, which gives JOY. Love!
ReplyDeletenoelle, what a heartbreakingly beautiful and true post. Those photos are amazing and set with the poem JOY!
ReplyDeleteAlways such startling beauty here in words and images.
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