Evensong

#10424:
It is in solitude that one discovers the gift of time - dwell on your heart's desire, and it becomes you...

#10425:
Twilight is a time of the inner, of reflection, the stirring of ancient memory traces - for the young it is a time of wonderment and intrigue, but for elders in the midst, it is all that, as well as recollection, bittersweet and nostalgic and beautiful...

#10426:
In those moments when temperatures soar and the air hangs heavily, when lightning flashes and thunder rolls, it is easy to imagine a time when the fish first came out onto the land...

#10427:
A raven's call on the wind at eventide, echoing in the canyons of the mind - a summons from the distant past, stirring memory traces of the heart...

#10428:
There is word about that the universe is in a state of chaos - you would not know this by listening to your heart, or gazing into the eyes of a newborn...

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"By suggestion and example, I believe children can be helped to hear the many voices about them. Take time to listen and talk about the voices of the earth and what they mean - the majestic voice of thunder, the winds, the sound of surf or flowing streams..."

~ Rachel Carson: The Sense of Wonder...

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