Reflection ~ Passage
It is a simple boat, with a wooden bottom, in the shape of a cradle, surrounded in royal blue trim and a bit of gold glitter. A great Oak grows out of the center, reaching its limbs out to the universe. As the boat floats effortlessly along the ocean, the waters shimmer, like dancing angels. They are singing. The waves move to their song, pulling the boat along. The light reflects from the ocean and is so strong that it blinds the passenger—it envelopes him in the most loving peaceful wrap of light that is like a beautiful pearl, round and smooth—a manifestation of the elements.
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Dorraine K. Darden says:
Talk about painting word
Talk about painting word pictures! You made this so visual, Rebb! I can see the boat, the tree, the gold glitter. Just lovely.
Rebbecca Hill says:
Nice to see you, Dorraine!
Nice to see you, Dorraine! Thank you very much for your comments.
Ryoma Collia-Suzuki says:
Hi Rebbecca
I hope you are well.
For some reason, your post made me wonder if that is how Bilbo and Frodo felt as they looked on the waves of the sea as the sailed on the White Ship to the Undying Land at the end of the Lord of the Rings.
Lovely post, as always.
Rebbecca Hill says:
Hi Ryoma, Yes, thank you,
Hi Ryoma,
Yes, thank you, I'm doing well.
Ahh...that's a nice thought. I love that part of the Lord of the Rings. A nice image to mingle in my mind. Thank you for reading and posting.
Ryoma Collia-Suzuki says:
Hi Rebbecca. Glad to hear
Hi Rebbecca. Glad to hear you are alright. :)
Often think of you and both of us are wishing you the best.
Farzana Versey says:
I don't know why, but I
I don't know why, but I thought about the Tagore poem 'The Golden Boat' while reading this. Perhaps, it is a need for mooring? Here is a small passage:
Oh to what foreign land do you sail?
Come to the bank and moor your boat for a while.
Go where you want to, give where you care to,
But come to the bank a moment, show your smile -
Take away my golden paddy when you sail.
~F
Rebbecca Hill says:
You read me well,
You read me well, Farzana...
Mooring, perhaps. Also, an acceptance, a push off into the beautiful canvas of the night, of letting go; comfort in being witness to a rejoining with the elements as I imagine it.
I thank you for sharing the Tagore poem. I had no knowledge of him and am always grateful to learn of new poets and poems. I found the full poem on the web--beautiful.
Keiko Amano says:
Hi Rebb, I made a comment to
Hi Rebb,
I made a comment to Luciana’s Tao Te Ching poem, and thought the same thing when I read your blog. In the Lao-Tse’s book I recently bought, I found the following words. My translation is not great, but I like the meaning very much.
“The best virtue must be like water. The virtue of water blesses all living things, it does not fight, and it is content in which all human beings look down.” Lao-Tse
I only extracted the first part of section 9. I just read one English translation on Web, but it sounds stiff. The text continues with more moral teachings, but out of the paragraph, I only like the part I translated. “Moral Sutra” is not my cup of tea as you probably know. But lately, I’ve been reading classical literatures including Chinese.
Rebbecca Hill says:
Hi Keiko, Thank you for
Hi Keiko, Thank you for sharing this. I like your translation. This excerpt is filled with peace. Yes, “Moral Sutra” is not my cup of tea either :)