Thursday, September 15, 2011

Light's Journey

Andrew Wyeth, The Revenant, 1949
Magpie #82

Ring the bells that still can ring
Forget your perfect offering.
There is a crack in everything,
That's how the light gets in.
~Leonard Cohen


Light's journey like hope radiates outward
penetrating all openings
every splintered gap
each and every crack
broken boards
and broken hearts
reaching all points of breach
until the farthest place is attained
then like karma on the passage back
it's illumination reflects like glass
a brilliant glimpse of hope.






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15 comments:

  1. CadSeptember 15, 2011 at 10:59 AM

    Here's to the speed of light...

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  2. JJ Roa RodriguezSeptember 15, 2011 at 11:07 AM

    this is wonderfully done...

    I love it!

    JJRod'z

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  3. Stafford RaySeptember 15, 2011 at 11:43 AM

    I don't know it 'hope' is the same as seeing the possibilities, but you are right that light does get through the cracks (if we let it). Beautifully written.

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  4. Eileen T O'Neill .....September 15, 2011 at 12:53 PM

    Carrie,

    Such beautiful words by Leonard Cohen and complemented by your own words!

    I like your new Blog layout. Very clean and bright!
    Good to see you back again Carrie. Hope all is good.
    Eileen :)

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  5. jabblogSeptember 15, 2011 at 12:57 PM

    'a brilliant glimpse of hope' - wonderful:-)

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  6. ayalaSeptember 15, 2011 at 3:30 PM

    Beautiful!!!!

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  7. MarySeptember 15, 2011 at 5:09 PM

    Carrie, I absolutely love Leonard Cohen, by the way. I like your take on this photo....the last line says it all. Very hopeful!

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  8. Linda Bob Grifins Korbetis HallSeptember 15, 2011 at 5:20 PM

    amazing...
    Thanks for visiting me.

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  9. Jackie JordanSeptember 15, 2011 at 5:31 PM

    I cannot tell you how moved that I was with this passage. It was simply beautiful, so inspiring. And, I had to take pause to listen to it all ...

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  10. S. EtoleSeptember 15, 2011 at 6:23 PM

    So much hope in your words.

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  11. izzySeptember 15, 2011 at 6:27 PM

    Especially enjoyed the last two lines! thanks for visiting-

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  12. The UnknowngnomeSeptember 15, 2011 at 10:13 PM

    Very nice.

    "like karma on the passage back" - perfect!

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  13. HelenSeptember 17, 2011 at 9:18 AM

    Carrie,
    Hope is all we have, without it the world becomes a very dark place ... I really enjoyed your poem, its spirit.

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  14. kaykualaSeptember 17, 2011 at 10:07 AM

    Carrie, the beauty of Hope is that it is alive! You've given excellent treatment to it!

    Hank

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  15. Chronicles of IllusionsSeptember 17, 2011 at 12:53 PM

    it is great to feel the hope within

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