The Opening of Eyes
That day I saw beneath dark clouds
the passing light over the water
and I heard the voice of the world speak out,
I knew then, as I had before
life is no passing memory of what has been
nor the remaining pages in a great book
waiting to be read.
It is the opening of eyes long closed.
It is the vision of far off things
seen for the silence they hold.
It is the heart after years
of secret conversing
speaking out loud in the clear air.
It is Moses in the desert
fallen to his knees before the lit bush.
It is the man throwing away his shoes
as if to enter heaven
and finding himself astonished,
opened at last,
fallen in love with solid ground.
— David Whyte
from Songs for Coming Home
Categories: Dear Diary
that’s beautiful!!
one of my favourite poems of all time. Love it as read by the author.
Beautiful poem.
A beautiful ‘keeper’ of a poem. Thank U! I hit the ‘like’ button too, but it didn’t ‘take’ for some reason. I’m happy and thankful to Ellen Grace Olinger for letting me know about your writings and blog! (ellenolinger.wordpress.com). Please also feel free to stop by and visit at LightWriters (5wise.wordpress.com) 🙂