Thursday, March 31, 2022

To Dream of Its Rising


I confess, I had to look up the word 'orison'. It means prayer. You're welcome. When I was younger I always refused to look up words -- out of stubbornness I suppose. These days, I have no hesitance. I look 'em up straight away.


As I age in the world it will rise and spread,

and be for this place horizon

and orison, the voice of its winds.

I have made myself a dream to dream

of its rising, that has gentled my nights.

Let me desire and wish well the life

these trees may live when I

no longer rise in the mornings

to be pleased with the green of them

shining, and their shadows on the ground, 

and the sound of the wind in them.”  

― Wendell Berry


Tasting notes: Canon R5 digital camera, 24-105 L lens.