I've been in a reflective mood this morning. Wondering what all the busyness is about. I run in circles every day, like an ant pushing a crumb toward a hole, only to turn around and do the whole thing over again. Gone are the days when we used to while away a Sunday afternoon on the farm porch swing and let the Sunday afternoon move slowly over us, as we counted cars on the country road, or watched the leaves move lazily on the trees. The horses and cows would graze in the field and we'd just stare at nothing in particular and enjoy everything in general. This verse says what I'm feeling. Before the busyness of summer sets in - let's find some time to just stand (I prefer sitting) and stare. Blessings and enjoy! Barb Time to Reflect What is this life, if full of care, We have no time to stand and stare? No time to stand beneath the boughs Where squirrels hide their nuts in grass; No time to see, in broad daylight, Streams full of stars, like skies at night; No time to t...
"All the characters who have housed my stories now have permanent apartments in my head - I still have tea with them." bw