Does it take one to know one? A beautiful tribute to a beautiful life.
[b]"Don't postpone joy." ~Edie Windsor[/b]
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bonviveur · F
“When I first met Thea, we danced all night. I danced a hole through my stockings.”
~ Edie Windsor
May Edie and Thea be dancing or "tripping the light fantastic" together now.
Hillary, a strong woman and pioneer in her own way, speaks of Edie so respectfully and beautifully. Then she mentions another great icon and troubadour, Mary Oliver. We need more women to speak out, in power and be heard. Be bold. Be wild. Be courageous. Be strong. Be heard.
"The Meeting"
She steps into the dark swamp
where the long wait ends.
The secret slippery package
drops to the weeds.
She leans her long neck and tongues it
between breaths slack with exhaustion
and after a while it rises and becomes a creature
like her, but much smaller.
So now there are two. And they walk together
like a dream under the trees.
In early June, at the edge of a field
thick with pink and yellow flowers
I meet them.
I can only stare.
She is the most beautiful woman
I have ever seen.
Her child leaps among the flowers,
the blue of the sky falls over me
like silk, the flowers burn, and I want
to live my life all over again, to begin again,
to be utterly
wild.
~ Mary Oliver
~ Edie Windsor
May Edie and Thea be dancing or "tripping the light fantastic" together now.
Hillary, a strong woman and pioneer in her own way, speaks of Edie so respectfully and beautifully. Then she mentions another great icon and troubadour, Mary Oliver. We need more women to speak out, in power and be heard. Be bold. Be wild. Be courageous. Be strong. Be heard.
"The Meeting"
She steps into the dark swamp
where the long wait ends.
The secret slippery package
drops to the weeds.
She leans her long neck and tongues it
between breaths slack with exhaustion
and after a while it rises and becomes a creature
like her, but much smaller.
So now there are two. And they walk together
like a dream under the trees.
In early June, at the edge of a field
thick with pink and yellow flowers
I meet them.
I can only stare.
She is the most beautiful woman
I have ever seen.
Her child leaps among the flowers,
the blue of the sky falls over me
like silk, the flowers burn, and I want
to live my life all over again, to begin again,
to be utterly
wild.
~ Mary Oliver
bonviveur · F
@Clemency Isn't she wonderful? Masterful. Captivating. Keenly attuned to all things in nature and the natural flow time, space and the human spirit. Seraphic. Fearless. Unapologetic.
An excerpt of one of my favorites:
"When I am among the trees,
especially the willows and the honey locust,
equally the beech, the oaks and the pines,
they give off such hints of gladness.
I would almost say that they save me, and daily."
An excerpt of one of my favorites:
"When I am among the trees,
especially the willows and the honey locust,
equally the beech, the oaks and the pines,
they give off such hints of gladness.
I would almost say that they save me, and daily."
ImPossible2 · 31-35, F
NankerPhelge · 61-69, M
Yes, it takes one to know one.
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PS I love your screen name, it reminds me of standing on the corner. :)
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PS I love your screen name, it reminds me of standing on the corner. :)