one sweet world

Image of earth from space: NASA

One sweet world
Around this star is spinning
One sweet world
And in her breath I’m swimming
And here we will rest in peace
~ Dave Matthews
♫ (One Sweet World) ♫

The earth itself assures us it is a living entity. Deep below surface one can hear its slow pulse, feel its vibrant rhythm. The great breathing mountains expand and contract. The vast sage desert undulates with almost imperceptible tides like the oceans. From the very beginning, throughout all its cataclysmic upthrusts and deep sea submergences, the planet Earth seems to have maintained an ordered rhythm.
~ Frank Waters
(Mountain Dialogues)

10 thoughts on “one sweet world”

    1. Beautiful wisdom, yes! Generativity: “You receive something from the past, you create something out of it, you pass it on to the future…”
      Apparently Lowe’s is celebrating Earth Day by giving away a million trees on Saturday. 🙂

  1. What a beautiful earth day post. Love the little poem!

    P.S. I really love the Isak Dinesen quote on the side:
    The cure for anything is salt water – sweat, tears, or the sea. 🙂

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