Light is everything in the world
to men’s eyes
Light thirsts after light
yes, the soul, twin to the stars
moves through space
to find, be made eternal by light
and grasp, trembling,
the sun
a torch handed on
from runner to runner
through the millennia.
~ Gunvor Hofmo
(Light)
Barbara,
light is everything in the world as well as the darkness…
Wonderful poem… Once again my education is enhanced. I Never heard of Gunvor Hofmo
I discovered some of Gunvor Hofmo’s poetry included in a little coffee table book of stunning nature photographs of Norway. A short biographical sketch of her life can be found here:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?GRid=19909016&page=gr
I’m so happy you enjoyed her poem, Jeff!
Between the photograph and the poem — a phenomenal way to start the day!
Thanks, Laurie, I’m glad your day got off to a great start!
Hi,
I would dearly love to see an Aurora, it has been on my “Bucket List” for many years, the Auroras look so beautiful in pictures and videos, (sigh) maybe one day.
Me, too, Mags! I always think if they look so stunning in photos that to see them with our naked eyes would be a awe-inspiring experience. I hope we both get to see the northern lights one day… I wonder if they see southern lights in Antarctica?
I’m spellbound by the beauty of such a light. Amazing green lights across a clear sky. Almost like being in another World. Beautiful. Thanks for today’s inspiration. Hope you like my gift for today….
http://thismansjourney.net/2012/01/26/hug-award-and-…hope-it-brings/
Thank you for including me in your hug award! I don’t “do” awards, but I appreciate that you thought of me. 🙂
Someday I hope to see the aurora borealis and be transported to that other enchanting word!
Congratulations on your recent nomination by Island Traveler for the Hope Unites Globally HUG Award. To accept the award and learn how to share it with others, please read the Guidelines at http://ahopefortoday.com/2012/01/14/hope-unites-globally-hug-award-guidelines/. Blessings, Connie at A Hope for Today
Thank you for letting me know about this, Connie. While I appreciate the thoughts and intentions that go into this award, I don’t “do” awards. I like connecting with people by means of blogs and leaving it at that. I hope you will understand!
Stunning image, and the words…. inspiring. 🙂
Thank you, Robin, I’m happy you were inspired! 🙂
Hi Barbara. I was just thinking about the aurora. I love the line about passing on the torch. It reminds me of stories, passed from generation to generation. Nice post. Jane
Thank you, Jane. I also love the idea of light connecting the generations from the distant past and way into the future, how we’re all in a moment together as one…
Is that a photograph? my word how unbelievably beautiful.
I’m also glad to be introduced to a Norwegian poet.
Yes, the amazing photograph was taken by Rafal Konieczny, who shared it at Wikimedia Commons. I have several little treasured coffee table books with pictures of nature taken in Norway, accompanied by poems, many of them written by Norwegians, translated into English. Doses of inspiration for me to savor…
Beautiful thought these are – both image and words – I wonder what metaphors would be used for spirit and soul if we were all unsighted. How do the blind perceive the same things?
By the way, I think the last comment I posted (on a different post) might have vanished. I hope this one posts okay.
That’s a very good question, Val. I think of the movie, *Touch the Sound: A Sound Journey with Evelyn Glennie* about deaf percussionist Evelyn Glennie who experiences sound as a kind of touching or vibration. Light usually has some warmth to it, perhaps the blind use other senses to perceive light?
I hope your other post wasn’t lost. I’ve been trying to go about deleting spam a little more carefully – once in a while a valid comment turns up in there. 🙂