Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing
there is a field. I’ll meet you there.
When the soul lies down in the grass,
the world is too full to talk about.
Ideas, language, even the phrase each other
doesn’t make any sense.
Rumi (1207-1273) tr. Coleman Barks & John Mayne
Music means something
On a Swiftly Tilting Planet
Because a community is more than just people
Book reviews, poetry and all kinds of literary fun
Exploring the world of ideas through books
A Blog about Music and Popular Culture
Ponderings of a retired Tasmanian, animal loving, book reading, travelling, motorbike riding penguin, growing old disgracefully, who still loves old Penguin books and sharing our world with others.
"I tramp the perpetual journey."- Walt Whitman
Soprano
Mostly books, with a little wine writing on the side
Book reviews, poetry and all kinds of literary fun
Book reviews, poetry and all kinds of literary fun
I really like that
Good boy.
I recommend Ann Leary’s The Good House is you are in the market
My library has The Children but not this one.
I have The children too.
Have you read it?
Thanks Gert. Love Rumi, but have read very little of him
I know the feeling well. It’s a bit like cloud watching to me.
Leslie