just like play: collecting light

Wednesday, 4 July 2012

collecting light

I collect the light that moves in between the shades of green grass and a little boy's feet.
The light full of joy and true beauty, the light so full of risk it surprisingly grounds me.
I collect those long evening shadows cast from the setting summer sun,
over and over and over again.
Oh, happy, happy summer. Happy, happy light.

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Barefoot Mama5 July 2012 at 21:35
Lovely Nicki!
We collected some light today from the too-long-hidden sun, we can see the evidence of it on our noses and cheeks! Wish I could collect it in a big jam jar for dark and rainy days! xx
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Ever since I was a child, I've collected small little treasures--from the sea, from trees, from vines. My activity of collecting has changed as I've grown. I still collect a pocketful of conkers/buckeyes every Autumn, but more and more I've turned toward collecting different things--stories, ideas, small moments of meaning. My eyes are more open to catching beauty and my ears more open to collecting wisdom. I just wish my pockets were big enough to hold it all.

I have a full and busy life, but in between all the encouraging, the feeding, the exploring, the negotiating, and the listening that comes with the landscape of mothering and home educating four children, I collect.

This is the space where I try to make sense of my daily inner (and outer) walk.

I hope you find some little treasures of your own.

Peace, Nicki

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