keeping Sabbath and a poem on Saturday



October

O hushed October morning mild,
Thy leaves have ripened to the fall;
Tomorrow’s wind, if it be wild,
Should waste them all.
The crows above the forest call;
Tomorrow they may form and go.
O hushed October morning mild,
Begin the hours of this day slow.
Make the day seem to us less brief.
Hearts not averse to being beguiled,
Beguile us in the way you know.
Release one leaf at break of day;
At noon release another leaf;
One from our trees, one far away.
Retard the sun with gentle mist;
Enchant the land with amethyst.
Slow, slow!
For the grapes’ sake, if they were all,
Whose leaves already are burnt with frost,
Whose clustered fruit must else be lost—
For the grapes’ sake along the wall.
Robert Frost


spiritual Sundays



Comments

  1. Marcie17 October 2015 at 08:21

    This is the perfect poem for me to read this morning as I will be harvesting our grapes today. Thank you!

    ReplyDelete
  2. Denise17 October 2015 at 18:01

    such a wonderful poem

    ReplyDelete
  3. Anonymous18 October 2015 at 07:27

    pleasant pic!

    my weblog - http://u-c.fr

    ReplyDelete
  4. poppilinnstudios18 October 2015 at 09:26

    Beautiful photo and poem.

    ReplyDelete
  5. Tamar SB18 October 2015 at 11:13

    I just love Robert Frost! Hope you've had a lovely Sunday!

    ReplyDelete
  6. Sue18 October 2015 at 13:50

    I've been reading here for a while now; yours has become one of my favorite blogs. This poem really captures the spirit of the season just now in New England (I live in Massachusetts, too). Wishing you Sabbath blessings.

    ReplyDelete
  7. Karen Del Tatto18 October 2015 at 21:33

    I had never read this Robert Frost poem.

    Interestingly, just today I was at the graveyard where Robert Frost is buried. It was a beautiful, cold fall day, complete with snow!

    Thanks for sharing. :-)

    ReplyDelete
  8. KathyB.20 October 2015 at 04:16

    Sometimes it takes life and experience to understand in my heart what a verse , poem, or song means. The last few lines about "for the grapes sake" rang true to me for the first time. We've been growing grapes for many years here but our weather usually dictates the grapes are too wet, moldy, or simply eaten before ripening by birds because there is almost nothing left fruit-wise growing. This long, hot, dry summer has led to a warm and dry fall and for the first time we have a bumper crop of grapes the likes of which we've never before had. Big, plump, bold, and the best tasting ever. Plus, there are so may ripe grapes even the birds could not eat them all , leaving me with abundant grapes to can.

    Thank-you for posting this poem reminding me of the blessing of autumn, and good writing.

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment

Deep peace of the running wave to you.
Deep peace of the flowing air to you.
Deep peace of the quiet earth to you.
Deep peace of the shining stars to you.
Deep peace of the gentle night to you.
Moon and stars pour their healing light on you

Popular posts from this blog

Abby and Hopie time

Image
  ~ ~ ~ Abby and Hopie go to the beach. On Saturday my granddaughter, Abigail, asked if she could come to her Hopie's house all by herself. Of course, I said I would love that! Her older brother, Verne, wanted to go to a friend's house and her younger sister, Natalie, is too young to be away from mum for an overnighter. So...it was me and Abigail for the weekend. She wanted to stay 2 nights! I think she may have been slightly motivated by the need for some alone time and Natalie's late night crying. ~ We cooked homemade cornmeal waffles together for breakfast. When your grandmother is a Montessori teacher you learn to cut your waffles up by yourself. You can see the concentration on her face.  I didn't help at all! Verne's first day of Kindergarten! I drove up in the morning to watch him get on the bus! He loves it! On Monday morning Abigail and I drove back up to her house. My daughter, Hannah, came over with delicious donuts and Bonnie made a breakfast of bacon, s
Read more

First Snow

Image
  Happy birthday to my beautiful daughter, Bonnie. She brings me so much joy. My first snow day of the year! I work at a Montessori school and we are getting our first big snow storm of the year so.... SNOW DAY!!  I made my own hummus last weekend. It was delicious. I added a little bit of turmeric along with the chickpeas, lemon, tahini, and garlic.  I plan on eating a more plant based diet this year. It's only been a week and I'm already feeling better. I did eat two slices of mushroom pizza last night and ended up having heartburn so it will be a good long time before I eat dairy again.  Each month one of our families brings in a bouquet of flowers.  We cut most of the stems off and place them on a tray which we place on the children's table.  We place another tray with a very small pitcher and a few very small bud vases.  The child fills up the pitcher using water from the bathroom sink, brings it back to the table and pours the water in a bud vase of their choosing. Th
Read more

a basket from the farmer's market

Image
  A basket from the farmer's market. When I was a child my mum always had a fruit basket on the kitchen table.  Fruit was always an option if we were hungry at any time during the day. I had the same when my children were young and I noticed while visiting my daughter last week that she had a basket of apples on her table for her children. The apple doesn't fall far from the tree... I tend to put a basket of vegetables on the table as well.  Root veggies mostly since they don't need to be refrigerated.  I think that they look beautiful and why should fruit have all the fun! My favourite part is that everything (even the basket) came from the local farmer's market. It's so important to support local farmers. Healthy food - healthy planet - healthy us nature notes Image-in-ing
Read more