I dreamt--marvellous error!--
that I had a beehive
here inside my heart.
And the golden bees
were making white combs
and sweet honey
from my old failures.
--Antonio Machado
that I had a beehive
here inside my heart.
And the golden bees
were making white combs
and sweet honey
from my old failures.
--Antonio Machado
Last year, one of my favorite people and bloggers, Molly from Little house in the Clouds wrote such a moving post (I'm not sure I ever told her this but) I printed it out and hung it above my desk, where I could read it all the time when I'm..uh...feeling. Visiting her blog when I can is always such a sigh of relief--I love to see what she's thinking--she has such a beautiful and honest way of expressing herself and her ideas about....human-ness...she always has something so special to share---makes me feel I'm not alone in dealing with my mistakes and foibles and even achievements, the chapters of being alive and and striving to be...decent.. or heard.
I often wish I could sit down with her, or visit her like I used to when she lived in NY and talk even for a few minutes...I think this Antonio Machado poem she added is so perfectly uh..perfect, I wanted to add it here to share it with you. Finally, you can read Molly's post here.
(Our photo-shoot happens this weekend--excerpts next week for sure!
Happy weekend lovelies!)
I often wish I could sit down with her, or visit her like I used to when she lived in NY and talk even for a few minutes...I think this Antonio Machado poem she added is so perfectly uh..perfect, I wanted to add it here to share it with you. Finally, you can read Molly's post here.
(Our photo-shoot happens this weekend--excerpts next week for sure!
Happy weekend lovelies!)
neede to rad that quote today.... thank-you dear bonbon! xoh
ReplyDeletelol.. needed to READ not RAD!
ReplyDeleteThat is scintillatingly beautiful, merci bon bon et Molly!
ReplyDeleteWonderful poem.
ReplyDelete(love the cat photos, too)
I do like it, I do!! Seriously though...it's a pretty profound and wonderful thought. That the bad stuff can be spun into honey. I'm taking that with me:) Hope the shoot goes well, D!
ReplyDeleteyou inspire me, dear! thank you for lovely comment today. yes, we must definitely plan an outing. I'd love that:) when?! lol
ReplyDeleteAnd, thank you for sharing this link...I will head over there straight away. have a wonderful weekend...stay warm!
very inspiring sweet Deb! have a lovely and peaceful weekend!
ReplyDeletelove the kitty photos!
ReplyDeletethat poem is perfectly...perfect.
ReplyDeletehope your weekend is going swimmingly (ha, i just actually used swimmingly in a sentence) and that your photo shoot captures everything you want it to.
I love that poem. How wonderful for a cold, crippling day. Got your message, call me later. Love you mucho.
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you have the most wonderful friends...thank you for sharing them...xo t
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful poem. I the part about bees making honey out of old failures. I checked out the blog...I think it will need to become a regular stop.
ReplyDeleteI hope your photo shoot went well! I went to Little House in the Clouds...a wonderful blog. I loved the poem from the Jan 24th post.
ReplyDeletewell, ain't you just the sweetest miss deb? thanks for that.
ReplyDeletei still debate having this as my next tattoo...i'll let you know!
ps: i added a little "wiki" link about mash-ups for you...and my mom!
Ah, Antonio Machado is such a fabulous poet... I'll try to find this poem in the original Spanish.
ReplyDeleteHow inspiring and thoughtful - I'm sure she feels the same!
ReplyDeletei love Molly and her blog! she is refreshing.
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