the presence of hope
one feather catching the light
perching in the soul
hope-
the thing with feathers
that perches in the soul
and sings the tune without the words
and never stops
at all.
emily dickinson
welcome dear lovers of small words,
thank you for singing your song.
your presence is always
a bright and certain comfort.
xo
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So glad to be singing these small words here with you and our circle Rebecca! This feather is exquisite! I love the thought of such hope perching within... it is a lovely light indeed! XO
Posted by: Lea | July 16, 2015 at 09:21 PM
Hope. Such a fragile and delicate thing. Yes, very like a feather.
Posted by: Annie | July 16, 2015 at 11:53 PM
How very lovely! There are so many ways to describe hope!!! But the way you describe it, the heart feels light! Thank you and have a wonderful weekend!
Posted by: Cathy Keller | July 17, 2015 at 04:15 AM
That's beautiful, Rebecca. Did you make that awesome stained glass feather? You have brought pleasure and sparkling color to my grey morning. Be well. Blessings to you. xo
Posted by: judie | July 17, 2015 at 06:07 AM
Emily's poems still sing in my heart, as do your heart-felt haikus.
BTW, is this exquisite feather hanging in your tree? If so, do you bring it in when there are storms? This may be something I'll ask my son who-does-stained-glass for one (only smaller) as my Christmas gift.
Posted by: Nonnie | July 17, 2015 at 06:08 AM
Hope,so fragile yet so powerful and we need it so. Thank you for that beautiful haiku.
Posted by: Reading Pleasure | July 17, 2015 at 06:34 AM
You did well, Rebecca, in transmogrifying Emily's poem into a haiku! Have a great Friday, everyone!
Posted by: Mark M. Redfearn | July 17, 2015 at 06:38 AM
Beautiful photo and lovely and elegant feather ~ wonderful haiku reminding us of how sometimes it just takes a 'bit of light' to shine!
Happy Weekend to you,
artmusedog and carol
Posted by: artmusedog and carol | July 17, 2015 at 07:47 AM
Beautiful thoughts! Lovely feather!!
Posted by: Payal Agarwal | July 17, 2015 at 08:02 AM
Oh..that luminescent feather, I hang my hat of hope here. I have had a month of non stop travel but have pre-posted blog posts to publish and follow me around. A touchstone of home.
x...x
Posted by: Steph | July 20, 2015 at 07:38 AM