Thursday, January 27, 2022

Poetry Friday: On Beginnings

 This is a Naomi Shihab Nye poem about beginnings:



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13 comments:

author amok said...

I can relate to that baby. It all feels like too much sometimes -- especially when there are new places, people, sights, smells to contend with. I hope you're settling in well, Ruth.

7:49 AM
skanny17 said...

Yes....too much when new, tender. Unaware. But the growing aware and comfortable part is hopefully full of lots of joy, especially for you and Steve.

8:09 AM
skanny17 said...

A 2nd. So I can get follow up comments. The box did not appear for first comment.

8:11 AM
jama said...

Beginnings are the hardest. Nye says so much in so few words. Thanks for sharing this. Hugs across the miles.

1:55 PM
Michelle Kogan said...

Beginnings are hard, but often worth it. Thanks for sharing Nye's poem Ruth! Love seeing your pics and hearing about what's happening, maybe baby steps, and take in as many birds as possible… xox

5:14 PM
Linda Mitchell said...

So much truth in such a little thing...poem and person. Beautiful!

5:40 PM
KatApel - katswhiskers.wordpress.com said...

The title is my favourite line.

9:50 PM
laurasalas said...

Ruth, beginnings are really difficult, and then you look back and it seems like not such a big deal in hindsight. New country, new life, new challenges, new joys...wishing you love, birds, and poetry! xox

4:44 AM
Mary Lee said...

Perfect for your life right now. Perfect for all of life.

6:05 AM
Bridget Magee said...

This poem resonates on many levels, Ruth - from "too much" to "won't even flinch". Sending you hugs to be able to move past the 'beginnings' and on to some comfortable middles. :)

11:54 AM
Carol Varsalona said...

Ruth, I finally made it to another Roundup for commenting. I think of you often. May your beginnings be filled with ease and blessings. I can't imagine picking up and traveling to a new land. A multitude of emotions must be floating in your heart. I look forward to news from a new land. This poem is succinct and full.

5:19 AM
Elisabeth said...

That poem really captures the difficulties of beginnings. Transitions are hard - wishing you the best as you continue to manage the transitions in your life.

7:09 AM
GatheringBooks said...

There is just something about Naomi Shihab Nye that makes me think - long after I read her poem, making me want to revisit her words yet again. This is one of those poems. "How far is it to the land we left?" The dispossession is keenly felt, and the adult's resignation towards the end.

6:17 PM

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