Tuesday, December 4, 2012

Parchment Pages

A L O H A !
“I had always found comfort
 in the leaves,
 in their silence.
 They were like
 a parchment 
that holds words 
of wisdom.
Simply holding them
 in my hand
 gave me 
some of the peace 
a tree possesses.
 To be like that-
to just be-
that's the most noble
 thing of all.”
 
 Silas House, 
A Parchment of Leaves 


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20 comments:

  1. Elephant's ChildDecember 4, 2012 at 6:02 AM

    Lovely thought, lovely image. And of course paper has indeed been made out of leaves since time immemorial.

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  2. Brian MillerDecember 4, 2012 at 8:33 AM

    i have often found peace among the trees as well...none more so than in fall...their crinkle like parchment makes for great chatter....smiles...lovely verse to share...

    aloha from va

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  3. Joop ZandDecember 4, 2012 at 8:52 AM

    Lovely post and a good picture Cloudia..... nice done.

    Greetings, Joop

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  4. AnonymousDecember 4, 2012 at 9:06 AM

    This perspective is a nice change. I like leaves then they provide shade from the tree. A tad annoying when I'm on bag #32 to pick up the pretty little parchments each fall. After a windy day, they made an arrangement on my steps like piles of drifting snow. How many bags would you like? Enough to run and jump into a pile with a wet lollipop? (Respect to Schultz' Peanuts.) DrumMajor

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  5. Green MonkeyDecember 4, 2012 at 9:22 AM

    absolute perfection... the leaf, the words... thank you again Cloudia.

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  6. Pierre BOYERDecember 4, 2012 at 9:23 AM

    Lovely...

    Pierre

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  7. G-ManDecember 4, 2012 at 9:50 AM

    Silas House had wayyyy too much time on his hands.
    Aloha Wahine....:-)

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  8. DarylDecember 4, 2012 at 9:51 AM

    worth the time to re-read ..

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  9. TeresaDecember 4, 2012 at 10:05 AM

    What a wonderful quote!

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  10. foongpcDecember 4, 2012 at 10:20 AM

    Beautiful leaf and lovely quote : )

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  11. Myrna R.December 4, 2012 at 10:45 AM

    What a beautiful post. Thanks for it.

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  12. TexWisGirlDecember 4, 2012 at 11:19 AM

    i love this.

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  13. Armando Manrique CerratoDecember 4, 2012 at 11:41 AM

    A little time to stop and think while leaves fall. Thanks! greetings!

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  14. PerthDailyPhotoDecember 4, 2012 at 11:47 AM

    J'adore le title Cloudia, words and image a perfect pair.

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  15. LONDONLULUDecember 4, 2012 at 12:20 PM

    A beauty of a leaf, perfect words for it too...and for today.

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  16. FredaDecember 4, 2012 at 12:40 PM

    I used to have a study on the second floor in amongst the trees - they gave me hope on many a dark day..... Eery Blessing

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  17. Charles GramlichDecember 4, 2012 at 1:04 PM

    I have seen leaves that are beginning to dry and flakes are falling away, leaving behind a scrawl that looks like elven writing. Sometimes I almost feel I can read it.

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  18. PhilipHDecember 4, 2012 at 2:15 PM

    Next year I'll definitely be turning over a new leaf.

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  19. CloudiaDecember 4, 2012 at 2:36 PM

    New Leaf, ha!

    Elven writing. . . mmmmmm!


    You folks bring TREASURES! Thanks so much

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  20. AdamDecember 4, 2012 at 6:49 PM

    nice quote

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