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Tuesday, February 8, 2011

under the sky

black construction paper, crescent cut out.

On Friday night, I was captivated by the sliver of a crescent moon in the early evening sky. My thoughts wandered to all the people in Egypt, yearning for better lives, under that same crescent moon. 

And I thought of the Chinese New Year, the Year of the Rabbit, characterized by tranquility.

From the beginning of time we have planned our festivals, celebrations, plantings and lives around the phases of the moon and the cycles of the sun. We may be divided by our many differences, but we all live under that very same sun and moon. The sky is a neighborhood we all share. And that, somehow, is a comfort to me.
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10 comments:

  1. AnonymousFebruary 8, 2011 at 1:05 PM

    tranquility...comfort...yearning for better lives...let's celebrate our common desires and let our differences assume the lesser status they deserve
    tqoe

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  2. debbi d-wFebruary 8, 2011 at 3:54 PM

    Lovely images Karen

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  3. dlsFebruary 8, 2011 at 6:16 PM

    I like your comment, Karen, about sharing the sky..... very poignant.

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  4. UnknownFebruary 8, 2011 at 6:56 PM

    Beautiful thoughts:) I couldn't agree more.

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  5. Vivien ZepfFebruary 8, 2011 at 8:20 PM

    Echo, echo, echo.... I love the sentiment that the sky is a neighborhood we all share.

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  6. quiltcatFebruary 9, 2011 at 12:11 AM

    Trust you to find a comforting thought in this difficult time...lovely image of us all as neighbors under the same sky!

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  7. Paul CFebruary 11, 2011 at 5:32 PM

    'we all live under that very same sun and moon. The sky is a neighborhood we all share. And that, somehow, is a comfort to me...' I appreciate these thoughts very much.

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  8. Kristen HaskellFebruary 11, 2011 at 6:14 PM

    Very beautiful thoughts indeed! I think I would like to read more from you.

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  9. Everyday GoddessFebruary 11, 2011 at 10:36 PM

    So inspiring, I gave you one of my weekly awards which you can collect anytime.

    Happy blogging!

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  10. steveroniFebruary 11, 2011 at 11:42 PM

    The "goddess" sent me! Love your take on the heavenly bodies!

    I even carry it further in my mind, that there is no difference in time (time zones, etc.) because it is NOW! everywhere...at the same moment. So, darkness and light, so what?

    (Sort of tongue-in-cheek!)
    PEACE!

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