Even in this paradise there are things that sting.
Words to walk with:
Words to walk with:
The Stinging Nettle by A.E. Housman
"The stinging nettle only
Will still be found to stand:
The numberless, the lonely,
The thronger of the land,
The leaf that hurts the hand.
That thrives, come sun, come showers;
Blow east, blow west, it springs;
It peoples towns, and towers
Above the courts of Kings,
And touch it and it stings."
"The stinging nettle only
Will still be found to stand:
The numberless, the lonely,
The thronger of the land,
The leaf that hurts the hand.
That thrives, come sun, come showers;
Blow east, blow west, it springs;
It peoples towns, and towers
Above the courts of Kings,
And touch it and it stings."
What beautiful images you have here !! It is certainly a lovely spot in the world.
ReplyDeleteNice to make contact with another ex PNG resident. I have a large number of visitors who used to live in PNG so welcome to the club!!!
If I recall Genesis correctly, there was at least one other thing that stung in Paradise!
ReplyDeleteI respond intensely to the ordinary and to the mundane - things that beautiful people would disdain. This post is way up there for mine!