dragon fly and lilly pads

she steadies herself
against the hot summer gusts
then lifts and is gone

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"The atmosphere of the neighborhood should never cripple the longing of the soul to wander.

"The wanderer is one who gives priority to the duties of longing. No abode is fixed. No one place is allowed finally to corner or claim the wanderer. A new horizon always calls. The wanderer is committed to the adventure of seeing new places and discovering new things. New possibilities are more attractive and intoxicating than the given situation. Freedom is prized highly. The wanderer experiences time and space in a different way than the native or the neighbor who remain faithful to place. Time is short and there is so much yet to be experienced."

John O'Donohue

and a blessing...

May you have the courage to befriend your eternal longing.
May the sense of something absent enlarge your life.
May you succumb to the danger of growth.
May you belong to love in the wildness of Dance.