Friday, June 18, 2010

Sun Rising

8 comments:

joo said...

I like this one:)
Hugs
Joo

Lorraine said...

I remember reading this statement
: If I can't sweep, with what I've learned, then it wasn't worth learning!...and I love this, lol

Devika Jyothi said...

Hi Gillena,

Not about your work...I love it as always but it reminded me of a Kahlil Gibran quote...and I am sure you and all else will like it,

so taking the liberty to quote it here:

Said a philosopher to a street sweeper, "I pity you. Yours is a hard and dirty task."

And the street sweeper said, "Thank you, sir. But tell me what is your task?"

And the philosopher answered saying, "I study man's mind, his deeds and his desires."

Then the street sweeper went on with his sweeping and said with a smile, "I pity you too."

Its a pity that we throw litter on the roads....But, Thanks to nature, its wastes can be recycled,

But looking at it street sweepers need their job too...

Then there's a real story -- I had an English Professor who would sweep the lane right upto the mainroad, putting it in all in the litter-box saying, she can't afford to have a rebirth as a street sweeper....thats Indian Karmic mindset...we, i mean Indians, have it in us, I guess :)

wishes,
devika

I have not been commenting, because I love your work, and you know that...But this I thought would be interesting,

Frieda said...

I like it, too.
And I liked reading your comment, Devika.

Ralf Bröker said...

Very basic. Good haiga.

Best wishes
Ralf

Bill said...

Elegant: no wasted motion.

John McDonald said...

absolutely love this Gillena
john

Gillena Cox said...

nice Quote Lorraine; i must remember that
Devika Khalil Gibran is one of my favourite poets i first read him in the '70s

Thanks everyone:- joo, Lorraine Devika,Freida, Ralf, Bill, John; happy you visited
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much love
gillena