November 19, 2009

by inches*

lake_anza_gold.jpg
Lake Anza this morning, photo turned upside down, Berkeley, CA Taken with iphone

Another poem by my favorite, Maya Stein

By Inches
You want it here and now, a remedy for everything
gone wrong. A magic wand, perhaps, alighted
on your shoulders. An angel whispering
sweet nothings while you sleep so you wake benighted
with certainty that you are whole once again. You realize
your patience is diminishing, and yet what's required is the reverse.
This will not be some biblical miracle before your eyes,
a transformation of movie star proportions. No, healing is a slow nurse,
pausing bedside with drips of water, a hot cloth, a murmur of a touch.
By inches, a change sneaks into you, even if it doesn’t look like much.

Posted on November 19, 2009 11:32 AM
Comments

Love the photo and the words.

Posted by: rachael at November 23, 2009 06:40 AM

this poem & this photo have my smile small & large. if that makes any sense? thanks for sharing!

Posted by: rachael maddox at November 22, 2009 04:50 PM

I LOVE that photo- it looks like a mixture of a painting and photography. Thanks for sharing it.

Posted by: Braidwood at November 21, 2009 03:37 PM

love this. thank you for sharing it. xo

Posted by: qmama at November 21, 2009 04:40 AM

This is motherhood.

Posted by: heidi at November 20, 2009 08:50 PM

Just realized this image is upside down! I kept thinking how amazing it was that it looked like a painting and now I see that the reflection on the top gives the image such a painterly feel. Very cool! Love the poem too, just what I needed:) Thanks for posting.

Posted by: -L at November 20, 2009 04:35 PM

Thank you! I needed this so badly today! (Link posted to Facebook so others may find you.)

***Hugs!***

Posted by: Jennwynn at November 20, 2009 10:46 AM

oh, wow! this poem spoke to me... I love it, and i am amazed at your photo.

thanks for bringing wonder and gratitude alive in my day!

Posted by: Stacy (Mama-Om) at November 20, 2009 10:21 AM

your photo is stunning!

Posted by: Jennifer at November 20, 2009 06:05 AM

oh my, I really needed to hear this ... thank you

Posted by: eric at November 20, 2009 04:26 AM

what a beautiful poem - and so true we desperatly want change NOW the fix NOW and instead it does gently creep up on us

Posted by: creativevoyage at November 20, 2009 03:58 AM

Simply wonderful.

Posted by: ffocuss at November 19, 2009 11:10 PM

got it, andrea...:) and i love the photo. i think i recall that you paint inverted... just beautiful.

Posted by: michelle andre at November 19, 2009 09:27 PM

Thanks for introducing me to a new favorite poet. I love that the photo is upside down; very clever.

Posted by: barb jensen at November 19, 2009 07:06 PM

beautiful photo
amazing words

Posted by: michelle at November 19, 2009 06:23 PM

Love it!

Posted by: Trish at November 19, 2009 05:45 PM

Lover-lee

Posted by: Shelley Noble at November 19, 2009 04:44 PM

um...I NEEDED that.
thank you

Posted by: Catherine at November 19, 2009 04:37 PM

What a beautiful poem. So true. Gorgeous photo too.

Posted by: Tinniegirl at November 19, 2009 04:05 PM

Beautiful- image and text. The right medicine for my impatience. It was great to read this at the start of the day.

Posted by: Laura at November 19, 2009 03:00 PM

gorgeous photo. those words were just what i needed to read this week. accepting that the miracle isn't going to happen but that change is still taking place is a very good thing. thank you.

Posted by: amy at November 19, 2009 01:36 PM

I [heart] this photo. It's really lovely. I can't believe that you can capture that with an iPhone!

Posted by: Marya at November 19, 2009 12:42 PM