If I keep a green bough in my heart, the singing bird will come.
And Joy is Everywhere;
It is in the Earth's green covering of grass;
In the blue serenity of the Sky;
In the reckless exuberance of Spring;
In the severe abstinence of gray Winter;
In the Living flesh that animates our bodily frame;
In the perfect poise of the Human figure, noble and upright;
In Living;
In the exercise of all our powers;
In the acquisition of Knowledge;
in fighting evils...
Joy is there Everywhere.
Chinese Proverb
And Joy is Everywhere;
It is in the Earth's green covering of grass;
In the blue serenity of the Sky;
In the reckless exuberance of Spring;
In the severe abstinence of gray Winter;
In the Living flesh that animates our bodily frame;
In the perfect poise of the Human figure, noble and upright;
In Living;
In the exercise of all our powers;
In the acquisition of Knowledge;
in fighting evils...
Joy is there Everywhere.
- Rabindranath Tagore
I really like the Chinese quote and Tagore's poem.
ReplyDeleteI absolutely love the proverb! Thanks. I shall copy that one.
ReplyDeleteIt is good to be reminded, too, that joy is everywhere and that we should allow ourselves to find it.
Gotta love those simple phrases that really make you step back and ponder.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for this Tagore post! Ever since I read his poem in my school text, his works have always inspired me a lot. "Joy" is powerful and at the same time full of delight!
ReplyDeleteA lovely sketch to match a fine poem.
ReplyDeletebeautiful!! love it, your drawing and the poem and the proverb, love it all, thank you for sharing Ruby :-)
ReplyDeleteCiao Ruby, complimenti, a presto Angelo.
ReplyDeleteIn the severe abstinence of gray Winter, I have some doubts... ;)
ReplyDeleteA nice poem Ruby. I liked your picture too. - Dave
ReplyDeleteThe reckless exuberance of Spring...
ReplyDeleteGREAT way to put it. Love the Chinese proverb, as well. Nice post.
Love the Chinese quote and the Tagore verse and your beautiful artwork. Happy Valentine's Day!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful post!
ReplyDeletedesperatly seeking joy...
ReplyDeleteHello my dear friend Ruby. It is a pleasure to have her back on the blog. May God give you luck in your new path. Affectionate kisses from Brazil.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing this lovely proverb & poem !
ReplyDeleteRuby Can you disable word verification for ease of commenting. Google has made word verification more complicated than before. Some times verification happens after 2 or 3 attempts.Warm Regards
Thanks Red, robin, Suldog, Dave, Birdie, Hilary, Angelo, Mike,Sapphire.
ReplyDeleteGB - That is so true.
Thanks for your warm wishes, Marcos.
Ash - Happy Valentine's day to you too.
Ramakrishnan, Disabled. Thanks for reminding. I've been meaning to tweak the settings :)
Trotter - LOL! Some winter days are miserable.
O desenho realçou os versos de Tagore e o provérbio... post lindo.
ReplyDeleteBom fim de semana de Carnaval!
Beijinhos.
Brasil
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I love the Chinese Proverb Ruby and your drawing is a nice interpretation of it too.
ReplyDeleteThe drawing is done with love and tenderness and, the poem is beautiful.
ReplyDeleteDas sind Raphael und Yvonne18 February 2012 at 05:39
You are really talented Ruby!
ReplyDeleteMany greetings and have a nice weekend!
Yvonne & Raphael
Wonderful words Ruby and a beautiful drawing..
ReplyDeleteMany thanks for sharing.
I like this very much. It is beautiful. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteHello Ruby,
ReplyDeletewhat i nice picture you made, en what a nice and splendid words you say.
lovely post
ReplyDeletejoy is indeed infectious:)
ReplyDeleteHello Rubi!
ReplyDeleteChinese Proverb! wonderful!
You have a beautiful blog, photos and pictures
excelents! congratulations, very inspired!!
good weekend!
from Brazil.........................a friend???:-)
Adriano.