for 48 years i had a love affair with the moon. but now i like starshine best. it's hard to choose. i certainly don't have to. not really. but when i was in chiapas this past winter, i saw such brilliant stars in that inky black sky and looked at them for so long with such deep wonder and love... that i knew after that i'd have to break up with the moon. and marry the stars.
this video has nothing to do with stars but i thought it was exquisite with a capital E.
you will too. i just KNOW it.
and this poem has everything to do with stars. ~
Looking at the Sky
by Anne Porter
I never will have time
I never will have time enough
To say
How beautiful it is
The way the moon
Floats in the air
As easily
And lightly as a bird
Although she is a world
Made all of stone.
I never will have time enough
To praise
The way the stars
Hang glittering in the dark
Of steepest heaven
Their dewy sparks
Their brimming drops of light
So fresh so clear
That when you look at them
It quenches thirst.
Oh, my...I want to be her when I grow up!
Posted by: Janet | Monday, April 23, 2012 at 05:35 PM
Thanks so much for sharing! I just got home after a stressful day & checked your blog (as I do everyday
:-) ). That video was calming and wonderful and warmed my heart down deep. I want to be like her when I "grow up"!!
Posted by: Lynn | Monday, April 23, 2012 at 05:39 PM
I am so impressed-=-she's 95!! I bet she has been doing yoga and eating right her entire life!!
Posted by: Janet Ghio | Monday, April 23, 2012 at 07:35 PM
Wow! Very sweet video! Thank you for sharing with us!
Posted by: Rhonda | Monday, April 23, 2012 at 07:57 PM
Amazing!! I love her! Thanks so much for sharing. Your blog is always a wealth of creativity, happiness, and joy of life!
Posted by: Angie Sutton | Monday, April 23, 2012 at 07:58 PM
Beautiful!
Posted by: Carol Gossett | Monday, April 23, 2012 at 08:32 PM
Oh yes! I feel cozy inside. thanks for sharing the video with us.
Posted by: Jo Reimer | Monday, April 23, 2012 at 08:33 PM
That was a beautiful way to end the day. Thank you!
Posted by: Robin | Monday, April 23, 2012 at 08:54 PM
LOVED your post - the moon and the stars and a magic movie ... fabulous <3
Posted by: Philippa, New Zealand | Tuesday, April 24, 2012 at 12:36 AM
Love to gaze at the moon and stars when I take my dog Bella out before bedtime. Puts things and life into perspective with the journey of life. peace xo
Posted by: Denita Purser | Tuesday, April 24, 2012 at 03:12 AM
I want to be Maia when I grow up. Heck, I want to be her NOW! And I definitely want a sweet little cottage like that so I could sit on that deck and look up at the moon and the stars. Enjoying this post over breakfast, a great way to start the day!
Posted by: Cynthia | Tuesday, April 24, 2012 at 04:21 AM
WOW.....just WOW!
Posted by: jojo | Tuesday, April 24, 2012 at 06:08 AM
Oh that poem is amazing! Thanks for sharing it.
Posted by: Linda | Tuesday, April 24, 2012 at 06:12 AM
Wow. Thank you for sharing that video. It was exquisite.
Posted by: Jan | Tuesday, April 24, 2012 at 07:12 AM
The quesion of the morning is who out sparkles whom?
The dewy stars or Maia? Exquisite indeed!
Posted by: Sharron | Tuesday, April 24, 2012 at 08:00 AM
thanks for making me cry like a baby at work. it made my day.
love you,
Dawn
Posted by: Dawn E. Nguyen | Tuesday, April 24, 2012 at 08:29 AM
Nothing to add.... Just perfect.
Posted by: catherine lucas | Tuesday, April 24, 2012 at 08:35 AM
OH!! My new role model. Thanks so much, Mary Ann.
I want to be just like Maia, so beautiful, so serene. Look at her! And look at her go with that hose! What an example.
Posted by: Chrissy | Tuesday, April 24, 2012 at 08:37 AM
Happy that as the Boomers age, we yank the beauty and power of the process out of the closet. Congrats for shining the light.
Posted by: Lisa Hoffman | Tuesday, April 24, 2012 at 08:58 AM
Beautiful Mary Ann. Just beautiful.
Posted by: Susie LaFond | Tuesday, April 24, 2012 at 09:38 AM
You bring us the best things in the world my precious, precious, beloved.
Posted by: Judy Wise | Tuesday, April 24, 2012 at 09:48 AM
That was fabulous. Thank you!
Posted by: Kelley | Tuesday, April 24, 2012 at 10:14 AM
Beautiful video. Love Maia's way of life.
Posted by: Linda | Tuesday, April 24, 2012 at 12:12 PM
Wow. The beauty.
Posted by: Chelsy | Tuesday, April 24, 2012 at 12:33 PM
Maia is a very smart lady. What a wonderful video.
Posted by: Sharon | Tuesday, April 24, 2012 at 01:13 PM
what a remarkable human being - it is always a treat to be reminded of simplicity in our lives.
Posted by: Robin | Tuesday, April 24, 2012 at 01:22 PM
I found your blog a couple weeks ago, and I am LOVING it! your voice, your art, and now, this poem you've shared. WOW! thank you so much.
Posted by: Carole K | Tuesday, April 24, 2012 at 02:03 PM
That was just lovely and so beautiful!! Should we all be so lucky to live 95 with such grace!
Posted by: margarita w | Tuesday, April 24, 2012 at 02:06 PM
You are right! I DO love this poem! And it makes me wonder why I don't make time to read poetry...
Posted by: jeanette, mistress of longears | Tuesday, April 24, 2012 at 02:59 PM
That video was perfection. Such a lovely human being, I just know it! Thanks for sharing.
Posted by: cynthia mooney | Tuesday, April 24, 2012 at 03:07 PM
Lovely, lovely video; lovely poem. Thanks for sharing. :)
Posted by: Judy H. | Tuesday, April 24, 2012 at 05:38 PM
I would love to spend a day with this woman. The yoga would wear me out!
Enjoyed this very much
Posted by: Diane | Thursday, April 26, 2012 at 07:53 AM
I saw this on "A well traveled woman" on Tumblr. I have been meaning to share her with you. Her name is Bekah and she is lovely, not crafty, but lovely. I think you will like her world.
Posted by: Domenico | Thursday, April 26, 2012 at 07:48 PM
i LOVE the video, thank you so much for sharing. SO inspiring!!
Posted by: Leah | Sunday, April 29, 2012 at 12:40 AM