Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Recent days have brought difficult health news for a number of people I know, close friends and family and also others at the edge of my circle. This is the time of year Kerry's cancer suddenly worsened twenty five years ago, leading to his death on July 7. This is the time of year I really got how closely death and life walk side by side. As high summer, summer solstice approaches The energies of the earth gather. Around here all the wild plants are going from flower to seed as Liam and I discovered on our walk yesterday. The days are still getting longer, soon to start getting shorter. All our own days are getting shorter already, though we can't know the number. It is comforting this morning to think about the seeds that all of us have already planted with our lives, consciouswly and unconsciously. Living is legacy and dying can't wipe it out. The new plants are already coming up and will continue long after we are gone. Some of them are weeds, from seeds we wish we'd never sown. I except that for myself. Some seeds I sowed out of ego or just ignorance and I cry over the plants that have grown from those, do what I can to reduce the effects of those plantings. This morning though I'm thinking about the seeds which others have planted, and me too, which produce bright flowers, shade trees, trail markers for those who follow. SOme level of immortality is inevitable, and that comforts me.

5 comments:

Mary said...

Your words are comforting, Victoria. All who live leave seeds, I think. Hopefully good seeds. We exist because of seeds planted before we existed. Others live either because of seeds we planted ourselves or seeds we tended once they were planted. We must be good caretakers of seeds and remember also that all seeds eventually go full circle, die, but legacy lives on.

Judy Roney said...

This is simply lovely, Victoria. I will be thinking of seeds I have planted along the way; the good and bad. I will sew some good ones today. I love the way you put all this in perspective.

Ann said...

Beautifully stated, Victoria.

Peggy said...

This is a very wise-feeling insight, and comforting as we go along sometimes thinking our presence does not matter. And sometimes we need to just rest and veg so we will have seeds to sow! What a lucky little guy your Liam is to have the chance to be with you so often.

Lynne said...

Your words feel me with so many different emotions, Victoria. This is such a meaningful and lovely read, such a keeper. Thank you.