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My name is Joy, and I love to write.
Why poetry, here? Because poetry uplifts its writer, and if she is lucky enough, her readers, too. Around us, so many objects abound to write about. Once a poet starts with a smallest, most trivial object, he shall discover that his pen will spill out what is most delicate or most majestic hidden inside him. Since the classics sometimes dealt with lofty subjects with a lofty language, a person with poetry in his soul may incline to emulate that. That is understandable. Poetry does that to a person: it enlarges the soul and gives it wings. Yet, to really soar, a poet needs to take off from the ground.
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Daily Cascade
Since my old blog "Everyday Canvas " became overfilled, here's a new one. This new blog item will continue answering prompts, the same as the old one.
Cool water cascading to low ground
To spread good will and hope all around.
January 22, 2025 at 11:15am January 22, 2025 at 11:15am
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Prompt:
"It is night when people place lighted candles in their home. If candles day be fair and bright, winter will have another flight but if it be dark with clouds and rain, winter is gone and will not come again."
Lady Carnarvon, Highclere Castle, Downton Abbey
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Methinks, Lady Carnarvon was divining or trying to forecast the weather or maybe the hearts of humans. I can't recall in what context she uttered these words, so I'll just do my kind of imagining.
As to my imaginings, I wonder if the Lady knew about our Groundhog Day here in North America. Since groundhog can predict the arrival of spring, I wonder if Lady Carnarvon wanted to be a groundhog of sorts.
Both the Lady or the Groundhog reflect humans' reliance on nature and its symbolic rituals to understand and detect seasonal changes. There is some poetic language in the quote, I think, as it points to the contrast between light and dark, symbolizing the tension between the cold of winter and hope for warmth and renewal of spring. She might also be saying with "dark with clouds and rain" that even when things look dull and dreary, the light and happiness will follow.
Then, the act of lighting candles is a human effort to fight the darkness and uncertain forces of nature. Here, I wonder if Candlemas of February 2, was also on this lady's mind.
In any case, I believe this quote has to do with humanity's deep connection to seasonal cycles and its hope for renewal and transformation. If only renewal and transformation would be that easy!
May all our candles glow bright and lovely, all the time, with hope and wishes for goodness.
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