Sunday, August 25, 2013

souls of those we have lost



I find the Celtic belief very reasonable, that the souls of those we have lost are held captive in some inferior creature, in an animal, in a plant, in some inanimate thing, effectively lost to us until the day, which for many never comes, when we happen to pass close to the tree, come into possession of the object that is their prison. Then they quiver, they call out to us, and as soon as we have recognized them, the spell is broken. Delivered by us, they have overcome death and they return to live with us.

— Marcel Proust

[This grasshopper visited our porch yesterday. My deceased brother Bennett's photography icon was a grasshopper. I think maybe he stopped by to wish me a happy birthday (two days ago).]




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2 comments:

  1. Ginnie HartAugust 26, 2013 at 2:36 AM

    I LOVE that Bennett visited you, dear Ruth! And now I wonder what you and I will embody once we are gone. Do you know?

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  2. MargaretAugust 27, 2013 at 12:59 PM

    Fascinating and lovely, both image and poem!

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