“رصف حجراً فوق حجر تاركاً فراغاً
كي تتنفَّس الأحجار
في الحجر روحٌ، قال
وقد تكون بين حجر وحجر
عشبة تريد أن تنبت.”
― من أخذ النظرة التي تركتها أمام الباب؟
كي تتنفَّس الأحجار
في الحجر روحٌ، قال
وقد تكون بين حجر وحجر
عشبة تريد أن تنبت.”
― من أخذ النظرة التي تركتها أمام الباب؟
“Within minutes my 115-mile walk through the desert hills becomes a thing apart, a disjunct reality on the far side of a bottomless abyss, immediately beyond physical recollection.
But it’s all still there in my heart and soul. The walk, the hills, the sky, the solitary pain and pleasure—they will grow larger, sweeter, lovelier in the days to come, like a treasure found and then, voluntarily, surrendered. Returned to the mountains with my blessing. It leaves a golden glowing on the mind.”
― Beyond the Wall: Essays from the Outside
But it’s all still there in my heart and soul. The walk, the hills, the sky, the solitary pain and pleasure—they will grow larger, sweeter, lovelier in the days to come, like a treasure found and then, voluntarily, surrendered. Returned to the mountains with my blessing. It leaves a golden glowing on the mind.”
― Beyond the Wall: Essays from the Outside
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