Only when you drink from the river of silence
shall you indeed sing.
And when you have reached the mountain top,
then you shall begin to climb.
And when the earth shall claim your limbs,
then you shall truly dance….
For what is it to die,
but to stand naked in the wind
and to melt into the sun….
And what is it to cease breathing,
but to free the breath
from its restless tides,
that it may rise,
and expand,
and seek God
unencumbered.
~~ Kahlil Gibran ~~
shall you indeed sing.
And when you have reached the mountain top,
then you shall begin to climb.
And when the earth shall claim your limbs,
then you shall truly dance….
For what is it to die,
but to stand naked in the wind
and to melt into the sun….
And what is it to cease breathing,
but to free the breath
from its restless tides,
that it may rise,
and expand,
and seek God
unencumbered.
~~ Kahlil Gibran ~~
Renee of Circling My Head
Renee has died after a long, painful and courageous fight with Inflammatory Breast Cancer.
She was a beloved friend to many, and will be sorely missed.
Welcome home, dear friend.
**Top image courtesy of Alice Popkorn. Visit her website here.**
