Wednesday, January 23, 2008

Taking flight


To live content with small means;
to seek elegance rather than luxury

and refinement rather than fashion;
to be worthy not respectable;

and wealthy not rich;
to study hard, think quietly,

talk gently, act frankly...
to bear all cheerfully...

in a word, to let the spiritual, unbidden and unconscious
grow up through the common.
This is to be my symphony."

William Henry Channing

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

This is a beautiful poem... I'm so very glad you shared it. My spirit echoes with it. Wouldn't that be a lovely way to live?