Monthly Invitation to Rest Ep 9: Silence

In the garden, there's a new arrival I’ve never seen before: a yellow tulip. There are actually two of them, and each morning I wonder how long the bulbs have been hiding there, and what silent work they’ve been doing underground to finally surface now, just when our rain-weary eyes are most in need of something bright.Something else has been silently working behind the scenes: a new project, which is coming soon, and which we let poet Wendell Berry usher us into in this month’s episode and practice for rest. For today: perhaps find a place to sit down for this episode, and enjoy the sounds around the Old Oak Tree.To our little band of faithful listeners and 'rest friends,' thank you for being here. (And new subscribers, thank you for joining us!)To bright surprises,~ DianaP.S. If there is a book in you that has been asking you to write it, I have a seat still open at my upcoming writing and rest retreat, Write in the Countryside, later this month. Perhaps it’s yours? Learn more here, or simply tap reply to this post.. . . . .How to be a Poet by Wendell Berry, from New Collected Poems (Counterpoint, 2013).Music and editing by Corrective Lens. Get full access to Unclouded Hours at dianamsmith.substack.com/subscribe