The Bell and the Blackbird: A memory
David Whyte
It’s Sunday, which means it’s time for Memory, the side of Poetry & Process where we come together to memorize poetry. We conduct this practice to engrain words of meaning into our minds, bodies and beings that will serve as a companion during our unique walks through life. While each life is unique, the situations we encounter and the emotions we face have been felt by many who have walked before us. Poems we know deeply can speak what we need to hear at the most opportune times.
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For the next Two weeks, we turn our attention to one of my favorite poems and the first poem I ever memorized. It is a beautiful piece that looks at our current standing in life, the many possibilities that lie ahead and how we walk through this life and the choices that we face.
The Bell and the Blackbird by David Whyte
This is the point in our memorization process where we move the conversation to a Thread in the Chat function in the SubStack app/website. The text of the poem is posted there for paid subscribers to read and come back to. Check in today and throughout the following weeks to hear how others in this community are memorizing the poem, the impact it is having on their life, and to discuss the themes in the poem.
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