Thursday, January 5, 2012

Passage ~

footfalls
echo
in the memory
down the passage
which we
did not take
towards the door
we never
opened
into 
the rose-garden
||X||

30 comments:

Maureen said...

All those steps never walked, missed opportunities, what others experienced leaving us behind. And what glory that door opened into.

Ruth Hiebert said...

Due to circumstances in my family right now,this picture is very symbolic. Thanks.

Nancy said...

All the blessings we miss for lack of courage.....

cristie said...

this fits my mood perfectly...unexpectedly. xox

Anonymous said...

There's always an open door if we look for it.
xo Catherine

Patricia said...

Very thought provoking. We always like to know what's on the other side of the door first, don't we?

Reena said...

I so lose that quote!

Louise Gallagher said...

the infinity of that doorway is provocative.

Anonymous said...

oh...all those doors we never opened...don't they all lead to the same rose garden?

Mommy Emily said...

this one leaves me breathless and longing....

Unknown said...

So perfect!!!

Laura~Pretty Pix said...

So beautiful, so true, so thought provoking.

Beth said...

Wow! Really makes me think and reevaluate my present and future steps.

Beth said...

I just read a verse from Esther and a devotional passage on her. She had the confidence in God to walk those steps UNIVITED into King Xerxes inner court. In doing so, she saved her people. A few steps made a lifetime difference!

Tracy said...

So much food for thought this one, Susan... the bittersweet and hope all in one. Opening one door can make all the difference. :o) Happy Weekend, Susan ((HUGS))

Claudia said...

wow, so many times we don't trust God to lead our steps. thanks for this visual today :)

Valerie said...

Thank you so much for sharing this. The timing is interesting and I am encouraged. I'm working on a painting with the very same theme with the addition of the present choice of walking through the door.

MadSnapper n Beau said...

makes me think of all the stories i have heard about people who die or nearly die and come back and the white light they see. this looks very much like what i would picture as The Door.

Kim@stuffcould.... said...

Where do our footfalls go? like the thought of a rose garden

Nezzy (Cow Patty Surprise) said...

Just like Alice through the lookin' glass we'll never know what we've missed 'till we step through the passageway.

Beautiful!

God bless ya sweetie and have a fantastic weekend!!! :o)

Dawning Inspiration said...

ooooh- cool pic - lovely words

Steve Gravano said...

Great photo for this quote. It stirs intrigue, yet it's not dark. I love it!

Sandy K. said...

You have a way of finding a quote and photo which echo our lives. This is a fabulous one, particularly for those of us who each year think we should try something new and live a little more "dangerously" than we have before. Thank you for our reminder:).

Anonymous said...

i love the light in the photo... and the quote is bittersweet.

Vicky said...

Ohh, very deep quote loaded with all kinds of meaning. I have to ponder it a bit myself. I love saying this one and hearing it as much as I enjoy reading it here. Thank you for the reflection!

Ms. Becky said...

oh my, what a bittersweet quote, I love it. thanks for sharing. and the photo is wonderfully appropriate - suggestive, provocative, enlightening. happy weekend to you Susan.

Jennifer Richardson said...

haunting.
so many what-ifs.
i believe it must be true
that we regret what we didn't do
more than what we did
when we finally look back on it all.
I wish us all
more doing:)
-Jennifer

Christine said...

I can think about regret, even write about it poetically, but in my home I can't stand to hear the words, we should have....too late to make that observation, just live and do and move ahead...and find a new door to open...

caryjo said...

Makes me feel "at home". Like the glowing light.

Sandra Heska King said...

Beautiful light at the end of the passage.