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Alegria de Rose's avatar

Beautiful writing Martha. There is a calm in darkness that is quite beautiful. I love rainy days too, as much as I love sunshiny ones. Balance is a generous thing.

Martha Chabinsky's avatar

We must have balance….too much emphasis on light and not enough appreciation of dark! Thank you for reading 🩵🤎

Anne Hebert's avatar

Thank you Martha for your beautiful sharing of the darkness and the mystical opening and Light that is found when we allow it❤️

Martha Chabinsky's avatar

Thank you for reading. 🩵🤎

Tina M Games's avatar

Such a beautiful piece, Martha! ~ Not only am I a moon goddess, I deeply appreciate, even crave, those dusk to dawn hours. I find them deeply spiritual. 🌙✨💫

Martha Chabinsky's avatar

Always good to meet people of like mind!

Peppermint Sunflower's avatar

I love this so much. Darkness is something I've come to appreciate as I get older. I now find a sense of peace in the dark that has replaced the fear I once felt. Thank you for sharing.

Martha Chabinsky's avatar

Thank you! I’m glad it resonated with you.

Josie Rashmi Smith's avatar

I resonate with your words, Martha, and find it fascinating that we have both written about darkness and light this week, different approaches, yet a similar chord.

Martha Chabinsky's avatar

The dark is so essential. It’s been interesting to see so many people feeling similarly.

Birgit Nurmela-Savason's avatar

This reminds me one of my favorite quotes from Aldous Huxley "I'm afraid of losing my obscurity. Genuineness only thrives in the dark. Like celery."

There is beauty, magic and mystery in the dark. 4 am thoughts are golden. Thanks for taking me on a journey :)

Martha Chabinsky's avatar

Great quote, especially the celery 😁

New Harmony Homeopath's avatar

Ah, yes...the darkness below the surface is a quiet place to rest and renew as we wait for the slightest spark of light to ignite the sleeping soil...thank you for posting.

Martha Chabinsky's avatar

Thanks for reading 🩵🤎

Kole Flatau's avatar

how beautifully, dark expressed. I love the dusk to dawn hours, they always feel more ‘mine ‘ than what daylight provides visible for everyone. What a poetic and deadly read, thank you Martha

Martha Chabinsky's avatar

Thank you for commenting.....there are a number of us appreciating this special time of the day....I think of them as I write and read by the light of a candle.

Susan's avatar

To me, the dark has always been a part of me, of life, and sometimes feels like a black velvet cloak under which I find things I forgot I knew.

Martha Chabinsky's avatar

Yes! We’re on the same page my friend 🩵🤎