Twilight is a reflective time when day is approaching its end with a peaceful and gentle passage. When the sun is below the horizon and the light is gloaming one pauses for regenerative meditation. Here in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina, at sundown, one can hear an improvisation of evensong: the primeval but euphonious serenade of bird species and wildlife. The rib-bets and croaking of frogs in chorus, the courting song of crickets chirping, the mellifluous warbling of songbirds intermittently but rhythmically resonate in symphony while a lone whippoorwill calls faintly in the distance. The whisper of wings as an owl swoops down for its prey, the faraway rat-a-tat of a woodpecker boring into a tree trunk, the glimpse of a chipmunk scurrying into a hollow and the sight of a doe and her fawn foraging… commingle to intimate a lullaby of serenity. Heightening this interlude of equipoise is the far-off hauntingly, soulful cry of a loon… awakening an awareness deep in the psyche of the need to countervail the mental stagnation and wearisome travail one experiences in the prosaic rituals of life. Contemplation, counterbalance and renewal occur effortlessly when one is calmed by the diffused light of dusk and assuaged by the symphonious nocturne: evensong. Communion with the Creator while pondering over the consonant interplay between the primordial, the cerebral and the spiritual…replenishes the soul after a day of frenzy, obligation and duty. Listening to the poignant timbre of evensong helps redefine meaningful purpose and rumination for spiritual repletion. Like the collective harmonies of evensong our aspiration is to synchronize the same sense of community with our clients by melding our counterpoint efforts in creating an overture: a kaleidoscope of artistic design. ©2007 Kerry Feldman |
“Nature is not only all that is visible Edvard Munch |
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“It’s on the strength of observation and reflection that one finds a way.” |
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