Hi Squinty:

 

I haven't heard of this book, but I shall look for it. 

 

By all means, please make the quote!  Just list the source that you got it from...ie: "taken from "Spirit" by William Edelen"  As long as a source is listed, and the entire book isn't copied LOL...there shouldn't be a problem

 

Love and Light,

Louellen

O.K.  here goes...

  "I was alone, sitting on the sand beside the Colorado River. A slight breeze rustled cottonwood leaves, like an aeolian harp. Evening light faded into darkness and was soon replaced by a full moon, hovering, so near and immediate that I put out my hand and touched its face ... the face of God. "

          Taken from ' Spirit'  by William Edelen

 I love this passage, because I have been there (many times) ... only it wasn't the Colorado River and there were no cottonwood trees, if you get my drift. Until I read this I had no way of expressing how I felt on those occasions in words. This captures the feeling for me precisely.

  Squinty

Wow, Squinty!

 

Both you and the piece you quoted were incredibly eloquent and evocotive. Thank you for posting this. Cherylyn