January 01, 2021
Open the Door
“The Door”
Go and open the door.
Maybe outside there’s
a tree, or a wood,
a garden,
or a magic city.
Go and open the door.
Maybe a dog’s rummaging.
Maybe you’ll see a face,
or an eye,
or the picture
of a picture.
Go and open the door.
if there’s a fog
it will clear.
Go and open the door.
Even if there’s only
the darkness ticking,
even if there’s only
the hollow wind,
even if
nothing
is there,
go and open the door.
At least
there will be
a draught.
– Miroslav Holub
I’m sure many of you have heard the poem by Robert Frost “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening." The last stanza encourages us to get up and move on.
...The woods are lovely, dark and deep,
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep.
Blessed 2021!