Blessings
This moving film features the poem, "Blessing for Sound" by David Whyte, one of my favorite poets. His narration, the essence of the poem, and the background of the sea create a soul-stirring experience. You don't want to miss this!
Blessing for Sound
from The Bell and the Blackbird by David Whyte
I thank you,
for the smallest sound,
for the way my ears open
even before my eyes,
as if to remember
the way everything began
with an original, vibrant, note,
and I thank you for this
everyday original music,
always being rehearsed,
always being played,
always being remembered
as something new
and arriving, a tram line
below in the city street,
gull cries, or a ship’s horn
in the distant harbour,
so that in waking I hear voices
even where there is no voice
and invitations where
there is no invitation
so that I can wake with you
by the ocean, in summer
or in the deepest seemingly
quietest winter,
and be with you
so that I can hear you
even with my eyes closed,
even with my heart closed,
even before I fully wake.
- Poet David Whyte in collaboration with filmmaker Andrew Hinton and composer Owen Ó Súilleabháin.
- Poem text and context: themarginalian.org/2021/10/26/david-whyte-blessings/
Film commission by Emergence Magazine and produced by Pilgrim Films: vimeo.com/pilgrimfilms