Geese crossing Goosetown,I hear your honking at night–My love flies up to meet you.
xoxolily
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Love Haiku for the Geese
Posted in birds, poetry on December 5, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
tao te ching: 29
Posted in poetry on May 21, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
from Gia-Fu Feng and Jane English’s translation:
Do you think you can take over the universe and improve it?I do not believe it can be done.
The universe is sacred.You cannot improve it.If you try to change it, you will ruin it.If you try to hold it, you will lose it.
So sometimes things are ahead and sometimes [...]
Meera Song
Posted in poetry on May 1, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
I sailed in a swinginto sleep
saw Him
–and allunsung,me asleep!
I rushedto appease,to greet
fellinto a deepwaking,
and lost him.
Those otherthan me, [...]
Julian of Norwich–the Via Negativa
Posted in poetry on April 20, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve been reading Edward Peter Nolan’s “Cry Out and Write” off and on for a while now. It covers the writings of 3 female Chrisian visionaries: Vibia Perpetua, Hildegard of Bingen and Julian of Norwich. He is interested in the feminine style of revelation. This is non-conclusive, fluid, and experiential rather than [...]
