The moment I heard my first love storyI started looking for you, not knowinghow blind that was.Lovers don’t finally meet somewhereThey’re in each other all along.-Rumi
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Ancient word of the day: Dægeseage
The ancient word of the day is Dægeseage. This is an old English word for daisy. The origin of Dægeseage is literally daisy or day’s eye. Which makes sense when you think about the quaint little flower and its tendency to follow the arc of the sun through the sky from dawn to dusk, soaking in as much light and goodness as possible.
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#InterestingThings: This week, #Baldzam: Ancient #Mayan jesters, beautiful #poetry about suffering and joy, 90s #trance, mystical #Japanese caves, unusual #toys of Japan, a #vegan teriyaki fried rice #recipe, Tutankhamun’s boats and more.
Your soul appears familiar to me
Like a temple bell 🔔 ringing inside my soul. A cat’s warm paw as it stretches in the sun. 🐈 A shiver of cool breeze after a long hot day 😎 The cadence of your voice a long ago song The wideness of the world no longer a threat When you came closer I feltContinue reading “Your soul appears familiar to me”
The excluded, the ignored, the silenced and the invisible ones
Hey you, I know you. The girl or boy who tried to speak, but whom nobody heard. From age zero to age 18 and beyond. Yeah you! I can see you and I know you. Although there’s nobody oppressing you now Or denying your right to exist The importance of your voice Or the sacrednessContinue reading “The excluded, the ignored, the silenced and the invisible ones”
Beautiful maps & beautiful Welsh tales: The Mabinogion
The Mabinogion is a magical and mythical Celtic classic from the thirteenth century or earlier. It’s thoroughly Welsh and is considered a masterpiece of medieval literature. The Mabinogion has given rise to all of the stories by Tolkien, Le Guin, Martin and countless more. The stories are the very genesis of the Arthurian tales ofContinue reading “Beautiful maps & beautiful Welsh tales: The Mabinogion”
Everyone comes into the world with a job to do
Everyone comes into the world with a job to do— I don’t mean working for a company, a corporation— we were all given gifts to share, even the animals, even the plants, minerals, clouds . . . all beings. From ‘Conflict Resolution for Holy Beings’ by Native American Poet Laureate Joy Harjo
The bones of native peoples
Imagine if we natives went to the cemeteries in your cities and dug up your beloved relatives, pulled off rings, watches, and clothes and called them “artefacts,” then carried the bones over to the university for study so we could understand you. Consider that there are more bones of native people in universities and museumsContinue reading “The bones of native peoples”
Poetry and music from the film ‘Wings of Desire’ (Der Himmel uber Berlin)
One of my favourite films of all time is the Wim Wenders film The Wings of Desire known in German as Der Himmel uber Berlin. It won the Best Film at Cannes in 1987. Some of the magic of this film comes from the music (Nick Cave, U2), the acting (Bruno Ganz, Solveig Dommartin) andContinue reading “Poetry and music from the film ‘Wings of Desire’ (Der Himmel uber Berlin)”
We all have our helpers in seen and unseen realms
We all have helpers in seen and unseen realms.Give them something to do.Otherwise, they will grow inattentive with boredom.They can clean junk from your mind,Find the opening note for the chorus of a song,Or give a grandchild a safe path through the dark.They will not give you winning numbers at the casino,Wash your dishes, orContinue reading “We all have our helpers in seen and unseen realms”
