Illumination – To Hold Stillness
Poetry for the Last Sunday of September
I have come to a still, but not a deep center, A point outside the glittering current; My eyes stare at the bottom of a river, At the irregular stones, iridescent sandgrains, My mind moves in more than one place, In a country half-land, half-water. I am renewed by death, thought of my death, The … Read more
Wordless Wednesday – Our New Family
(Phoebe) (Calypso)
Poetry for the Weekend
I will be offline this weekend as I immerse myself in the Elemental magic of the Crossroads with RJ Stewart and Anastacia Nutt. So I leave you with this. Remember: Poetry is the oldest form of human magic and is best appreciated when spoken (and heard) aloud. DREAMS WITHIN DREAMS by Fiona MacLeod (William Sharp) … Read more
Wordless Wednesday: The Leap of Faith
Hint: You really should go to full screen for this! © Tara Tanaka June, 2014
In August’s Zenith, Let the Unknowable Touch Us
I love this poem for the days of Lughnasadh, and so even though the actual holiday has passed, I am encoring it again. Especially appropriate for these days of upheaval, uncertainty, and foreboding, I send you blessings of faith, and wish you abundant, miraculous harvests. Little Summer Poem Touching the Subject of Faith by Mary … Read more
Wordless Wednesday: Peaking Perseids
(Ontario, Canada © 2013 NASA Astronomy Photo of the Day)