Freeze Frame
The laughing splashing gurgle of Euni’s fountain is silenced, the cascading cadence frozen mid-chuckle. Yet, sparkling in the sun, the Source, is constant, Joy unceasing. Continue reading Freeze Frame
Tag: Poetry
Yielding To The Perfect Whole – Christmas dissatisfaction
I suppose that everyone has people in their lives who are perpetually down or dissatisfied with “The Holidays.” I think, if we’re not careful, any one of us could be this person. Humans can ritualize anything; and Christmas observations are … Continue reading Yielding To The Perfect Whole – Christmas dissatisfaction
Walking like herons
It is the way my mind seems to skip along these days, one thing reminds me of another, and then another. It could be considered distraction. I prefer to consider it… alertness. While frustrating, in practical “to do” terms; it … Continue reading Walking like herons
Sun-cast symmetry
At a lunar eclipse thy shadow, Earth, from Pole to Central Sea, Now steals along upon the Moon’s meek shine In even monochrome and curving line Of imperturbable serenity… Thomas Hardy (1840-1928) We were determined to catch the October early … Continue reading Sun-cast symmetry
And Yet They Choose to Fight
Welcome to my third post sharing thoughts about G.K. Cheston’s epic poem Ballad of the White Horse. “The King went gathering Wessex men, As wheat out of the husk; Eldred, the Franklin by the sea, And Mark, the man from … Continue reading And Yet They Choose to Fight
A Horse, a War and a Vision
This is my second post about G.K. Cheston’s epic poem Ballad of the White Horse. G.K. Chesterton organized his epic by chapters, or books as they are called. After the lovely Dedication to his wife Frances, he plunges us into … Continue reading A Horse, a War and a Vision
Rabbit Trails 