Extolling, and embodying, the virtues of creativity, and creative writing, to save the world. (Or, at least, myself.)
The rain wells up in my soul; it brings with it periods of peace... Peace, alas. And what joy! It brings memories, friendships forgotten, loves lost, sweet azure skies rekindled... 'Neath the numbing power of the drugs, the medications, which blanket all The PAIN! With rain.
Be at peace, let the rivers of rest and timelessness wash over you... Embrace it, be it, love it... Hold it, tightly, against you, for, in this spirit, you will hold the spirit of truth and life and love Of God, the Universe, and Everything under the Sun... Live your life fully, for in time, … Continue reading A-Cross-Tic
Sunshine, splendor, take a look, find it, feel it, let it... You can find the love within if the day allows it, but clouds, too, will open... With the rays.
Go on a walk today and share a photo of something that catches your eye. The breeze, softly, blows, carrying away our fears… All is hope, there is hope today; you can feel it, bliss flows.
Blue Door What’s a simple pleasure in life that brings you joy? Reading and writing poetry in the sun on a park bench or at a coffee shop. Whispers in the sunshine... the crinkling of the leaves, shadows falling from the trees, flowers blooming with the breeze... I'm sitting, steady... Hopeful, too. Memorial Park
Do you have a quote you live your life by or think of often? Been there, done that.
"And we, who have always thought of happiness as rising, would feel the emotion that almost overwhelms us whenever a happy thing falls." - Rainer Maria Rilke, "Duino Elegies: The Tenth Elegy" When they sit in silence, they sit with you...When they lay in thought, they lay with you…When they breathe in deeply, they breathe … Continue reading “On Rilke, on solitude” (redux…)
Or, in this case, "pear"-fect... Certainly not perfect, but, as they say, don't let the pursuit of perfection get in the way of "good enough" ("gourd" enough?). I particularly like the shadowing here at the base of the pear, both on the base of the pear itself and beneath. This is the product of the … Continue reading Practice makes perfect…
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You're waiting? For what? For who? You're waiting! And, so, am I. So am I. Why? Because. What else is there? There is seeing in the waiting. There needs to be. * From "Institutional Eyes" (unpublished)
