“All my life through the new sights of nature made me rejoice like a child.” Marie Curie


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  • The Nature Psyche, #8. Eco-Haiku

    Why is greenery In scenery so conducive To dreamery? The kinship mystery We share in our genes with trees Ferns, flowers, and bees Eco-stalgia Wistful, darkening, evolving Toward what future? Echo-stalgia Haunting reverberations Of extinction Eco-hope Where to find, how to create? Small acts, every day

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  • The Ancient Mariner, part two

    After the uncanny visitation by the water snakes, and his blessing of the snakes, the ancient mariner is himself blessed with sleep and, upon waking, with fresh water in the form of rain. Oh sleep! it is a gentle thing,  Beloved from pole to pole!  To Mary Queen the praise be given!  She sent the

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  • The Ancient Mariner, part one

    I put out these Ancient Mariner blogs right after creating my website 3 years ago, before I knew what I was doing. I thought “Hey, I don’t need to watch the WordPress tutorial video.” I posted these without any tags or categories. They will always be two of my finest and favorite blogs, so they

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  • The Nature Psyche #7. Introverts Unite!

    You may not know, but the “Diagnostic and Statistical Manual” of Psychiatric Disorders (DSM) had been planning to list Introversion as a pathology requiring treatment. It was the vocal protest of the Jungian psychology community that prevented this from occurring. A few uplifting quotes for the introvert:

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  • The Nature Psyche, #6. A Haiku Poem

    Winking,smiling crescent moon No sight more soothing For my psychic wounds The universal Maternal embrace Gift of cosmic grace Wood block art by Kawase Hasui

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