Tag: Nature
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The Nature Psyche, #9. Curious Crows
I can’t share the video here, but a pair of crows landed on this tree and began tearing off big, thick chunks of moss. I’m not sure what they were up to–they didn’t seem to find any food–but they were fun to watch, and reminded of the Robert Frost poem below. Crows are one of…
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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, #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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The Nature Psyche, Post #1
Combining beautiful images (mostly my own) with thoughtful words, including the occasional original haiku.
Haumanu Speaks/PoetiCalli 