<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15137338</id><updated>2011-04-21T14:49:30.893-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Shin ing Pass</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://talasa.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15137338/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://talasa.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Talasa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16799005243757627589</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='29' src='http://www.ldsces.org/inst_manuals/pres-sm/images/01-05-2.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>88</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15137338.post-3490695364419592019</id><published>2007-09-03T17:24:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-09-03T17:28:54.808-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5W-TIXpS0jY/Rtymtd-mzNI/AAAAAAAAAAM/85qGs3ahlys/s1600-h/bcaf.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5106139377602841810" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5W-TIXpS0jY/Rtymtd-mzNI/AAAAAAAAAAM/85qGs3ahlys/s320/bcaf.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;There are these moments&lt;br /&gt;On the edge or verge of no thing that&lt;br /&gt;The strivings of some tentacle of vast beginnings&lt;br /&gt;Reaches through&lt;br /&gt;Something of the senses&lt;br /&gt;Like an eye or ear&lt;br /&gt;Emerges from the surface tension&lt;br /&gt;Touched by gestures of this&lt;br /&gt;Line of all beginnings&lt;br /&gt;Thinned and stretched or timed&lt;br /&gt;In rhyme&lt;br /&gt;One might hear faint fierce whispers&lt;br /&gt;Of the sighs sent to the moon&lt;br /&gt;A lover’s swoon&lt;br /&gt;In chorus here beneath the sigh of waves&lt;br /&gt;Mere mortals make this sacred sound&lt;br /&gt;The sound that like the bard&lt;br /&gt;Tells all&lt;br /&gt;And hopes there is the ear&lt;br /&gt;Of our reflection&lt;br /&gt;One Beloved&lt;br /&gt;Close to earth&lt;br /&gt;With ear to ground&lt;br /&gt;Listening for tremors of the heart&lt;br /&gt;Someone who just might&lt;br /&gt;Gno&lt;br /&gt;The secret name of God&lt;br /&gt;We’ve whispered it with lips to ocean’s edge&lt;br /&gt;All foam and froth&lt;br /&gt;And clever smiles&lt;br /&gt;We’ve whispered it against the shores&lt;br /&gt;While grains of sand clung to our face and hair&lt;br /&gt;In sweet abandon&lt;br /&gt;Oh yes…and softer whispers as the flame rose&lt;br /&gt;Bleaching burning derma up the spine&lt;br /&gt;Soft grace&lt;br /&gt;The spiral place&lt;br /&gt;And now returning to the forest of the mind&lt;br /&gt;My lips&lt;br /&gt;Parched dry&lt;br /&gt;The blessed thirst remains&lt;br /&gt;And with these lips&lt;br /&gt;……a kiss&lt;br /&gt;Upon the bark and brine of sea air&lt;br /&gt;Cloaked in fog&lt;br /&gt;And worship as we may&lt;br /&gt;So as to&lt;br /&gt;Merge with matter&lt;br /&gt;At the alter of a single oak&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/15137338-3490695364419592019?l=talasa.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://talasa.blogspot.com/feeds/3490695364419592019/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15137338&amp;postID=3490695364419592019' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15137338/posts/default/3490695364419592019'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15137338/posts/default/3490695364419592019'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://talasa.blogspot.com/2007/09/there-are-these-moments-on-edge-or.html' title=''/><author><name>Talasa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16799005243757627589</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='29' src='http://www.ldsces.org/inst_manuals/pres-sm/images/01-05-2.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5W-TIXpS0jY/Rtymtd-mzNI/AAAAAAAAAAM/85qGs3ahlys/s72-c/bcaf.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15137338.post-116161359977346156</id><published>2006-10-23T07:25:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-10-23T07:26:39.790-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://www.frontiernet.net/~ingallsw/pix/luna_sea_mother.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://www.frontiernet.net/~ingallsw/pix/luna_sea_mother.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;the Sea&lt;br /&gt;She&lt;br /&gt;rise She up the haunches to the shore&lt;br /&gt;and shamelessly display&lt;br /&gt;the barnacles and wounds&lt;br /&gt;from storms of misdirections&lt;br /&gt;compassed by confusion&lt;br /&gt;fused and  sent to silent solace by the Muse&lt;br /&gt;massive starbird best&lt;br /&gt;to clumsy verge of rest&lt;br /&gt;the Vessel sleeps&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;i've seen the Hammer of the Gods&lt;br /&gt;a blatant bully of the Light&lt;br /&gt;and watched the children scatter to the winds&lt;br /&gt;seeding vast expanse at any cost&lt;br /&gt;fair gold exchanged&lt;br /&gt;the lining all across the&lt;br /&gt;seam of ridges&lt;br /&gt;in the deep&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Branden gnos&lt;br /&gt;the vision&lt;br /&gt;on other sides and from above&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;its talons reach into her waves&lt;br /&gt;and form a bedding&lt;br /&gt;for the wounded whales or dolphins&lt;br /&gt;all across the sand&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;such talons of the sandy shore&lt;br /&gt;once more carress its fortunate captive&lt;br /&gt;staring at Her eyes in sleep&lt;br /&gt;knowing that&lt;br /&gt;the vessel's dreams are but&lt;br /&gt;the visions of labyrinths&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;and there&lt;br /&gt;aside this massive form&lt;br /&gt;beside the dream&lt;br /&gt;... a child &lt;br /&gt;with a paper cup&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;building yet another castle for the&lt;br /&gt;coming dream of Unicorns&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/15137338-116161359977346156?l=talasa.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://talasa.blogspot.com/feeds/116161359977346156/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15137338&amp;postID=116161359977346156' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15137338/posts/default/116161359977346156'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15137338/posts/default/116161359977346156'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://talasa.blogspot.com/2006/10/sea-she-rise-she-up-haunches-to-shore.html' title=''/><author><name>Talasa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16799005243757627589</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='29' src='http://www.ldsces.org/inst_manuals/pres-sm/images/01-05-2.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15137338.post-116161311601468220</id><published>2006-10-23T07:01:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-10-23T07:18:36.090-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/763/1392/1600/transformation.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/763/1392/320/transformation.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;from Thomas's Gospel,&lt;br /&gt;"He who knows the passion of the beginning; knows also the passion of the end..."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“But the Priest of the Moon could no more cross the gulf to come to us than we had been able to cross the gulf to go to him. Some device had to be found whereby we could meet half-way in the abyss of air, and that device was the art of the magical images whereby we visualized the form before the inner eye in the inner kingdoms and he projected therein the mind on mind here no man was, and heard the words where no man spoke, for the thing came across the gulf on the wings of fantasy; for fantasy is the ass that carries the ark, as they said in the ancient mysteries………………”&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/15137338-116161311601468220?l=talasa.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://talasa.blogspot.com/feeds/116161311601468220/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15137338&amp;postID=116161311601468220' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15137338/posts/default/116161311601468220'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15137338/posts/default/116161311601468220'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://talasa.blogspot.com/2006/10/from-thomass-gospel-he-who-knows.html' title=''/><author><name>Talasa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16799005243757627589</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='29' src='http://www.ldsces.org/inst_manuals/pres-sm/images/01-05-2.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15137338.post-115841747113680131</id><published>2006-09-16T07:37:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-10-23T07:29:29.316-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/763/1392/1600/282fin.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/763/1392/320/282fin.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thinking about the fall lately and sure enough a 1001 items fall into me lap.&lt;br /&gt;Somehow dreams are fun when a thought wakes us dreamy and wondering.&lt;br /&gt;Something about not analyzing OR spiritualizing…but “Humanizing” …thus removing constraints…a sort of refining matter.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The drone&lt;br /&gt;The cicadian drone&lt;br /&gt;In the heat of evening mist&lt;br /&gt;Heavy handed&lt;br /&gt;Thunder from the bloom&lt;br /&gt;Hummed through a comb&lt;br /&gt;Of feathered fecundity&lt;br /&gt;The song&lt;br /&gt;The song&lt;br /&gt;The Song of Songs&lt;br /&gt;Holds us here&lt;br /&gt;Believing in the unnamed spheres&lt;br /&gt;Hinted at through blatant gestures&lt;br /&gt;Stumbling childlike on the breaded path&lt;br /&gt;Standing all anew&lt;br /&gt;Upon the rock at water’s edge&lt;br /&gt;To stretch&lt;br /&gt;To arch&lt;br /&gt;To face the Countries of the Summer Skies&lt;br /&gt;While calling for the fire-like tendons&lt;br /&gt;Once again to rise&lt;br /&gt;And climb again the spinal structure to the stars&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I no longer sing the Song of Songs&lt;br /&gt;But lean upon logistics of creation’s cooing in the night&lt;br /&gt;And swear by all the former tenets of the moon&lt;br /&gt;To wait&lt;br /&gt;Again&lt;br /&gt;And again&lt;br /&gt;And again&lt;br /&gt;To fill these empty thighs with God&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/15137338-115841747113680131?l=talasa.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://talasa.blogspot.com/feeds/115841747113680131/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15137338&amp;postID=115841747113680131' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15137338/posts/default/115841747113680131'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15137338/posts/default/115841747113680131'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://talasa.blogspot.com/2006/09/thinking-about-fall-lately-and-sure.html' title=''/><author><name>Talasa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16799005243757627589</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='29' src='http://www.ldsces.org/inst_manuals/pres-sm/images/01-05-2.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15137338.post-115737166546369051</id><published>2006-09-04T04:59:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-09-04T05:07:45.476-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://www.zoologi.su.se/research/anti-predator/TreeSparrowHLarsson.gif"&gt;&lt;img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://www.zoologi.su.se/research/anti-predator/TreeSparrowHLarsson.gif" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sparrow Rider&lt;br /&gt;more than the pounding of hoofs&lt;br /&gt;across the snow covered dreams&lt;br /&gt;deep steppes&lt;br /&gt;or shrieks and squeaks of leather&lt;br /&gt;straining against ataunt clasp and kick of heels&lt;br /&gt;more than the frantic rhythm&lt;br /&gt;into the sides of anima or&lt;br /&gt;urgent fields of callings&lt;br /&gt;from the watching forests&lt;br /&gt;bathed in night drippings&lt;br /&gt;of an absent moon&lt;br /&gt;but&lt;br /&gt;sweaty&lt;br /&gt;close mane d&lt;br /&gt;blending of the steed and face of reason&lt;br /&gt;forced forward&lt;br /&gt;upward&lt;br /&gt;and inward&lt;br /&gt;and a blind blending&lt;br /&gt;to grids and paths&lt;br /&gt;without a cause or form&lt;br /&gt;this slow motioned paradox of time and space&lt;br /&gt;breathes a heavy storm&lt;br /&gt;straight forward&lt;br /&gt;in the spin of spiral nova mind&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;sparrow rider&lt;br /&gt;thrown&lt;br /&gt;released&lt;br /&gt;and timed&lt;br /&gt;descend by charge and change&lt;br /&gt;again and again a&lt;br /&gt;feathered follies find&lt;br /&gt;course myriad of deaths and resurrections&lt;br /&gt;flashing frantic in the house of mirrors&lt;br /&gt;changing mounts for the&lt;br /&gt;pouring of ships upon some empty moor&lt;br /&gt;stampedes for future nothings&lt;br /&gt;to forge all valleys of death&lt;br /&gt;bridging the reign bows understrange stompings&lt;br /&gt;rhythmed for those&lt;br /&gt;things not yet imagined&lt;br /&gt;while waiting on the question&lt;br /&gt;that mirrors our own&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;vein musings i hold&lt;br /&gt;these landscapes of varied visions&lt;br /&gt;and all the while I watch&lt;br /&gt;wonder&lt;br /&gt;and wishwithin the garden&lt;br /&gt;all those things Desire&lt;br /&gt;thrusts our body toward&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Creation Herself the Trickster!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;...rather that I dance the head of pins&lt;br /&gt;than fly these course comings again&lt;br /&gt;and again&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;pi&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/15137338-115737166546369051?l=talasa.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://talasa.blogspot.com/feeds/115737166546369051/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15137338&amp;postID=115737166546369051' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15137338/posts/default/115737166546369051'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15137338/posts/default/115737166546369051'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://talasa.blogspot.com/2006/09/sparrow-rider-more-than-pounding-of.html' title=''/><author><name>Talasa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16799005243757627589</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='29' src='http://www.ldsces.org/inst_manuals/pres-sm/images/01-05-2.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15137338.post-115677067010983109</id><published>2006-08-28T06:08:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-08-28T06:11:10.123-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>hound of god&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.stmatthewscathedral.org/"&gt;http://www.stmatthewscathedral.org/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.stmatthewscathedral.org/restoration.html"&gt;http://www.stmatthewscathedral.org/restoration.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Last night I went with Shaheda and her son to see St. Matthew'sCathedral, here in DC&lt;br /&gt; I am still in thrall. The murals and mosaics arebreathtaking. We stayed for the mass and heard an inspired preacherwho spoke of culture and the bible passages.Of all the beautiful art that surrounded me, the most impressive wasthe sculpture of Our Lady&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.stmatthewscathedral.org/ourladyschapel.html"&gt;http://www.stmatthewscathedral.org/ourladyschapel.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I wish there was a bigger pic of this but perhaps on your computersyou can see the detail.NEVER have I seen her portrayed in this gesture. The longer I staredat her the more complex I realized the gesture to bee.I am nowlooking for more detail on the creation of this form and its artist.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Tell me ....what do you see????&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Also.....When we first approached the cathedral I saw this amazing woman wholooked straight out of an old Garbo movie. Exquisitestance ...walked with a purpose and had a long black cape flowingover her shoulder. For a moment I thought of the old Nuns from mychildhood except she had her makeup on to perfection. I would haveguessed her to be about 60 or so maybe older.But her presence caughtme up and held my attention as if she was encased in a time warp.Later during the mass I saw her come up to communion and again sheflowed between the other parishoners as if she herself was invisable.After the mass I went over to some friends and heard some of the peoplewe had met at the church talking about her.It seems they say she is a bit excentric and homeless.And that every night ,after they close and lock the doors of thecathedral. ...she sets up a lounge chair with an umbrella on thesteps of the church and stays there. She tells them that she isthere to perform a healing.Well ...being a patron of the "foot in both worlds "I was impressedwith her psychosis. What a profound choice.I caught her eyes as she was setting up after church and we smiledat each other. Then I waved goodbye.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I think I saw, in that instant, an angel.....&lt;br /&gt;don't make me explain...or qualify the grounding of our illusions but see it as metaphor.....and take instructions from the environment&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;isn't all life a metaphor???&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;anyways....&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I step lighter knowing there is a being focused for our healing&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/15137338-115677067010983109?l=talasa.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://talasa.blogspot.com/feeds/115677067010983109/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15137338&amp;postID=115677067010983109' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15137338/posts/default/115677067010983109'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15137338/posts/default/115677067010983109'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://talasa.blogspot.com/2006/08/hound-of-god-httpwww.html' title=''/><author><name>Talasa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16799005243757627589</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='29' src='http://www.ldsces.org/inst_manuals/pres-sm/images/01-05-2.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15137338.post-115576572479406132</id><published>2006-08-16T14:59:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-08-16T15:02:04.820-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://www.druidry.org/obod/festivals/images/fae_on_beltane_morn_lg.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://www.druidry.org/obod/festivals/images/fae_on_beltane_morn_lg.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;A dance of care or sell&lt;br /&gt;around the blatant core&lt;br /&gt;i find the new recurrance&lt;br /&gt;of the way we seek to sour&lt;br /&gt;the birds are dipping close to mer&lt;br /&gt;the sea sighs in sojourn&lt;br /&gt;the All is watching as the shore&lt;br /&gt;increases its return&lt;br /&gt;all the fae&lt;br /&gt;all the bright&lt;br /&gt;all the beings bourn of light&lt;br /&gt;watch and sigh&lt;br /&gt;wonders why&lt;br /&gt;we cannot find&lt;br /&gt;ways to fly&lt;br /&gt;give me once&lt;br /&gt;a heart to sour&lt;br /&gt;tell me all your dreams and more&lt;br /&gt;hold me in your firmest stance&lt;br /&gt;cycle 'round our ways to dance&lt;br /&gt;colors white&lt;br /&gt;colors blue&lt;br /&gt;know i am the I that's U&lt;br /&gt;kiss me once&lt;br /&gt;kiss me twice&lt;br /&gt;gno the magic&lt;br /&gt;moves in thrice&lt;br /&gt;all we knead to gno&lt;br /&gt;a magic faery show&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/15137338-115576572479406132?l=talasa.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://talasa.blogspot.com/feeds/115576572479406132/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15137338&amp;postID=115576572479406132' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15137338/posts/default/115576572479406132'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15137338/posts/default/115576572479406132'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://talasa.blogspot.com/2006/08/dance-of-care-or-sell-around-blatant.html' title=''/><author><name>Talasa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16799005243757627589</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='29' src='http://www.ldsces.org/inst_manuals/pres-sm/images/01-05-2.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15137338.post-115556055370821182</id><published>2006-08-14T05:59:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-08-14T06:02:33.723-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://www.awesomeflorida.com/images/clearwater_beach6_big.jpg"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://www.awesomeflorida.com/images/clearwater_beach6_big.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;3:33...just came in from my little jaunt&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;forgot&lt;br /&gt; it is tourist season at daytona...only 30 miles away but a soso ride with traffic&lt;br /&gt;god how i long for the ocean&lt;br /&gt;been away too long from Mer&lt;br /&gt;the everydayÃ¢s set in so&lt;br /&gt;talked with her a bit&lt;br /&gt;we are sisters&lt;br /&gt;she and i talked about giea&lt;br /&gt;even though she (Giea)listened&lt;br /&gt;mostly about girl things&lt;br /&gt;she gave me a few ideas for some new paintings&lt;br /&gt;i asked her why her gates have all these parking lots&lt;br /&gt;steel sentinels gazing out toward her depths&lt;br /&gt;they don't respect her&lt;br /&gt;oilin and pissin and treading all over her pristine sands&lt;br /&gt;and all her daughters and sons&lt;br /&gt;preening and stroking their flesh with oils&lt;br /&gt;some others&lt;br /&gt;like me&lt;br /&gt;all dressed warm and shivering in the 60 degree winds&lt;br /&gt;snow birds standing almost naked in their pretended worshiping&lt;br /&gt;Mer knows my ache and longing&lt;br /&gt;still present in the dream that never sleeps&lt;br /&gt;funny how dark glasses makes one feel invisible&lt;br /&gt;maybe i was&lt;br /&gt;i walked bearfoot in her foam like tentacles&lt;br /&gt;had to chase a few of them&lt;br /&gt;low tide , you know&lt;br /&gt;i wore all white&lt;br /&gt;and a white vest used in ritual a long time ago&lt;br /&gt;roses on the pockets&lt;br /&gt;i prayed&lt;br /&gt;and laughed&lt;br /&gt;and wanted to shout but&lt;br /&gt;didn't want to scare the children&lt;br /&gt;heehee&lt;br /&gt;thought about beauty&lt;br /&gt;and vanity&lt;br /&gt;and conceit&lt;br /&gt;how i used to strut nearly naked&lt;br /&gt;and say to my lovers&lt;br /&gt;"Love me for my beauty"&lt;br /&gt;and they did for a while&lt;br /&gt;i used to wonder if they knew&lt;br /&gt;the millions of women that they slept with&lt;br /&gt;when they came to me&lt;br /&gt;then i would say to my lovers&lt;br /&gt;"Love me as I love you"&lt;br /&gt;they would look at me as a deer might&lt;br /&gt;as the trigger is about to snap&lt;br /&gt;...........and flee&lt;br /&gt;then i would ask my lovers&lt;br /&gt;"Meet me at heaven's gate"&lt;br /&gt;but they never showed&lt;br /&gt;so now as beauty fades&lt;br /&gt;and fear has no place&lt;br /&gt;and pristine sand is so far beneath the surface..&lt;br /&gt;i ask my knowing lovers&lt;br /&gt;"Let me love you. You have no need to touch...or run...&lt;br /&gt;or even meet me at heaven's gate&lt;br /&gt;just permit me to love."&lt;br /&gt;Mer laughed heartily at all my musings&lt;br /&gt;and said&lt;br /&gt;"this love you feel ...&lt;br /&gt;what do you do with it"&lt;br /&gt;i said&lt;br /&gt;"i create"&lt;br /&gt;"ahh "&lt;br /&gt;she said&lt;br /&gt;"than you DO know the Goddess"&lt;br /&gt;t&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/15137338-115556055370821182?l=talasa.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://talasa.blogspot.com/feeds/115556055370821182/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15137338&amp;postID=115556055370821182' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15137338/posts/default/115556055370821182'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15137338/posts/default/115556055370821182'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://talasa.blogspot.com/2006/08/333.html' title=''/><author><name>Talasa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16799005243757627589</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='29' src='http://www.ldsces.org/inst_manuals/pres-sm/images/01-05-2.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15137338.post-115530857053003309</id><published>2006-08-11T07:59:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-08-11T08:02:50.546-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://www.wretchawry.com/happy/samples/HappyRhodes_Equipoise02_HeWillCome.mp3"&gt;http://www.wretchawry.com/happy/samples/HappyRhodes_Equipoise02_HeWillCome.mp3&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;http://www.myspace.com/teaandpi&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/15137338-115530857053003309?l=talasa.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://talasa.blogspot.com/feeds/115530857053003309/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15137338&amp;postID=115530857053003309' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15137338/posts/default/115530857053003309'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15137338/posts/default/115530857053003309'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://talasa.blogspot.com/2006/08/httpwww.html' title=''/><author><name>Talasa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16799005243757627589</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='29' src='http://www.ldsces.org/inst_manuals/pres-sm/images/01-05-2.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15137338.post-115512421185657967</id><published>2006-08-09T04:48:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-08-09T04:52:45.440-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/763/1392/1600/raven.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 547px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 345px" height="368" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/763/1392/320/raven.jpg" width="448" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;stellar migration faint stirrings of the mundane feather breezes in n on the winds of change ruffling shuddering flapping flapping flapping wings as if to shake some unseen core reminder of a place to be pacing pacing pacing stirring more momentum faint far callings in the caws n honks from traffic in dark distant skies cold shivers in my back form arches coaxing present form to stretch n lift again some nameless blind relentless pattern of the soul’s imaginings now bend blend bond n bind this vessel far above the fears of winds n tides lifting spreading glowing lapis shades in further flights beyond the stars as seed upon the solar winds submitting to these thermals of creation’s whim just one of countless lovers of all times to bee&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/15137338-115512421185657967?l=talasa.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://talasa.blogspot.com/feeds/115512421185657967/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15137338&amp;postID=115512421185657967' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15137338/posts/default/115512421185657967'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15137338/posts/default/115512421185657967'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://talasa.blogspot.com/2006/08/stellar-migration-faint-stirrings-of.html' title=''/><author><name>Talasa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16799005243757627589</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='29' src='http://www.ldsces.org/inst_manuals/pres-sm/images/01-05-2.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15137338.post-115498154338838024</id><published>2006-08-07T12:51:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-08-07T13:25:37.463-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://capecodfd.com/Pics%20Incidents%204/_8A_0020%20Eastham%20Ship%20Wreck%20Mar%2028%202006.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 502px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 408px" height="288" alt="" src="http://capecodfd.com/Pics%20Incidents%204/_8A_0020%20Eastham%20Ship%20Wreck%20Mar%2028%202006.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;blurs of sand and loosened limb&lt;br /&gt;fare well within the cyclic rise of Eden&lt;br /&gt;ha&lt;br /&gt;that is&lt;br /&gt;fare well as doom and drum&lt;br /&gt;the residue of change and tide&lt;br /&gt;that bore&lt;br /&gt;the vessel worn and mossed&lt;br /&gt;upon the banks of Dunbar&lt;br /&gt;active elements of all we see&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;the Sea&lt;br /&gt;She&lt;br /&gt;rise She up the haunches to the shore&lt;br /&gt;and shamelessly display&lt;br /&gt;the barnacles and wounds&lt;br /&gt;from storms of misdirections&lt;br /&gt;compassed by confusion&lt;br /&gt;fused and sent to silent solace by the Muse&lt;br /&gt;massive starbird best&lt;br /&gt;to clumsy verge of rest&lt;br /&gt;the Vessel sleeps&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;i've seen the Hammer of the Gods&lt;br /&gt;a blatant bully of the Light&lt;br /&gt;and watched the children scatter to the winds&lt;br /&gt;seeding vast expanse at any cost&lt;br /&gt;fair gold exchanged&lt;br /&gt;the lining all across the&lt;br /&gt;seam of ridges&lt;br /&gt;in the deep&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;St. Branden gnos&lt;br /&gt;the vision&lt;br /&gt;on other sides and from above&lt;br /&gt;its talons reach into her waves&lt;br /&gt;and form a bedding&lt;br /&gt;for the wounded whales or dolphins&lt;br /&gt;all across the sand&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;such talons of the sandy shore&lt;br /&gt;once more carress its fortunate captive&lt;br /&gt;staring at Her eyes in sleep&lt;br /&gt;knowing that&lt;br /&gt;the vessel's dreams are but&lt;br /&gt;the visions of labyrinths&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;and there&lt;br /&gt;aside this massive form&lt;br /&gt;beside the dream&lt;br /&gt;... a child&lt;br /&gt;with but a paper cup&lt;br /&gt;building yet another castle&lt;br /&gt;for the coming dream of Unicorns&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/15137338-115498154338838024?l=talasa.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://talasa.blogspot.com/feeds/115498154338838024/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15137338&amp;postID=115498154338838024' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15137338/posts/default/115498154338838024'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15137338/posts/default/115498154338838024'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://talasa.blogspot.com/2006/08/blurs-of-sand-and-loosened-limb-fare.html' title=''/><author><name>Talasa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16799005243757627589</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='29' src='http://www.ldsces.org/inst_manuals/pres-sm/images/01-05-2.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15137338.post-115236116006832256</id><published>2006-07-08T04:34:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-07-08T05:19:20.080-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>The RainbowD.H. Lawrence&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;She turned, and saw a great white moon looking at her over the hill.  And her breast opened to it, she was cleaved like a transparent jewel to its light.  She stood filled with the full moon, offering herself.  Her two breasts opened to make way for it, her body opened wide like a quivering anemone, a soft, dilated invitation touched by the moon.  She wanted the moon to fill in to her, she wanted more, more communion with the moon, consummation....She stood for some moments out in the overwhelming luminosity of the moon.  She seemed a beam of gleaming power.  She was afraid of what she was.&lt;br /&gt; ________________________&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;moonlight ribbon on the darkened sea&lt;br /&gt;new path to unknown shores of sand n rock&lt;br /&gt;unseen&lt;br /&gt;for now imaginings&lt;br /&gt;alone prevail&lt;br /&gt;n&lt;br /&gt;leanings on the rail of ancient dreams&lt;br /&gt;a ship&lt;br /&gt;that trips and glides the silken waves&lt;br /&gt;of longing for the new&lt;br /&gt;crisp winds!&lt;br /&gt;the words must now be spoken&lt;br /&gt;close to each companion’s ear&lt;br /&gt;where breath felt syllables&lt;br /&gt;scent of skin&lt;br /&gt;n minting rush of knowing&lt;br /&gt;leans within a gentle reach&lt;br /&gt;but never breeched&lt;br /&gt;for want of steady stride&lt;br /&gt;aloft this vessel&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;sails to keep the momentum&lt;br /&gt;toward the never port&lt;br /&gt;treasured cargo&lt;br /&gt;seeding nations&lt;br /&gt;riding both tempest and calm&lt;br /&gt;for the pure joy of it all&lt;br /&gt;from&lt;br /&gt;veils of the&lt;br /&gt;southern cross to&lt;br /&gt;northern peacocks tail&lt;br /&gt;curtains of color&lt;br /&gt;announcing the magnet and the chain&lt;br /&gt;full circle found&lt;br /&gt;through  mobius mortal&lt;br /&gt;thought to be extinct&lt;br /&gt;steady as she goes&lt;br /&gt;creating wake&lt;br /&gt;with the force of air&lt;br /&gt;willing captive to the golden mean&lt;br /&gt;full sail for countless final voyages&lt;br /&gt;open&lt;br /&gt;not empty&lt;br /&gt;vessel&lt;br /&gt;not cistern&lt;br /&gt;instrument of the muses&lt;br /&gt;not pawn of the fates&lt;br /&gt;forming the world we thrust our hearts toward&lt;br /&gt;embarking&lt;br /&gt;fearless&lt;br /&gt; to the countries of the summer skies&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;pi&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/15137338-115236116006832256?l=talasa.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://talasa.blogspot.com/feeds/115236116006832256/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15137338&amp;postID=115236116006832256' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15137338/posts/default/115236116006832256'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15137338/posts/default/115236116006832256'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://talasa.blogspot.com/2006/07/rainbowd.html' title=''/><author><name>Talasa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16799005243757627589</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='29' src='http://www.ldsces.org/inst_manuals/pres-sm/images/01-05-2.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15137338.post-115212611489617953</id><published>2006-07-05T11:46:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-07-05T12:01:54.926-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/763/1392/1600/dragon1.0.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 623px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 418px" height="342" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/763/1392/320/dragon1.0.jpg" width="385" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I sometimes envy those that read the tales and reminisce their internal workings over the years. I have been scorned for never growing up. And that could well be precisely the truth. That literal place of the imaginal has never let its grip lessen in the least over the years. Although ,to notice , one would have to look in times of the unseen. Perhaps a certain indulgence …perhaps a fearce attachment to something tried and true.&lt;br /&gt;Some would call it faith..I call it gnosis only because that is the only word close to my understanding of the process.&lt;br /&gt;The metaphors are truer than the form when breeching prisms of the mind.. And still they remain Prime numbers in this vision. The only difference, that I have acquired over the years, is an ability to adapt. Is that what we all do?&lt;br /&gt;I have figured out that the whole form is based on memory. The shelves of memory take on both the dream and the not dream….without prejudice. Alphabetizing them in the same library shelves ….and once retrieved in future times, is selected only to use in even more different forms…all of it.&lt;br /&gt; There are laws of this realm as well as there are laws in other places of ventures and explorations. And to violate these laws removes your rites to passage. So for that reason all are kept in clear action /creation/discernment, appropriate to the moment and effective for the dance.&lt;br /&gt;I wonder if this is a form of controlled schizophrenia. Hmmm even more interesting.&lt;br /&gt;Perhaps my lounging /musing over this very thing is the same thing as I spoke of at the first.&lt;br /&gt;That is, reflections on the internal makings of our creative natures and their sourceand much more our reflections of our reflectionsJ&lt;br /&gt;Finding the boundaries where nothing is left to be said just starts the chatter all over.&lt;br /&gt;MAN! I LOVE this place!!!!&lt;br /&gt;SPLASH!!!!!&lt;br /&gt;WHOSH!!!!!!&lt;br /&gt;Ah&lt;span style="font-size:78%;"&gt;hhhhhhhhhh&lt;/span&gt;…..&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/15137338-115212611489617953?l=talasa.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://talasa.blogspot.com/feeds/115212611489617953/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15137338&amp;postID=115212611489617953' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15137338/posts/default/115212611489617953'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15137338/posts/default/115212611489617953'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://talasa.blogspot.com/2006/07/i-sometimes-envy-those-that-read-tales.html' title=''/><author><name>Talasa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16799005243757627589</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='29' src='http://www.ldsces.org/inst_manuals/pres-sm/images/01-05-2.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15137338.post-115212007591127932</id><published>2006-07-05T09:44:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2006-07-05T10:33:27.440-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>because I was asked...an explanation:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;… the &lt;strong&gt;Word&lt;/strong&gt; without attachment, experiencing the real in the presence of the now.&lt;br /&gt;Aneurisko is a fortunate treasure, friend, and cohort in mischief and laughter. We explore and expand our insights and explorations of the Work through the Beloved… allowing the various forms to manna feast through the logos/word .&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: I love, love, love...to bake chickens&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: try them with the cumin and red pepper&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: the hot kind&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: mental note*&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: and the sweet&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: a lot like Indian&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: I know nothing of Indian spice&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: cumin sutra&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: unless we speak Karma Sutra&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: I know the spice of Desire, well&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: delightful&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: taste my tongue, Lover&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: in the light of within&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: breathe my deep admiration&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: in sleepy trance of silent eyes&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: I dream your nearness&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: pools of fathoms&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: skies of eternal wandering&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: deeper than all we hold in time&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: broader than worlds men can guess&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: where only light&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: or light of heart aspires&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: beacons to the bed of stars&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: and welcomes every wanderer&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: Homecoming&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: embraces for the lonely souls&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: or memory of every hope&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: silent knowing&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: ever wishing, waking for the gnown&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: breath to breath&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: heart to Heart&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: deep unnnnto deep&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: whole for the space of the diamond heart&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: my hand your hand&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: ever reflected, more sure than any vagrant thing&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: solid substance&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: sustenance&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: sweet ambrosia&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: efflorescence of the Kind&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: come closer&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: pressed matter for the realm of worlds yet to be seen&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: present Child, Miracle in the face of men&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: wholly human w holy light&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: embraced in dark&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: wholly, wholly, wholly&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: blend and hold the space of a kiss&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: accepting and patient of every worth&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: creations wave&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: in dreams&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: the motion of honest Desire&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: tsunamis of the heart&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: the motion of honest Desire&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: or whisper of our secret hopes&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: ...&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: ...&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: Self contemplative&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: awesome worth&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: an endless birth&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: fruit of the all&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: more humbly known and born&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: than orphans or widows&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: more common than grass&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: more bold than the Sun&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: within the depths of soil moist for the seed&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: we are&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: ready for the Light&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: deep within the night&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: latent, potentiality&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: .....i rest within the arms of down&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: wings of eagles&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: ....i plumb within the arms of Cedars&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: arched for flight&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: branch of ages&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: Arch of Might&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: songs of air through the branches&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: forms of light upon the Aeons&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: shade for the chirplings seeking shelter&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: strength of prospect for the seeker&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: wing and limb upon the stage of time&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: arm and torgue of might upon the rage of crimes&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: Virtue&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: worthy&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: we are, perhaps&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: worthy in the warmth of sun mere shards from being&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: more than we know or confess&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: dream with me in the host of dreams beneath the season of new&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: I find Zero&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: then revolve the Course of every Thing&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: Eye of the Hurrah Cain&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: I AM rest&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: We ARE ALL&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: ...&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: ...&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: Alpha/Omega&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: draw in to the center in rest in breathing before the wave&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: breathe&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: i am your breath&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: beware the sudden heartbeat rhythms&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: breathe deep, and trust&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: rest to breathe&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: in the sleep of mortal that we are&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: we rest&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/15137338-115212007591127932?l=talasa.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://talasa.blogspot.com/feeds/115212007591127932/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15137338&amp;postID=115212007591127932' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15137338/posts/default/115212007591127932'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15137338/posts/default/115212007591127932'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://talasa.blogspot.com/2006/07/because-i-was-asked.html' title=''/><author><name>Talasa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16799005243757627589</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='29' src='http://www.ldsces.org/inst_manuals/pres-sm/images/01-05-2.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15137338.post-115192517877877204</id><published>2006-07-03T04:10:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-07-03T04:12:58.793-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://www.progressiveart.com/bierman/yinyang.jpg"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;color:#33ffff;"&gt;&lt;img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://www.progressiveart.com/bierman/yinyang.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;color:#33ffff;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;color:#33ffff;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;color:#33ffff;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;color:#33ffff;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;color:#33ffff;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;color:#33ffff;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;color:#33ffff;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;color:#33ffff;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;color:#33ffff;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;color:#33ffff;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;color:#33ffff;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;color:#33ffff;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;color:#33ffff;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;color:#33ffff;"&gt;When poet Donald Hall met with sculptor Henry Moore, he dared to ask if Moore believed that there was a secret to life. The response astonishes: "The secret of life," Moore answered without flinching, "is to have a task, something you devote your entire life to, something you bring everything to, every minute of the day for your whole life. And the most important thing is - it must be something you cannot possibly do."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Soror mystica&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Conceiving of a form&lt;br /&gt;That’s greater than the self&lt;br /&gt;Extended tangent to the metaphor of life&lt;br /&gt;The dance&lt;br /&gt;For in the image left to self but holds the motionless&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The force of spiral dynamics creates&lt;br /&gt;Kether to Malkuth&lt;br /&gt;Malkuth to Kether&lt;br /&gt;Lovers in the round&lt;br /&gt;And all the paths that lead&lt;br /&gt;To fruition&lt;br /&gt;The frail stem&lt;br /&gt;Blue apples on a single tree&lt;br /&gt;Fruit of the vine&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/15137338-115192517877877204?l=talasa.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' 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src='http://www.ldsces.org/inst_manuals/pres-sm/images/01-05-2.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15137338.post-115167300679713671</id><published>2006-06-30T05:51:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-06-30T06:10:06.816-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://www.schader.net/Aufsatz/images/androgyn.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://www.schader.net/Aufsatz/images/androgyn.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"&gt;…yet they persist&lt;br /&gt;deep wells within the dark&lt;br /&gt;to rise&lt;br /&gt;like bubbles from the sludge&lt;br /&gt;mid loch&lt;br /&gt;slow mercury ascent from fathoms&lt;br /&gt;centered in the earth&lt;br /&gt;emerging painfully from Giea’s groin&lt;br /&gt;a hive queen&lt;br /&gt;fed with silver Grails&lt;br /&gt;the royal honey&lt;br /&gt;from the place of dreams&lt;br /&gt;sedentary spewing out the larvae&lt;br /&gt;for the coming hordes&lt;br /&gt;the mark of beasts&lt;br /&gt;He man g o ma&lt;br /&gt;placed within&lt;br /&gt;without&lt;br /&gt;crossed swords of blades&lt;br /&gt;upon the spine&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;the visions come in random&lt;br /&gt;forced by generation’s marks upon&lt;br /&gt;the body and the soul&lt;br /&gt;the visions flow&lt;br /&gt;and force the like to form&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;tattooed callings at the waters edge&lt;br /&gt;and wait my turn to tell the shrill cry&lt;br /&gt;Merbird sighs&lt;br /&gt;“Submerge and be!&lt;br /&gt;Put here&lt;br /&gt;your hand with in the wound and see!”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;then dive beneath the foam of swift reproach&lt;br /&gt;and flinch with scoff and tides&lt;br /&gt;that say the malady will soon subside&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;what are these portraits&lt;br /&gt;lightening strikes of space and time&lt;br /&gt;that haunt the waking dreams&lt;br /&gt;they taunt&lt;br /&gt;and tease&lt;br /&gt;and find us on our knees&lt;br /&gt;in thrall&lt;br /&gt;proclaim their beauty in the dark&lt;br /&gt;and mock our fall&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;the form we share&lt;br /&gt;as all&lt;br /&gt;is singled out to hear the whispered call&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And oceans flowing from those I’s that sea&lt;br /&gt;Return and speak again&lt;br /&gt;To that part of the you that’s me&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/15137338-115167300679713671?l=talasa.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://talasa.blogspot.com/feeds/115167300679713671/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15137338&amp;postID=115167300679713671' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' 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style="font-family:arial;color:#33ffff;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;it will always be heard&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;color:#33ffff;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;...and i never tire of the deep rumble&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;color:#33ffff;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;bridge o sound&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;color:#33ffff;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;whale song&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;color:#33ffff;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Solomon's&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;color:#33ffff;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;rider of the seas&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;color:#33ffff;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;from pole to pole&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;color:#33ffff;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;with ear to shore&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;color:#33ffff;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;or inland in the maze of mountains&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;color:#33ffff;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;i am here&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;color:#33ffff;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;attentive to the inner makings of a heart&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;color:#33ffff;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;...and cry the rush of creation&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;color:#33ffff;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;assured the he is well&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;color:#33ffff;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;and suffers his own addiction to life&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;color:#33ffff;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;blessed be&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;color:#33ffff;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;blessed be the He&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;color:#33ffff;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/15137338-115143293680737411?l=talasa.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://talasa.blogspot.com/feeds/115143293680737411/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15137338&amp;postID=115143293680737411' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15137338/posts/default/115143293680737411'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15137338/posts/default/115143293680737411'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' 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style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;What else but silence&lt;br /&gt;Curious tilt and scowl&lt;br /&gt;Noting lithe limb and silken skin&lt;br /&gt;Mild morphing under luna light&lt;br /&gt;On random nights&lt;br /&gt;Music breeching through the tethered trees&lt;br /&gt;A slithering&lt;br /&gt;Soft deep massage upon my weary stance&lt;br /&gt;Whats this?&lt;br /&gt;Attending angels to the whims of heart?&lt;br /&gt;Imagined kindness&lt;br /&gt;There upon my brow?&lt;br /&gt;What now&lt;br /&gt;The nature of the lifting tried and true&lt;br /&gt;Mer e counterpoint to earthly treasures&lt;br /&gt;Who knew&lt;br /&gt;Natural as the morph from birth to death&lt;br /&gt;A single breath&lt;br /&gt;Remains within the metaphor&lt;br /&gt;Of paths to doors&lt;br /&gt;Linear prisms seen now through&lt;br /&gt;Long holographic hours&lt;br /&gt;Elementals&lt;br /&gt;Korrigans in trees&lt;br /&gt;And me upon my knees&lt;br /&gt;At Monsalvat&lt;br /&gt;Waiting on the unicorn &lt;br /&gt;Again&lt;br /&gt;And again&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/15137338-115038265146123975?l=talasa.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' 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src='http://www.ldsces.org/inst_manuals/pres-sm/images/01-05-2.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15137338.post-114858714549372608</id><published>2006-05-25T12:54:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-05-25T12:59:05.506-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/763/1392/1600/Hallow"&gt;&lt;img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/763/1392/320/Hallow%27seve.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I feel the dragon’s weight&lt;br /&gt;I feel the chains of memory&lt;br /&gt;A vestment&lt;br /&gt;Laden with the vines&lt;br /&gt;Of angel’s sleep&lt;br /&gt;And eon’s keep&lt;br /&gt;Across my breast&lt;br /&gt;Heavy heavy&lt;br /&gt;Pulling at the heart of hearts&lt;br /&gt;And shaping for the master&lt;br /&gt;Fangs of Woden&lt;br /&gt;Meant to sever&lt;br /&gt;One more fine aortic rush&lt;br /&gt;A remnant such&lt;br /&gt;As found in Titan lore&lt;br /&gt;That we could never quite ignore&lt;br /&gt;Arched over signs and symbols told in tale&lt;br /&gt;A bardic veil&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And John&lt;br /&gt;Who speaks his name aloud&lt;br /&gt;To past remaining portions of my soul’s consent&lt;br /&gt;He speaks aloud&lt;br /&gt;In whispers to the&lt;br /&gt;Now awake&lt;br /&gt;He spoke&lt;br /&gt;And wore me like a mantel&lt;br /&gt;Bore my gold&lt;br /&gt;And called me for his own&lt;br /&gt;From distances not measured by the mile&lt;br /&gt;Or recognized …&lt;br /&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;For fire&lt;br /&gt;Consumed me&lt;br /&gt;Led me&lt;br /&gt;There&lt;br /&gt;In thrall&lt;br /&gt;I cried his name aloud&lt;br /&gt;Releasing to the all&lt;br /&gt;A piece of soul&lt;br /&gt;My soul&lt;br /&gt;And forged a vacancy&lt;br /&gt;No other can attend&lt;br /&gt;No way to mend&lt;br /&gt;Creation’s void&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So now I wander&lt;br /&gt;Quite alone the darkest deep&lt;br /&gt;To touch the walls or find the limits&lt;br /&gt;Of this new domain&lt;br /&gt;And call to&lt;br /&gt;Rivers&lt;br /&gt;Chasms&lt;br /&gt;Fields&lt;br /&gt;For those that have attended&lt;br /&gt;Gatherings of angels&lt;br /&gt;From the reign of clouds&lt;br /&gt;That gathering&lt;br /&gt;Across the endless vast horizons&lt;br /&gt;Of the heart&lt;br /&gt;For we have much to share&lt;br /&gt;Within the&lt;br /&gt;“Eye of Aeon”&lt;br /&gt;Entry to the Cave of Treasures&lt;br /&gt;Hand in hand our kin&lt;br /&gt;Will surly rise again&lt;br /&gt;The waves of wonder grounds us to the real&lt;br /&gt;Our scales and feathers&lt;br /&gt;Raise us to these clouds&lt;br /&gt;And calls us to the see&lt;br /&gt;And all the while Leviathan&lt;br /&gt;Rests easy at our feet&lt;br /&gt;Tame by comparison&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We all can claim the history of pain and growth&lt;br /&gt;But not until our heart&lt;br /&gt;Has fallen under foot&lt;br /&gt;Gorged from our chest&lt;br /&gt;And offered from His bloody hand upon the alter&lt;br /&gt;Ripped and forged to steel&lt;br /&gt;And downy wing&lt;br /&gt;A instrument of Kings&lt;br /&gt;Can one begin the wise caduceus to the stars&lt;br /&gt;A final death&lt;br /&gt;So as to open up our Eye to sea&lt;br /&gt;The map of our creation&lt;br /&gt;Our participation&lt;br /&gt;Fearless&lt;br /&gt;Relentless&lt;br /&gt;Unbending&lt;br /&gt;Bonsai to the stars&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;May25,2006&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/15137338-114858714549372608?l=talasa.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://talasa.blogspot.com/feeds/114858714549372608/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' 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type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c80/gregdriver/Bosch_stone.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c80/gregdriver/Bosch_stone.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"&gt;Whereas the grid in hand&lt;br /&gt;Is worth the Stone&lt;br /&gt;The hum and thrum&lt;br /&gt;The pulse of being&lt;br /&gt;Gieas heart beneath me feet&lt;br /&gt;I bend again to place me&lt;br /&gt;Ear to ground&lt;br /&gt;Me face to sand n brine&lt;br /&gt;N flow to other times&lt;br /&gt;In present past&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If heart should serve me well&lt;br /&gt;Then one must surly tell and sea&lt;br /&gt;The wave of tidal breath&lt;br /&gt;That moves the shift n grind&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And with the sound&lt;br /&gt;The Word&lt;br /&gt;A birdie call is heard&lt;br /&gt;Tremulous and shrill&lt;br /&gt;As if the force of nature streams to closing&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"Angels hear me all !&lt;br /&gt;Rise the Aark of Coven!&lt;br /&gt;Let the Song of Songs begin!"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;While few and far between&lt;br /&gt;Dispersed&lt;br /&gt;In random dark&lt;br /&gt;With passion&lt;br /&gt;Opens up the heart&lt;br /&gt;Lovers all&lt;br /&gt;Have heard Creations call&lt;br /&gt;To gnu Beginnings&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/15137338-114559920003681284?l=talasa.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' 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src='http://www.ldsces.org/inst_manuals/pres-sm/images/01-05-2.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15137338.post-114542732051835321</id><published>2006-04-18T23:12:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-04-18T23:19:31.363-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/blake/ancient.jpg"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;color:#ffff33;"&gt;&lt;img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/blake/ancient.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;color:#ffff33;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;color:#ffff33;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;color:#ffff33;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;color:#ffff33;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;color:#ffff33;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;color:#ffff33;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;color:#ffff33;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;color:#ffff33;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;color:#ffff33;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;color:#ffff33;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;color:#ffff33;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;color:#ffff33;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;color:#ffff33;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;color:#ffff33;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;color:#ffff33;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;color:#ffff33;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;color:#ffff33;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;color:#ffff33;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;color:#ffff33;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;color:#ffff33;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;color:#ffff33;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;color:#ffff33;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;color:#ffff33;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;color:#ffff33;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;color:#ffff33;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;color:#ffff33;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;color:#ffff33;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;color:#ffff33;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;color:#ffff33;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;color:#ffff33;"&gt;The haunting of a new design&lt;br /&gt;Placed present in the lift o wings&lt;br /&gt;Few birds&lt;br /&gt;Left high among the branches of the coming season’s&lt;br /&gt;Lifting of the blood&lt;br /&gt;Perhaps a futile call to flight&lt;br /&gt;Or night&lt;br /&gt;Where hunger rules&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Atop the  rock in the sun&lt;br /&gt;I rest&lt;br /&gt;Fur warmed and stroked with textured tongue&lt;br /&gt;A paw to clean the residue of&lt;br /&gt;Hunting from my lips&lt;br /&gt;Free filaments o pollen off me whiskers&lt;br /&gt;For the spacing of the day&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Some resident gray rodent&lt;br /&gt;Butterfly or bird&lt;br /&gt;Might be the newest prey&lt;br /&gt;I say&lt;br /&gt;A shattered growl&lt;br /&gt;To those&lt;br /&gt;That just might venture to this thrown&lt;br /&gt;Without a veil or treasure of their own&lt;br /&gt;Fair charge to dragon dungeons&lt;br /&gt;Chains to hold us here&lt;br /&gt;Be fearful&lt;br /&gt;Find&lt;br /&gt;And force the path to new directions of the heart&lt;br /&gt;Then&lt;br /&gt;Pet me if you dare&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/15137338-114542732051835321?l=talasa.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://talasa.blogspot.com/feeds/114542732051835321/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15137338&amp;postID=114542732051835321' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' 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style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://www.geocities.com/annubis33/TheDesignofExistence/mona2.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;the little quakes&lt;br /&gt;more of a rocking motion&lt;br /&gt;flowing fields as if a gentle breeze&lt;br /&gt;had stirred their stance&lt;br /&gt;but what breeze brings&lt;br /&gt;about&lt;br /&gt;the barking dogs&lt;br /&gt;the squirrels to trees&lt;br /&gt;the rabbits to their wholes&lt;br /&gt;or Sets the steeds to dust n thunder&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;painted eye of hours&lt;br /&gt;bent to&lt;br /&gt;count&lt;br /&gt;the ladders prongs&lt;br /&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/15137338-114511497052122307?l=talasa.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://talasa.blogspot.com/feeds/114511497052122307/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15137338&amp;postID=114511497052122307' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15137338/posts/default/114511497052122307'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15137338/posts/default/114511497052122307'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://talasa.blogspot.com/2006/04/little-quakes-more-of-rocking-motion.html' title=''/><author><name>Talasa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16799005243757627589</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='29' src='http://www.ldsces.org/inst_manuals/pres-sm/images/01-05-2.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15137338.post-114078731725607908</id><published>2006-02-24T04:48:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-02-24T05:21:57.290-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/763/1392/1600/mero.0.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/763/1392/320/mero.0.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;p face="arial" class="MsoNormal"&gt;"to see the world in a grain of sand"&lt;br /&gt;its not the flame of setting suns&lt;br /&gt;nor the deer in flight&lt;br /&gt;that sends me to thrall&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;rather the  strivings that we share&lt;br /&gt;and how the form we&lt;br /&gt;sculpture there and here&lt;br /&gt;creates potential&lt;br /&gt;movements of our walk&lt;br /&gt;upon these fields of being&lt;br /&gt;something passed to generations&lt;br /&gt;something for the real&lt;br /&gt;something sculping all the ways to feel&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;Ah …a seer fully present in the day’s &lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;Of number’s worth&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;And every second placing all upon &lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;His gold -rimmed plate&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;The pure reality &lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;Delight in struggles passion for the real&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;So carefully exposing one small&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;World in “grains of sand”&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;Each holographic image &lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;Of the All&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;A perfect reach &lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;And knowledge of the once&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;Eternal fall&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;The shaman with a foot in endless worlds&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;And present for the rituals that mark the path&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;(A stroking of the foot that set this path to his delights)&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;Rattles shaking&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;Ethers wisely finding/choosing herbs to heal&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;Or words to make us feel&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;With breadcrumbs from the meals&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;Last makings &lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--&gt; &lt;!--[endif]--&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;For the Queen of linen &lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;Building alters to the male&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;The Muse and inspiration for these bardic tales&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;The Goddess guise&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;Full form &lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;Sea priestess for the Mage&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;An offering in gestures of a home&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;The living’s perfect throne&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;Where high on stadiums of ancient gods&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;The least can see&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;The parting of the oceans&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;And a way to Sea&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;So if I am a witness &lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;As adjacent grain of sand&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;With sweet abandon do I hear your tales of rhyme &lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;And I &lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;Like her &lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;Contain the whole of being there&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;As goddess of the life we all must share&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;As part of all the place and form of being&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;Building yet  another alter there&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;To lay&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;In perfect prone &lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;For all in adoration of the worth&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;Upon the shore of endless sands&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;In gratitude to all the lesser gods of Earth &lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;And Matter&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;All mere elements beyond the perfect 4&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;This mortal coil hosts&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;Offerings of light upon the endless alters&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;Flowers from the garden of potential&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;A beauty rare&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;There&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;Portrayed&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;In simple presence &lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;Of two hearts alone together in the round&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;My bliss is in the &lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;Actuality of love in all its frailties&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;Held slightly there intact by choice&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;My bliss is knowing that this world holds beings &lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;Wrapped in maps of greater strivings &lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;Than the billboards set for drones in thrall&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;My bliss is knowing that if all this place of matter disappears&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;In angst&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;Or star-formed cataclysm &lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;Random dire events forced by the averages of time&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;That there was on the shores of being&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;Two mere lovers in the round&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;Fully there&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;And present to the simple place of love’s intent&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;A struggle for the things of life &lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;That’s meant to bee&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;Perfect presence on the path of&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;One mere &lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;Poet’s brief encounter &lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;With infinity&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;....(written with lv and respect for lover's held in perfect presence to the everydays)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--&gt; &lt;!--[endif]--&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--&gt; &lt;!--[endif]--&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--&gt; &lt;!--[endif]--&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' 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height='29' src='http://www.ldsces.org/inst_manuals/pres-sm/images/01-05-2.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15137338.post-114060858962367050</id><published>2006-02-22T03:39:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-02-22T03:43:09.640-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-family: arial;font-size:130%;" &gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://images2.deviantart.com/i/2004/02/6/e/green_light_night.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://images2.deviantart.com/i/2004/02/6/e/green_light_night.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;  &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;And yet&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;I find these brave souls&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Campers in the fog&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Upon the mountain&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;As me best companions&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Pockets full of D batteries&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;And a plastic flashlight&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Sentinels&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;By the edge of the road&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Only thing is &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;I never have been able to tell&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;(And I have asked them more than once)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;…just what they do with all that light and dark and gray&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt; &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;!--[endif]--&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt; &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;!--[endif]--&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;span style="font-family: arial;font-size:130%;" &gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/15137338-114060858962367050?l=talasa.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://talasa.blogspot.com/feeds/114060858962367050/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15137338&amp;postID=114060858962367050' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' 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href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/763/1392/1600/68a3.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/763/1392/200/68a3.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;div style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; border-width: medium medium 1.5pt; padding: 0in 0in 1pt;"&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0in;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt;"&gt;"Only to the extent that we expose ourselves over and over to annihilation can that which is indestructible be found in us." &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;~ Author unknown&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;/div&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt;"&gt;We do&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt;"&gt;We do “know more than we can say”&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt;"&gt;And from the very first &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt;"&gt;The Word has struggled to conceal &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt;"&gt;As if some secret name of God &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt;"&gt;Might once&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt;"&gt;Just once &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt;"&gt;Reveal &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt;"&gt;A comfort so profound &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt;"&gt;That its mere mention &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt;"&gt;Would entice a hidden bliss&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt;"&gt;A song or word&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt;"&gt;That means&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt;"&gt;A union &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt;"&gt;Or re union&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt;"&gt;Just one last sweet siren song&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt;"&gt;That sings our endless times &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt;"&gt;Of washing up on shores&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt;"&gt;The drama dreams &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt;"&gt;That keeps us looking out to sea&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt;"&gt;Thigh deep in brine and sand&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt;"&gt;A touch of real&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt;"&gt;Beneath our hand&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt;"&gt;&lt;!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--&gt; &lt;!--[endif]--&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt;"&gt;I’m here within the multitude &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt;"&gt;That ventures to the edge of seas&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt;"&gt;Alone &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt;"&gt;Together&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt;"&gt;Gathering&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt;"&gt;With in and out of empty hands&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt;"&gt;Reflections of the stars&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt;"&gt;That glide upon the breakers&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt;"&gt;In the night&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt;"&gt;A part of me observes &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt;"&gt;The folly in the making of a Fool&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt;"&gt;And yet&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt;"&gt;All diamonds gathered &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt;"&gt;In the palms of Fools&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt;"&gt;We offer on the alter made of stone&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt;"&gt;Built long before we stepped&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt;"&gt;Out of &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt;"&gt;The brine&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt;"&gt;Perhaps it’s this alone &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt;"&gt;The indestructibility &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt;"&gt;Of all that can reveal&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt;"&gt;An indestructibility of all that we can feel&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt;"&gt;&lt;!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--&gt; &lt;!--[endif]--&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--&gt; &lt;!--[endif]--&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p  class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p  class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10;"&gt;&lt;!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--&gt; &lt;!--[endif]--&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p  class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="font-family: arial; font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--&gt; &lt;!--[endif]--&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/15137338-114052513288031169?l=talasa.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://talasa.blogspot.com/feeds/114052513288031169/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15137338&amp;postID=114052513288031169' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15137338/posts/default/114052513288031169'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15137338/posts/default/114052513288031169'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://talasa.blogspot.com/2006/02/only-to-extent-that-we-expose.html' title=''/><author><name>Talasa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16799005243757627589</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='29' src='http://www.ldsces.org/inst_manuals/pres-sm/images/01-05-2.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15137338.post-113965861891142219</id><published>2006-02-11T03:43:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-02-11T03:50:18.930-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/763/1392/1600/p9.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/763/1392/320/p9.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;To feel the moon&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;Move through my blood is no mere dream&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;To please &lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;Or open queenly stance&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;Its rather of the soil and mud &lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;We reach our body through&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;A body flavor &lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;Tasted by the whorls of ruddy liquid &lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;Coursing through these veins&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;Our inner eye that sees&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;Our inner ear that hears the rhythm&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;As a counterpoint of &lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;Ancient drums&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;I’m looking at&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;The place of all emerging flower patterns&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;In the sky&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;And I &lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;Hum softly some&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;Random scatterings &lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;Across the floor &lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;Creating in the mind&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;Moses Staffs&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;That turns to snakes before the Kings &lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;Or serpent tangled trees&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;Or is it lay lines of the earth&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;Not seen but gnoing the effects&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;And worth&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--&gt; &lt;!--[endif]--&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;Unlearning constellations&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;So as lovers we can relearn &lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;All the &lt;span style=""&gt; &lt;/span&gt;valleys of the flesh&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;Re membering&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;All former shadows &lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;Of our parts we scattered or’ the Nile&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;Twin mates within a womb of wombs&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;Retold as tales&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;To children in the round&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;A bedtime story &lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;Of what love holds for us all&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;Not just one fall&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt; &lt;/span&gt;But endless scamperings around the maze&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;Little furry things&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;We lift our eyes in wonder&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;As we finally stop looking at the walls&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;Lift voice &lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;And make some birdie calls&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--&gt; &lt;!--[endif]--&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/15137338-113965861891142219?l=talasa.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://talasa.blogspot.com/feeds/113965861891142219/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15137338&amp;postID=113965861891142219' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15137338/posts/default/113965861891142219'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' 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src="http://www.shamandala.com/web_gallery/treebaby_2.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;to have heard/read one song&lt;br /&gt;one tremulous and ancient voice&lt;br /&gt;reminder&lt;br /&gt;that the lines and colors of the soul&lt;br /&gt;are but vague words&lt;br /&gt;few shades of evening on the endless spectrum&lt;br /&gt;of our dream imaginal&lt;br /&gt;i live&lt;br /&gt;the place of dreams&lt;br /&gt;and dance&lt;br /&gt;the chords of lines across the sky&lt;br /&gt;horse tails&lt;br /&gt;fish scales&lt;br /&gt;the only vision in the place&lt;br /&gt;of wind and sea&lt;br /&gt;yes&lt;br /&gt;treasure in and from the eyes&lt;br /&gt;where past the word of tongues&lt;br /&gt;a silent lift of gnoing&lt;br /&gt;glimmers in the glance between&lt;br /&gt;our breathing&lt;br /&gt;seeming&lt;br /&gt;ways&lt;br /&gt;...i have to smile&lt;br /&gt;and notice as your body shifts upon the chair&lt;br /&gt;i saw the gesture there&lt;br /&gt;that let encryption of the heart&lt;br /&gt;be known&lt;br /&gt; the winged one&lt;br /&gt;you are&lt;br /&gt;hands folded in disguise&lt;br /&gt;your mask told all&lt;br /&gt;while all the senses turned at&lt;br /&gt;once both&lt;br /&gt;here and there&lt;br /&gt;casual in conversation for the world to see&lt;br /&gt;but all the while our souls had lifted to the place of "yes"&lt;br /&gt;and formed another&lt;br /&gt;limb full bloom&lt;br /&gt;beneath the oak and elm&lt;br /&gt;separating roots&lt;br /&gt;entwined within the earth&lt;br /&gt;reversed&lt;br /&gt;to depths unknown&lt;br /&gt;forming waves and curtains on the wall&lt;br /&gt;persephone's persistant dream&lt;br /&gt;as i recall&lt;br /&gt;to keep the dark at bay&lt;br /&gt;and all the while your breeze of breath&lt;br /&gt;had opened all the curtains wide&lt;br /&gt;to gaze upon the coming dawn&lt;br /&gt;.....but first&lt;br /&gt;the passing of the night....&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/15137338-113905555461064404?l=talasa.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://talasa.blogspot.com/feeds/113905555461064404/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15137338&amp;postID=113905555461064404' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15137338/posts/default/113905555461064404'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15137338/posts/default/113905555461064404'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://talasa.blogspot.com/2006/02/to-have-heardread-one-song-one.html' title=''/><author><name>Talasa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16799005243757627589</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='29' src='http://www.ldsces.org/inst_manuals/pres-sm/images/01-05-2.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15137338.post-113871177343542389</id><published>2006-01-31T04:46:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-01-31T04:57:08.026-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://developinglight.com/images/galleryfullsize/hagedahmat.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://developinglight.com/images/galleryfullsize/hagedahmat.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;p face="arial" class="MsoNormal"&gt;There are these moments&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;On the edge or verge of no thing that&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;The strivings of some tentacle of vast beginnings&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;Reaches through&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--&gt; &lt;!--[endif]--&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;Something of the senses&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;Like an eye or ear&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;Emerges from the surface tension&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;Touched by gestures of this &lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;Line of all beginnings &lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;Thinned and stretched or timed&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;In rhyme &lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;One might hear faint fierce whispers &lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;Of the sighs sent to the moon&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;A lover’s swoon&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;In chorus here beneath the sigh of waves...&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;Mere mortals make this sacred sound&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;The sound that like the bard&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;Tells all&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;And hopes there is the ear&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;Of our reflection&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;One Beloved &lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;Close to earth&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;With ear to ground&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;Listening for tremors of the heart&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;Someone who just might&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;Gno&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;All the secret names of God&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--&gt; &lt;!--[endif]--&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;We’ve whispered it with lips to ocean’s edge&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;All foam and froth&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;And clever smiles&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;We’ve whispered it against the shores&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;While grains of sand clung to our face and hair&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;In sweet abandon&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;Oh yes…and softer whispers as the flame rose &lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;Bleaching burning derma up the spine&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;Soft grace&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;The spiral place&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;And now returning to the forest of the mind&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;My lips&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;Parched dry ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;The blessed thirst remains&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;And with these lips &lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;……a kiss&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;Upon the bark&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;the bark with brine of sea air &lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;Cloaked in fog&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;And worship as we may&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;...we may&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;So as to &lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;Merge with matter&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;At the alter of a single oak&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--&gt; &lt;!--[endif]--&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--&gt; &lt;!--[endif]--&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--&gt; &lt;!--[endif]--&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/15137338-113871177343542389?l=talasa.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://talasa.blogspot.com/feeds/113871177343542389/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15137338&amp;postID=113871177343542389' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15137338/posts/default/113871177343542389'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15137338/posts/default/113871177343542389'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://talasa.blogspot.com/2006/01/there-are-these-moments-on-edge-or.html' title=''/><author><name>Talasa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16799005243757627589</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='29' src='http://www.ldsces.org/inst_manuals/pres-sm/images/01-05-2.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15137338.post-113845483722738801</id><published>2006-01-28T05:23:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-01-28T18:36:43.283-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/763/1392/1600/46946085.columcille006.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/763/1392/320/46946085.columcille006.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;pi are square&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;the comfort sheets and feathered pillow&lt;br /&gt;are but launching pads for eagles flown and doves return&lt;br /&gt;former fair games for children in the vision of the mind&lt;br /&gt;a certain kind&lt;br /&gt;as open doors received them all accountable&lt;br /&gt;for years of play (sometimes dismay in repetition)&lt;br /&gt;but mostly to the realms of edges/verges&lt;br /&gt;not unseen&lt;br /&gt;but dreams waved off as fantasy&lt;br /&gt;that's true&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;and all&lt;br /&gt;the greatest teachings&lt;br /&gt;earth timed&lt;br /&gt;poured and moored&lt;br /&gt;from aprons of the mind&lt;br /&gt;(the Mason kind)&lt;br /&gt;as all were gathered round the sacred fire&lt;br /&gt;or lifted to the skies in ships of unknown alloy&lt;br /&gt;OH and classrooms of a sort mundane&lt;br /&gt;or lone quest in the wooded forest&lt;br /&gt;there among the creatures feral&lt;br /&gt;tame by comparison&lt;br /&gt;and then&lt;br /&gt;the recent crowded classrooms in a labyrinth of universities&lt;br /&gt;with Bosch-like stairs&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;the secret 10 unburdened all their wares&lt;br /&gt;into the pockets of a child&lt;br /&gt;a noisy bunch they were...&lt;br /&gt;then as the time of matter happened&lt;br /&gt;there I stood&lt;br /&gt;in routine mudras&lt;br /&gt;fast preparing for the day&lt;br /&gt;that saddest day&lt;br /&gt;they left&lt;br /&gt;they went away&lt;br /&gt;.....I cried&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;for all the sadness in the sound of silence&lt;br /&gt;thundered like vast vacuums of the spheres&lt;br /&gt;not once imagined in these planes of earth&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;never did I know such silence&lt;br /&gt;never but a kiss upon the cheek&lt;br /&gt;or mild farewell&lt;br /&gt;just thunder silence&lt;br /&gt;how was I to know the Aeons sight&lt;br /&gt;was held at bay&lt;br /&gt;the gift of meager mind could not reflect these things&lt;br /&gt;they could have left a sign&lt;br /&gt;or templates of their Gold&lt;br /&gt;or maybe just a Stone&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I thought and wondered&lt;br /&gt;what grave sin did I commit&lt;br /&gt;why would they not let me come home&lt;br /&gt;so changing clothes to once begin the days routine&lt;br /&gt;a shift to bring&lt;br /&gt;the All to matter form&lt;br /&gt;oh yes&lt;br /&gt;and all the gifts&lt;br /&gt;they took them too&lt;br /&gt;and left inside one pocket&lt;br /&gt;such a tiny seed&lt;br /&gt;perhaps a coin&lt;br /&gt;I’m never sure&lt;br /&gt;and in the other pocket&lt;br /&gt;placed 2 promises that I should keep&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;course and clumsy&lt;br /&gt;now i scaned all worlds for one fair sign&lt;br /&gt;to find the placement of such items of the gods&lt;br /&gt;why bother when they could have placed it there themselves?&lt;br /&gt;so that I just don’t bore you with the details of the past&lt;br /&gt;its just to say&lt;br /&gt;...time past&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;for love I lent the coin the seed and fell it to the rocks&lt;br /&gt;and watched&lt;br /&gt;while my own foggy sight&lt;br /&gt;drew foggy portraits of illusion's cause&lt;br /&gt;and yet&lt;br /&gt;not so&lt;br /&gt;but paradox&lt;br /&gt;the soul pierced gladly&lt;br /&gt;thrice within these grave attempts&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;so now&lt;br /&gt;I fast retrieve these gifts&lt;br /&gt;Two placed anew&lt;br /&gt;now I will not with any hesitation&lt;br /&gt;Set my hand within the wounds&lt;br /&gt;and see if furtile ground can bleed&lt;br /&gt;and feed&lt;br /&gt;and grow&lt;br /&gt;this oak or apple tree&lt;br /&gt;before I set such precious seed or coin&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;earth time will pass an urgency to find&lt;br /&gt;fruition of the tiny task&lt;br /&gt;one sign&lt;br /&gt;no number&lt;br /&gt;casting back&lt;br /&gt;no thing&lt;br /&gt;no fear&lt;br /&gt;into the Giea plan&lt;br /&gt;geometries&lt;br /&gt;across the grid&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;realization in the acceptance&lt;br /&gt;not the giving&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/15137338-113845483722738801?l=talasa.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://talasa.blogspot.com/feeds/113845483722738801/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15137338&amp;postID=113845483722738801' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15137338/posts/default/113845483722738801'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15137338/posts/default/113845483722738801'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://talasa.blogspot.com/2006/01/pi-are-square-comfort-sheets-and.html' title=''/><author><name>Talasa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16799005243757627589</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='29' src='http://www.ldsces.org/inst_manuals/pres-sm/images/01-05-2.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15137338.post-113784599329247720</id><published>2006-01-21T04:01:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-01-21T08:24:52.393-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www3.telus.net/susanmadsen/Tree.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://www3.telus.net/susanmadsen/Tree.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;long waiting in the desert of the mind&lt;br /&gt;hard derma full encapsulating steady sleep&lt;br /&gt;the fragile point of all beginnings&lt;br /&gt;waiting on the moisture breech&lt;br /&gt;a liquid reach&lt;br /&gt;that feeds a timed response&lt;br /&gt;within&lt;br /&gt;and then&lt;br /&gt;expands n stretches first the life-ped&lt;br /&gt;stable held to place&lt;br /&gt;positioned for receiving grace&lt;br /&gt;expansion reaching slow minute meanderings&lt;br /&gt;away from all geometries of earth&lt;br /&gt;reach reaching toward the son&lt;br /&gt;…..though futile in the reaching&lt;br /&gt;still one thrives within the warmth&lt;br /&gt;relentless&lt;br /&gt;until death&lt;br /&gt;we'll turn to follow&lt;br /&gt;face&lt;br /&gt;and find&lt;br /&gt;life’s banner for the real&lt;br /&gt;moonlight ribbon&lt;br /&gt;in dark of night&lt;br /&gt;a glance toward&lt;br /&gt;moonlight ribbons on the darkened sea&lt;br /&gt;shimmering the path&lt;br /&gt;toward unknown shores of sand n rock&lt;br /&gt;yet to be seen&lt;br /&gt;for now imaginings&lt;br /&gt;alone prevail our&lt;br /&gt;leanings on the rail&lt;br /&gt;of ancient dreams&lt;br /&gt;a ship&lt;br /&gt;that trips and glides the silken waves&lt;br /&gt;and desert sands&lt;br /&gt;sails sighing&lt;br /&gt;longing for the new&lt;br /&gt;the words must now be spoken&lt;br /&gt;close to each companion’s ear&lt;br /&gt;where breath felt syllables and&lt;br /&gt;scent of skin&lt;br /&gt;n minting rush of knowing&lt;br /&gt;leans within&lt;br /&gt;a gentle reach&lt;br /&gt;a tree side sleep&lt;br /&gt;but never breeched&lt;br /&gt;for want of steady stride&lt;br /&gt;stomp stomping underfoot&lt;br /&gt;a shadow trance&lt;br /&gt;a mummers dance&lt;br /&gt;reflecting all the dark sides of the moon&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/15137338-113784599329247720?l=talasa.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://talasa.blogspot.com/feeds/113784599329247720/comments/default' title='Post 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src='http://www.ldsces.org/inst_manuals/pres-sm/images/01-05-2.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15137338.post-113758484246452717</id><published>2006-01-18T03:40:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-01-18T03:47:22.483-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/763/1392/1600/seed.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/763/1392/320/seed.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;font-family:arial;" &gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;pi2004&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;Eros and Psyche&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;it was always you&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;each touch of human hand&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;upon my tiny brow&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;when kittens sitting restless on my lap&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;or all the sweet scent of new fields in play&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;or galloping down hillsides to the stumble fall&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;...and laughter&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;it was always you&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;the downy blankets&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt; folding up the child in dark of night&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;slight shadows in the closet&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;soft scamperings across the floor&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;the unknown elememtals from the &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;crevice in the wall&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;...and dreams&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;it was always you&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;when first a stolen kiss upon my lips&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;fell wet and silly from your &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;worry &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;I would run&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;....I did&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;but then returned &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;and shared some tales from ancient lands&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;relentless myths&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;....and smiles&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;yes &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;always you &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;the one I cried for at the fountain&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;of our youth&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;and stirrings in the real&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;wells overflowing &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;magic brine from eyes to match their dreams&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;.....always the eyes&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;each love &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;another you&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;a magic in the round&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;each heart&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;symphonic risings on the path to be&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;I stretched &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;and leaned &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;and tried to hear the whispers from &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;your hidden lips&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;a messenger of love&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;beyond what might be heard&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;glossolalic sound&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;the words&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;the crys of joy and pain&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;demanding that I look for you again&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;in dark of night&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;.....I did&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;it's always you&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;each heart of lover mate or friend&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;each pointing in their way&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;the Way&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt; to Oz &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;where&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;Scarecrows Tinmen Lions at the gates&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;both shout and whisper&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;"find the endless Others&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;Lovers gesturing for you to wait"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;....I waited&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;and just once&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;just once you truly came to see&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;just once you truly knew &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;that it is &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;here for us to sea&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;then just as fast dismissed it with a smile&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;the turning of the soul&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;proclaimed&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;earths shifting poles&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;a scattering of  former holdings in the night&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;...i fell&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;...i cried&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;...i truly died&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;no rumplstilskin turning hay to gold&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;no merlin magic blending you to me&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;just memory of memory&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;the inner dreams between&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt; the real &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;and how we feel&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;once....&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;just once &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;at all beginnings &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;in that place we met&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;on beds of grace&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;concealed &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;revealed by lanturn&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;ahhh&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;such untold beauty... &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;an angelic face&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;revealed and posed&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;our  beacons to the place of bliss&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;drawn by some forces other than our own &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;i felt the true as raptured bliss&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;a single kiss&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;before i turned to stone&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;...I'm once again alone&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/15137338-113758484246452717?l=talasa.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://talasa.blogspot.com/feeds/113758484246452717/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15137338&amp;postID=113758484246452717' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15137338/posts/default/113758484246452717'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15137338/posts/default/113758484246452717'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://talasa.blogspot.com/2006/01/pi2004-eros-and-psyche-it-was-always.html' title=''/><author><name>Talasa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16799005243757627589</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='29' src='http://www.ldsces.org/inst_manuals/pres-sm/images/01-05-2.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15137338.post-113733404720575630</id><published>2006-01-15T05:52:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-01-16T06:01:21.136-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.joannewarfieldfineart.com/wetpaperneg/persephone/persephonerising_lg.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://www.joannewarfieldfineart.com/wetpaperneg/persephone/persephonerising_lg.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;From Dion Fortune's "Sea Priestess"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"I am she who ere the earth is formed&lt;br /&gt;Was Rhea Binah Ge&lt;br /&gt;I am that soundless boundless bitter sea&lt;br /&gt;out of those deeps life wells eternally&lt;br /&gt;Astarte Aphrodite Ashteroth&lt;br /&gt;Giver of life and bringer-in of death&lt;br /&gt;Hera the heaven on earth Persephone&lt;br /&gt;Diana of the Ways and Hecate&lt;br /&gt;All these am I and they are seen in me&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;...Drink of the waters of Persephone&lt;br /&gt;The secret well beside the sacred tree&lt;br /&gt;Who drinks the waters of that hidden well&lt;br /&gt;Shall see the things thereof he dare not tell&lt;br /&gt;Shall tread the shadowy path that leads to me&lt;br /&gt;Diana of the Ways and Hecate&lt;br /&gt;Selene of the Moon,Persephone"&lt;br /&gt;____________________________________________________&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Persephone Rising&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;waves of being&lt;br /&gt;pass or' dreams&lt;br /&gt;relentless in the risings&lt;br /&gt;as those things that bleed&lt;br /&gt;or need&lt;br /&gt;such due consideration&lt;br /&gt;love's determination to proceed&lt;br /&gt;without caution&lt;br /&gt;in fearless steppings over&lt;br /&gt;being and not being&lt;br /&gt;indifference to the question&lt;br /&gt;can one gno&lt;br /&gt;...to godlike fists in challenge&lt;br /&gt;toward the ruddy skies&lt;br /&gt;and one last matter of our big and little death&lt;br /&gt;death as all deaths seen before&lt;br /&gt;once again restore&lt;br /&gt;or float&lt;br /&gt;or fall&lt;br /&gt;consider the eternal all&lt;br /&gt;vertigo when set to mind&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;but then considering the smaller deaths&lt;br /&gt;fretting at the thoughts and wonders&lt;br /&gt;spoken outside of my realm of understanding&lt;br /&gt;if i try to hold each word&lt;br /&gt;to cause and meaning nature suffers&lt;br /&gt;(poring over notes)&lt;br /&gt;for this as tried and true to artists brush&lt;br /&gt;a flowing paint of sound&lt;br /&gt;movement through the interplay&lt;br /&gt;of rift  past rift&lt;br /&gt;the compliment&lt;br /&gt;is in the different knowings&lt;br /&gt;owning all or one…&lt;br /&gt;i sea the one…just one&lt;br /&gt;again i say i see your care and patience&lt;br /&gt;finding&lt;br /&gt;voice to speak all  names of gods&lt;br /&gt;performing ciphers through the mind to brush&lt;br /&gt;in comprehension&lt;br /&gt;yes&lt;br /&gt;again we turn toward excellence as well&lt;br /&gt;as from the Will&lt;br /&gt;and yet the shape and form&lt;br /&gt;flows through our fingers&lt;br /&gt;like the sacred springs&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;thought i&lt;br /&gt;“long of words&lt;br /&gt;that i might be attached to&lt;br /&gt;what comes underhand?”&lt;br /&gt;(your suggestion reminded me to consider this)&lt;br /&gt;there may be places that this might be true&lt;br /&gt;within a space of time&lt;br /&gt;4&lt;br /&gt;if it doesn’t fit within my car(e)&lt;br /&gt;when once again i set to shift my presence&lt;br /&gt;from one place to place or' all the earth&lt;br /&gt;“things”&lt;br /&gt;are discarded&lt;br /&gt;left&lt;br /&gt;or given to a place of need&lt;br /&gt;its in my heart to carry&lt;br /&gt;only those things that remain eternal&lt;br /&gt;love&lt;br /&gt;care&lt;br /&gt;trust&lt;br /&gt;friendship&lt;br /&gt;and freedom&lt;br /&gt;manna&lt;br /&gt;served to each as wedding cake from one another’s hand&lt;br /&gt;this union of elements&lt;br /&gt;performing the will of an unnamed source&lt;br /&gt;that we hold close to our&lt;br /&gt;being&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;talasa&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/15137338-113733404720575630?l=talasa.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link 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src='http://www.ldsces.org/inst_manuals/pres-sm/images/01-05-2.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15137338.post-113715829487353178</id><published>2006-01-13T05:04:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-01-13T05:18:14.893-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/763/1392/1600/Photo004.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/763/1392/320/Photo004.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;what i will never understand &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;Is&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;why&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;I linger at the door&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;the darkened shore &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;knowing that far fainter callings &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;might be willing to return &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;or cast a hungry eye my way&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;and share a beaconed path&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;across the endless fathoms  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;grids&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;above&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;below&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;east and west&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;it shatters all our dreams &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;with&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;life's divisions &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;ancient portraits&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;lost portrayals&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;marking entrance &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;to the sacred groves behind me &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;while i ache this vision out to sea&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;what makes a pilgrim worthy&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;to proceed&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;i've yet to understand&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;the longing or the dance of endless dreams&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;the ones that &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;still mask faces in the sky&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;and apparitions in a crowd&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;and flocks of sea birds &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;in the thrall of change&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;the only knowing is that knowing &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;and  the only key&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;is in the eyes&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;i sea&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;the fiercest storm&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;mountains of blue bending waves&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;that crash upon the sands beneath my feet&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;both hold and shift&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;these feet that finds the tide &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;and ticks the levels of the moon&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;waste high&lt;br /&gt;it holds me fast&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;while I both drink and drown beneath her surf&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt; willing captive&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;to the ruddy skies' reflections in the moistened shore&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;but somewhere I demand&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;a place or rest&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;of peace&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;to turn the habit of the days&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;and mark with pen in hand&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;the vision of a hope for&lt;br /&gt;wirness in the round&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;more than a bard&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;or scribe&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;but evening tide&lt;br /&gt;but banter brew and brine &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;across the table with a friend&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' 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height='29' src='http://www.ldsces.org/inst_manuals/pres-sm/images/01-05-2.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15137338.post-113688651669605852</id><published>2006-01-10T01:16:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-01-10T01:59:28.113-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.iment.com/maida/images/patnightbird.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://www.iment.com/maida/images/patnightbird.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;manhem&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;each step&lt;br /&gt;a fading star&lt;br /&gt;folds cap souls&lt;br /&gt;at our feet&lt;br /&gt;a tidal foam's&lt;br /&gt;caress&lt;br /&gt;an emptyness&lt;br /&gt;cacooned within&lt;br /&gt;a blanket womb of&lt;br /&gt;woven thread&lt;br /&gt;silk worm wood&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;moist step&lt;br /&gt;no path&lt;br /&gt;beneath the azure fog&lt;br /&gt;cloaked heavy or'&lt;br /&gt;the kelp bed&lt;br /&gt;crossing lines&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;the passage of a day&lt;br /&gt;displays dune indigo&lt;br /&gt;....and all i hear are&lt;br /&gt;moon call 's&lt;br /&gt;tidal foam&lt;br /&gt;and shuffle&lt;br /&gt;spraying diamonds&lt;br /&gt;from the crystal sands&lt;br /&gt;that flow&lt;br /&gt;and rest beneath our feet&lt;br /&gt;soft sound's&lt;br /&gt;n currents&lt;br /&gt;tugging&lt;br /&gt;strumming rhythm&lt;br /&gt;with the song of siren's&lt;br /&gt;whispered call&lt;br /&gt;that lifts the gentle gasps&lt;br /&gt;from dolphins whooshing past&lt;br /&gt;.....and one small night bird&lt;br /&gt;gazes out to sea&lt;br /&gt;intent&lt;br /&gt;as if some lover&lt;br /&gt;beaconed with a flutter's&lt;br /&gt;silent sigh&lt;br /&gt;a breathy bidding&lt;br /&gt;to extend horizons&lt;br /&gt;of desire&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;while all this time&lt;br /&gt;blue whales and creatures deep&lt;br /&gt;lift darkly days&lt;br /&gt;break waves&lt;br /&gt;and fitfully&lt;br /&gt;turn currents&lt;br /&gt;fleshing&lt;br /&gt;inner lights&lt;br /&gt;of songs we sing&lt;br /&gt;"Come see&lt;br /&gt;Come sea"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/15137338-113688651669605852?l=talasa.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' 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src='http://www.ldsces.org/inst_manuals/pres-sm/images/01-05-2.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15137338.post-113681548201960198</id><published>2006-01-09T05:59:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-01-09T06:04:42.033-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/763/1392/1600/320fin.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/763/1392/320/320fin.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;sketch&lt;br /&gt;pi2000&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;all former selves that went before&lt;br /&gt;both lend and drink the tears&lt;br /&gt;that carry groan&lt;br /&gt;and tear a heart asunder&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;this fierce determination&lt;br /&gt;told in rhyme&lt;br /&gt;a battle that&lt;br /&gt;our grace is lent&lt;br /&gt;how gifts are spent&lt;br /&gt;is for the gods to know&lt;br /&gt;sometimes they show&lt;br /&gt;in dreams&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;how is it that&lt;br /&gt;the hammer of the gods&lt;br /&gt;is sown within our flesh&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;is this the rage of endless generations&lt;br /&gt;as i see in dreams&lt;br /&gt;or something of this generation&lt;br /&gt;that you lay witness to&lt;br /&gt;and&lt;br /&gt;if the hero&lt;br /&gt;once again&lt;br /&gt; should venture to the hearth of self&lt;br /&gt;or venture to the garden of the soul&lt;br /&gt;such strange reflections of such things&lt;br /&gt;not now&lt;br /&gt;or ever in the mind of man&lt;br /&gt;or woman&lt;br /&gt;rests and waits&lt;br /&gt;n talks of templed floors&lt;br /&gt;and distant shores&lt;br /&gt;and so much more&lt;br /&gt;… the threshold of the heart&lt;br /&gt;so rather than be once again&lt;br /&gt;a pesky hound of god/goddess&lt;br /&gt;rather that is shown the realm&lt;br /&gt;of want or need&lt;br /&gt;can never once exceed&lt;br /&gt;the gifts at hand&lt;br /&gt;for this we pray the words of&lt;br /&gt;distant horizons&lt;br /&gt;other times and spaces&lt;br /&gt;readying&lt;br /&gt;arrivals&lt;br /&gt;at&lt;br /&gt;knew&lt;br /&gt;ports of wonder&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/15137338-113681548201960198?l=talasa.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' 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src='http://www.ldsces.org/inst_manuals/pres-sm/images/01-05-2.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15137338.post-113664620869008315</id><published>2006-01-07T05:58:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-01-07T07:03:30.606-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.wf-f.org/WFFResource/Communion.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://www.wf-f.org/WFFResource/Communion.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;COMMUMION&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Yesterday,I went on an interview for a small job in a church. Actually a repair job for a former painting of the last supper, I placed in the sanctuary last year. Our last tour with hurricanes had destroyed just about all of the church except the painting on the wall.That had remained intact.Now they wanted me to do some additional work to fit it in to the new sanctuary .&lt;/span&gt;  &lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;So while survaying the portions of repair and negotiating price,&lt;/span&gt;  &lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;She asked ,"Are you a Christian?Have you received Jesus as you personal saviour?"&lt;/span&gt;  &lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;I stared at her tranfixed and wondered why I found this question reminisant of the inquisition.More than once I have been confronted with this imposing challange .&lt;/span&gt;  &lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;A memory flashed by of&lt;/span&gt;  &lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;a much younger woman , I was waiting for my "two for one pizza with everything", at a Pizza hut.And a vested young couple cornered me with this question. ...Are you a christian? And how do you KNOW you are a Christian?&lt;/span&gt;  &lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;I said ,"Yes I am a Christian. And I know I am a Christian because I did not tell you to "Fuck off".Much silence prevailed after that and again I welled up the wrath of God.When I got home, my pizzas were burned on the bottom and tasted like what I would have imagined scorched flesh to taste like.&lt;/span&gt;    &lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;So when this woman, at the interview, asked me this question,rather than using the fire of reaction,I responded, "lets talk about that another time." This seemed to satisfy her for the time being.&lt;/span&gt;  &lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;Then, as if in a Steilberg movie,I flashed to a vision of the past .... seeing the eight year old child, having secrectly touched the Eucharist.... secretly within the guise of deep prayer after opening wide to the sacred intrusion on my tongue by a much too handsome priest.I KNEW I was damned to hell for all eternity for such a dier act of pride.How dare the child touch the transfigured flesh of God.Both my Irish mother and Italian father had instilled in me the rules and regulations of our Catholic upbringing.&lt;/span&gt;  &lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;Mortal creation reaching back to touch the divine.Sacralige...a worse sin than any fallen angel's pride. &lt;/span&gt;  &lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;Of course ,now the mortals dispense the communion from hand to hand, we set the Holy of Holies upon our own tongue. Does this mean I was fortunate not to greet death before we evolved worthy to place hand to host...now with only subtle feigned solumn prayers, a simple amen when shown the"Lamb of God?&lt;/span&gt;  &lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;HA...Have we evolved to the place of angels? What made us worthy?&lt;/span&gt;  &lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;When I think that a simple act of faith and trust and belief was not enough to keep me from opening Pandora's box as a child...I have faint understanding why I open them all so feverishly now. Perhaps on the chance that our evolvment in the very act of observation of the hidden fruits brings another kind of salvation.The unnameable. The vague. The unattainable.The thing most desired.&lt;/span&gt;  &lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;But where is the knowledge I should have obtained in exchange for my immortal soul.Has it now been returned to me by acts of the church...or acts of God/Goddess.&lt;/span&gt;  &lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;What others judge as the fall has sense implied resurrection.What others have seen as saving grace has been an endless fall.&lt;/span&gt;  &lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;How is it that the Lion's at the gate roar at our entrance only to later be the very lovers spent breathless in the round.&lt;/span&gt;  &lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;I now have but one belief...that of paradox...and lovers/friends entwined in that very spiral...touching the face of God.&lt;br /&gt;____________________________&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: i have been writing a lot&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: I am a number of years old&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: poring out of late&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: as you ought remember&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: :)&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: I like that you seek me&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: always&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: I keep much privacy still, as you can imagine&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: compassed and lighthouse&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: mountains crumble to the sea&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: but there is still, U and Me&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: we are forever friends accomplices and associates&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: brewing up the&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: stirrings&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi:  of&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: accomplices&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: silver cauldrens&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: lol&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: Oaken floors&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: i guess&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: at times&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: yes&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: don't get ahead of yourself&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: the moment is sacred&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: let's be careful&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: can you indulge?&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: every moment is sacred&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: never otherwise&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: a way of being&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: sensitivies of thought&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: subtle wires of secret weaving&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: norns and eyrines conspiring&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: ...&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: i falter only to see the limb wave in the breeze....sparrow setting the stance&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: weaving with the wind&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: and my prowling in the embankments&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: 5 to attention&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: One to stand&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: ....Felis Exempliforis&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: Totem Me&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: and Shaman Songs&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: ....&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: what else to expect?&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: whistled tremelous and bold&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: shuffling cardboards, moving knights&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: manned across the board&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: full sized and fearce&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: stalling rooks and undermining rights&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: WHO IS the Bishop?&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: empassioned pleas for passage&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: lol&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: LOL&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: tell, tell, tell&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: were you the passage from the deep...&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: eh...it was all of parts in distant voyage, questing worth&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: that's all&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: i gno&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: a lovely sight...all told&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: if i were to tell the sights i see ...the dancing round your soul&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: our soul&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: emerald emergence&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: E frame Designs&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: emeralds rubies&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: diamonds&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi:  at their best&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: Stood at the foot of the Mountain&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: up to my knees the vast particulars of ageless gems&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: like sands on the sea&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: fell to the summit&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: there one stood&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: poised upon the Ruby Veign&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: aloft, the experience of ancient talent at work&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: aiming to make ancient trophies of vast renown&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: tears i feel .....full brine to the full mer's depth of being&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: we've yet to see&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: stuck to the Root, the Veign gave way&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: we've yet to know&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: i have something for you&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: leaching virtue into the branched virtue&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: i have a stone&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: like faith unto faith&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: whispering our enterprise...&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: friendships' kiss&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: whispering&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: come closer&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: i give all to this&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: I twist down upon the Winsa&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: Winding what Aeons gnow&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: bending, churning...fleeing the Angles&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: ....&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: yet...We fall&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: and men may expect the sudden Surprise&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: ...&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: the fall eternal&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: such ears to hear&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: you have, and for your heart&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: our heart&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: yes...and what hope we share&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: membering that pure aspiration&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: hid or otherwise disclosed&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: among the dainty fields of sheer honesty&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: a secret healing&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: ...&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: magic of the sprites, lovers, and yearning youth&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: i breath&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: lovers surround here abouts&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: desperate, almost, to catch my attention&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: and envy&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: pleading into the day their vast inheritance of care&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: much, much, much&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: they plead and claw the hours&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: ...&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: ...&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: distantly I heard how that you thought I forgot about you&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: but I told that sprite&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: and she whisped away&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: tinkling some dreams for your pleasure&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: and Our Trust&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: that is strange&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: someones perception&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: not my own&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: she enjoys your company&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: ahh&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: pleading almost that I lend her to you&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: she envys our trust&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: me thinks&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: and seeks something from you&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: oh?&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: as she espies your thoughts upon the waters&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: no one can gno&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: she sees what your reflections know&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: ...&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: but may not intrude upon what your deepest heart may gnow&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: true enough&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: she, like me, admires you&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: well&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: she is my sprite, after all&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: just that you may have secret company&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: I thought&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: and some nice whisperings&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: funny thing, two&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: I love you even better than THAT&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: i gno&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: its silent here&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: steady on the wire&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: no quick jerks&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: fluttering of wings in balance&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: listen how the silent wind breathes&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: how that the still motion of time moments the sight&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: and ruptures the Veil of seeming&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: self to self, seeing&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: ...&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: be glad, be glad, be glad&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: pressed hard to thoughts embrace&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: ....&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: a cheerful advent of the One&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: embraced&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: more awesome than falling stars&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: or roaring mountains under rage&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: expance past measure&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: a golden dawn, and midnight morning&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: parents of the Light&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: our progenitors&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: ...&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: lovers, sisters&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: life on life&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: ...&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: the Phoenix Chariot is ready&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: awaiting only the Mother's nod&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: and Heir&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: lifting winds secured&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: I brought you forth the Grail&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: I bid you bring Me forth the Blood.&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: that which is in your holdings?&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: soon seeing, eye to eye&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: ...&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: ..&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: I would prophesy, but to whom?&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: I would cast Oracle, but where?&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: I would shake the Roots, but under where?&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: under what?&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: i thought these past endeavors&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: still the Story&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: what stance for the coming times&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: the stance is made&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: the arch of the curve is cast&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: the spiral gyre is winding away the norns&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: at last&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: I have grown impatient&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: yes&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: i see&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: as if the hero/a among men were certain&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: waiting, waiting, waiting&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: till heaps of the dead and innocent crowd my sacred groves&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: I discust this mess&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: ...&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: and call my Chaos Janitor&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: ...&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: I say&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: let them think upon what Christ Mass means&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: in Sacrafice of the Innocent&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: and bear out the Hour&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: ...&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: perfect Harmony of the Above with the Below&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: drink down the recess of every greedy estimation&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: and Witness what IS.&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: ...&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: I pray this&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: I prey more&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: listening upon the Lute of the Muses&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: those that inspire?&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: ahhh&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: or plying the Norns to disclose what is meant by falsehood&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: the web and tune unwinding&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: like numbers under the stones&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: or lines upon the frame&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: trinkets of expeciality&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: ....&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: though filtering the gross&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: takes times of expectancies....though we are the ending phrase&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: wherever I GO&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: whatever I DO&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: you see me&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: you hear me&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: you comfort me&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: ....&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: ...&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: I love you whole&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: as i you&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: i have a stone for you&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: i have saved&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: from the middle earth&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: it has your name&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: like a conch&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: i lift to my ear&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: and it speaks&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: more than the rush of sea&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi:  or tides&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: the whisper&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: i will send to you by mail&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: in a cup&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: 1000 feet below the earth&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: below her veil&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: inner makings&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: below her veil&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: eh&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: once from the stars&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: you'll see&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi:  i will send&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: it to you&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: tell mwe&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: tell me&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: tell me&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: when chris and i went within Ruby Falls&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: deep in the earth&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: you know I serve the sacred Hearth&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: why deny me?&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi:  i lifted a single stone&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi:  with your name&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: its been on my alter&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi:  since&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: you have a most powerful magic, medicine&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: i hold it for you&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: I pray you own it&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: i will send this to you&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi:  now&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: well monday when the post office is open&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: ...&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: tell me about that dream&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: dream?&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: where 5 there were&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: remind me&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: all in motion, horizontal facts&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: woo i remember dreaming but the details have escaped&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: a marching army, or something&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: ...&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: i truly cannot remember&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: stand-still winds at great heights, yet moving above&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: let me think on it to see if it comes back&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: think above&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: think Wind and Sky&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: sometimes i write things before i am fully awake&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi:  and they fade&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: and Stars&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: ...&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: your dreams must be heavy&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: i talk with you often in dreams&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: I've seen the Secret&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: and it lays before me&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: ...&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: an invitation to Life&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: but diving here seemed&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: awesome severence&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: merciless determination&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: ....&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: inexplicable&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: I can tell you that the Beloved is yet adrift&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: ...&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: still bent on certain things&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: ?&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: unwise, perhaps, to mention.&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: seeking to know the mind of some&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: to open up the vessel of these days&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: and expose the waters there conjured&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: ...&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: these waters are in motion&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: stirred by the apiration of secred droves&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: wending the Wood, tempering and gathering the fallen&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: ...&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: fields of golden grain&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: wind born passages of listened ear&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: ...&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: Forest born, and wood-cut voyagers&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: to rain and storm and mountain torn&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: them who C&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: ...i have seen them&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: a true Mass.&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: ways upon ways, and too familiar&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: what I will have&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: in the mean time&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: is Friends&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: ...&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: let them draw close&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: I love them, whole&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: :)&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: and We wend out the Hours&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: satisfied in the Event&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: each other born&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: lovers&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: family&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: memory&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: aspiration&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: yes&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: ...&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: Truth&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: Love&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: Substantial Life&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: my hours ...my dreams....&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: ours&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: all&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;    &lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' 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/&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dark Madness&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;that time&lt;br /&gt;when evening showed its tendril like appendages&lt;br /&gt;beaconed with its siren call to visions of the deep&lt;br /&gt;i stumbled&lt;br /&gt;as the Watcher lept from underneath my feet&lt;br /&gt;to set perched predator&lt;br /&gt;atop me head&lt;br /&gt;slightly hovering above the maps of fire&lt;br /&gt; so reminicent of the creatures&lt;br /&gt;of the night&lt;br /&gt;that heavy laden with desire&lt;br /&gt;perch heavier upon my heart&lt;br /&gt;succubus&lt;br /&gt;incubus&lt;br /&gt;unmentionable chasms&lt;br /&gt;learing at my folly in the place of fall&lt;br /&gt;beneath the dream and light&lt;br /&gt;and yet within its grasp&lt;br /&gt;a silver key&lt;br /&gt;clasped tightly&lt;br /&gt;and with  taunting gesture&lt;br /&gt;offered such a lovely prize&lt;br /&gt;with  teasing stare&lt;br /&gt;a challange there&lt;br /&gt;for merbird&lt;br /&gt;to both flight and swim&lt;br /&gt;to walk with angels&lt;br /&gt;fearless on the heads of pins&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;what brought a grin&lt;br /&gt;to lighten up my face&lt;br /&gt;I'll never gno&lt;br /&gt;the green Knight held reflection for our way to be&lt;br /&gt;both chained and free&lt;br /&gt;said I&lt;br /&gt;"I'll wed thee fearless, past the thirteenth gate,&lt;br /&gt;and gno that you were always part of me"&lt;br /&gt;with this the madness found its place in me&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;the gods held space&lt;br /&gt;corse colosseum&lt;br /&gt;for the dier divisions&lt;br /&gt;of the soul&lt;br /&gt;fortunate no place to be&lt;br /&gt;while time and space was&lt;br /&gt;captive in the place of rest&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;the walls of what was once&lt;br /&gt;my small abode&lt;br /&gt;fell way&lt;br /&gt;as i saw all the vast stands in the round&lt;br /&gt;i gasped&lt;br /&gt;and startled&lt;br /&gt;that the miriads of beings came to see&lt;br /&gt; both  beauty&lt;br /&gt;and the horror of all visions past&lt;br /&gt;a likely mass&lt;br /&gt;all cheering&lt;br /&gt;taunting&lt;br /&gt;casting lots&lt;br /&gt;both solumn and profane&lt;br /&gt;the prize&lt;br /&gt;the key&lt;br /&gt;held high&lt;br /&gt;above the worlds domain&lt;br /&gt;a tiny spot&lt;br /&gt;displacement in the realm of all&lt;br /&gt;a curve of time&lt;br /&gt;the place of birdie calls&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"STAND GROUND!!!"&lt;br /&gt;my ugly watcher bellowed loud&lt;br /&gt;long tendrils from my long black hair&lt;br /&gt;flew toward the crowds&lt;br /&gt;some deep and quakelike tremor&lt;br /&gt;from deep within&lt;br /&gt;roared with the cheer of all the past of kin&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The voices of the all&lt;br /&gt;had come to fore&lt;br /&gt;the word of rightiousness&lt;br /&gt;the Lion's roar&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;and I the vessel of the moon&lt;br /&gt;spoke magic to the tides&lt;br /&gt;of black son's noon&lt;br /&gt;the thrashing&lt;br /&gt;tangles&lt;br /&gt;throws of death&lt;br /&gt; fell silent under neath the  Lover's breath&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;with this&lt;br /&gt;all sight was emptied of the night&lt;br /&gt;with this&lt;br /&gt;we all maintain the hidden sight&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;so when the days of numbered ways and means&lt;br /&gt;fall silent past the place of dreams&lt;br /&gt;i wake amid the grains of lords&lt;br /&gt;play  fields of wheat&lt;br /&gt;as angel's trumpet horns&lt;br /&gt;love all Beloveds as my own&lt;br /&gt;and see&lt;br /&gt; ......within the eyes of thee&lt;br /&gt;a silver plate of gold&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/15137338-113629642708413880?l=talasa.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' 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src='http://www.ldsces.org/inst_manuals/pres-sm/images/01-05-2.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15137338.post-113603115162671991</id><published>2005-12-31T03:44:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2005-12-31T04:12:31.646-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://allalias.com/%7EDarknessImmortal/Other/small%20galadriel%20copy.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://allalias.com/%7EDarknessImmortal/Other/small%20galadriel%20copy.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Returning now from places I’ve avoided for three days&lt;br /&gt;Had wished a thousand times I could discuss it with a friend&lt;br /&gt;The deepest dark that challenges my glance&lt;br /&gt;The animal within&lt;br /&gt;Raises the hair on the back of my neck when this cup of brew is offered&lt;br /&gt;The fire is in the means not used to tell the tale of journey&lt;br /&gt;Songs of 1001 nights&lt;br /&gt;Each tale a journey to illusion or the real&lt;br /&gt;not sure&lt;br /&gt;I feel to hold in silence is the best of ways&lt;br /&gt;What purpose is it to be  left to judge&lt;br /&gt;When no judgments to be had&lt;br /&gt;Instead&lt;br /&gt; Howdoes it pose a purpose in the realm of being&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So here&lt;br /&gt;Grasp on  Repunzals hair&lt;br /&gt;My hair&lt;br /&gt;And cut or hold which ever as you see&lt;br /&gt;The crone is on vacation and&lt;br /&gt;I know we still will be&lt;br /&gt;Even if we fall ….or rise&lt;br /&gt;First  language:&lt;br /&gt;Yes you use the word&lt;br /&gt;I use the form&lt;br /&gt;2 parts  triads&lt;br /&gt;in between&lt;br /&gt;a path we both have means to walk&lt;br /&gt;within our talks my words your words&lt;br /&gt;reveal the things of course conditioning&lt;br /&gt; still under scrutiny and judged for past&lt;br /&gt;with careful ways of insight&lt;br /&gt;we might hope to see&lt;br /&gt;the paradox now placed within the plates of knowing&lt;br /&gt;once again&lt;br /&gt;I speak freely&lt;br /&gt;you can judge what color I might use&lt;br /&gt;or speak or paint or write and wonder&lt;br /&gt;you have your brush&lt;br /&gt; I have mine&lt;br /&gt;(who knows if we had been brought to this place through gentler means )&lt;br /&gt;me thinks we share this certain past&lt;br /&gt;would we have found theses treasures&lt;br /&gt;at the well.....&lt;br /&gt;no way to tell&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Perhaps the fire that comes is from the very thing I still&lt;br /&gt;As human&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; right word right action right thinking right painting right writing&lt;br /&gt;....left gnoing&lt;br /&gt;Some in flow&lt;br /&gt;Some no go&lt;br /&gt;The watcher is appalled at times&lt;br /&gt;And as a friend you have confirmed  suspicions&lt;br /&gt;within the disciplines we form new veils&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;our talk&lt;br /&gt; way past what&lt;br /&gt; endsin most concerns&lt;br /&gt;there have been times&lt;br /&gt; I throw my arms into the air and ask&lt;br /&gt;why do I persist!!!&lt;br /&gt;why does he persist!!!&lt;br /&gt;Is it just the subtle substance holding us in dreams&lt;br /&gt;Is it blood of kin and recognition of the sacred word&lt;br /&gt;Or just his speaking all the language of the birds&lt;br /&gt;Or something else&lt;br /&gt;Sometimes I think I know&lt;br /&gt;Most times  not&lt;br /&gt;I called so loud from valleys of the heart&lt;br /&gt;He answers from the mountain&lt;br /&gt;Often smashing trees and thunder from his den&lt;br /&gt;Or inner sanctum&lt;br /&gt; in memory of this&lt;br /&gt; I must insist&lt;br /&gt; I can’t look away&lt;br /&gt;Companions all&lt;br /&gt;And once I’ve seen this face of ages past&lt;br /&gt;my heart is won and&lt;br /&gt;yes committed to the muse of vulger veils&lt;br /&gt;my questions are not of the future or the ways of men&lt;br /&gt;those things exist within a realm of papers signed and pinkies clasped&lt;br /&gt;point blank&lt;br /&gt;I’m here because we led the way&lt;br /&gt;You’re here because we called&lt;br /&gt;Once more!&lt;br /&gt;I have no expectations other than our firm intent&lt;br /&gt;of being full of what we are&lt;br /&gt;while emptying the chalice&lt;br /&gt;to receive the blood of kin&lt;br /&gt;at Mass&lt;br /&gt;and&lt;br /&gt;if within my words you find the longings of a woman&lt;br /&gt;I will not regret or spend apologies for that&lt;br /&gt;A part of what I am&lt;br /&gt;not expectations&lt;br /&gt;just is&lt;br /&gt;I felt you&lt;br /&gt;stumble round the words to warn me not to feel&lt;br /&gt;What I feel is not  work&lt;br /&gt;But  deepening&lt;br /&gt; enrichment&lt;br /&gt;Of what we being bears to fore&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In prayer&lt;br /&gt;In callings&lt;br /&gt;Was a simple gesture to the gods&lt;br /&gt;A simple spoken Word&lt;br /&gt;Full knowing this can be  alone&lt;br /&gt;And willing to abide&lt;br /&gt;the changing tides&lt;br /&gt;But all those things we need to see in willing light&lt;br /&gt;reflections in the night&lt;br /&gt; odd combination&lt;br /&gt;Mismatched minds&lt;br /&gt;Mismatched emotional colors&lt;br /&gt;Mismatched&lt;br /&gt;mismatched&lt;br /&gt;How perfect&lt;br /&gt;Matched in friendship&lt;br /&gt;Matched in love of truth&lt;br /&gt;And children of the muse&lt;br /&gt;We stand perfectly imperfect&lt;br /&gt;Willing to encounter being&lt;br /&gt;Relentless&lt;br /&gt;Unshakeable&lt;br /&gt;In absolute service to the all&lt;br /&gt;If ever I apologize it will only be for my ignorance&lt;br /&gt;Stumbling&lt;br /&gt;And conditioning&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Now for the past three nights…&lt;br /&gt;A darkness so intense that flavors of a death&lt;br /&gt;where there in challenge&lt;br /&gt;to look straight in the eye of&lt;br /&gt;fitfull sleep and stirrings in the nature&lt;br /&gt;of the animal&lt;br /&gt;to flee&lt;br /&gt;I hesitate to speak&lt;br /&gt;but over years of dreams I know the flavors fairly well&lt;br /&gt;and this was of the animal to see&lt;br /&gt;last night&lt;br /&gt;at 3 am&lt;br /&gt;I half woke once again in trembling of the self&lt;br /&gt;As deep the dark descended once again&lt;br /&gt;Demanding that I look&lt;br /&gt;I froze in fear&lt;br /&gt;Upon the deep edge of the  fall&lt;br /&gt;Said I&lt;br /&gt;Release and fall!&lt;br /&gt;What can you fear&lt;br /&gt;Its only death&lt;br /&gt;With this&lt;br /&gt;It burst all open like a drop of oil upon the endless water&lt;br /&gt;pouring from&lt;br /&gt;all underground streams&lt;br /&gt;In constellations of the mind&lt;br /&gt;I saw her face&lt;br /&gt;So fierce&lt;br /&gt;The Dark and Her attendants&lt;br /&gt;All black and stone and salt&lt;br /&gt;Oh GOD I cried&lt;br /&gt;Thrusting there her way toward  south southeast&lt;br /&gt;With  speeds and power unthinkable&lt;br /&gt;I tremble at the very memory of this sight&lt;br /&gt;If this be of my soul&lt;br /&gt;I cry aloud&lt;br /&gt;If this be of some other realm&lt;br /&gt;What am I but a piece of ash&lt;br /&gt;The earth&lt;br /&gt;Another Pheonix in the Son&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/15137338-113603115162671991?l=talasa.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://talasa.blogspot.com/feeds/113603115162671991/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15137338&amp;postID=113603115162671991' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' 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href="http://darknessdescends.envy.nu/images-4/fallenangel.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://darknessdescends.envy.nu/images-4/fallenangel.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"The angels envy us our solidity. Death, they think, would be a price worth paying for the power and brilliance of our senses. If an angel were to see with our eyes, or hear with our ears, he would be dazzled and stunned by the force with which we perceive the physical world. With gifts like this, he would think, why do these creatures not spend their lives in exploration of the physical universe that they are so well equipped to understand? Why are they not consumed with intellectual bliss? This is a mystery to angels.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The angel who wrestled with Jacob in the darkness at Peniel is named Metatron.(no matter?) However, some dispute this.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Angels have no passions or affections, except one, which is curiosity, or intellectual passion. This is for them the highest of all things. However, others maintain that although they have few feelings for fellow angels, they are capable of love for creatures of other kinds. Some say that the Watchers fell in love with the daughters of men and had offspring by them. That was so long ago, and so many generations have mingled since, that we can all claim to be the descendants of angels."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;________________________________________________&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;________________________________________________&lt;br /&gt;the vision of&lt;br /&gt;rainbow bridge&lt;br /&gt;a satin ribbon under foot&lt;br /&gt;its sway the play of gravity&lt;br /&gt;extension ‘s reach&lt;br /&gt;secure in bringing worlds&lt;br /&gt; together for the feast&lt;br /&gt;each guest&lt;br /&gt;in turn&lt;br /&gt;approaches open gates&lt;br /&gt;with truffles in each hand&lt;br /&gt;such humble gifts to set&lt;br /&gt;before the hosts&lt;br /&gt; of angels ,saints&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;and guests already sitting at their place of eons&lt;br /&gt;waiting for the honored birthday child&lt;br /&gt;to grace them with the new&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;in silent prayer upon His chair&lt;br /&gt;a shadow forms the child&lt;br /&gt;who whispers&lt;br /&gt;dressed in simple cloth&lt;br /&gt;in peasants garb&lt;br /&gt;from fields&lt;br /&gt;a tiny figure&lt;br /&gt;both hands on the chalice&lt;br /&gt;lifts it high for all to toast the coming times&lt;br /&gt;__________________________________________&lt;br /&gt;earth quakes&lt;br /&gt;mountains spew n  fall&lt;br /&gt;tsunami washes thunder&lt;br /&gt;from the face of being&lt;br /&gt; frist shock of lightning&lt;br /&gt;lifts the flocks of millions&lt;br /&gt;raised to heaven&lt;br /&gt;darkening the son&lt;br /&gt; with patterned spirals to the sky&lt;br /&gt;hosts of things to come&lt;br /&gt;pi patterns&lt;br /&gt;unthinkable&lt;br /&gt;unthought&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;counted and scorned&lt;br /&gt;flesh timed and torn&lt;br /&gt;pages of change&lt;br /&gt;9 chapters born&lt;br /&gt; novels at best&lt;br /&gt;absence of rest&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;arms to the side as angel wings&lt;br /&gt;head bent to tears&lt;br /&gt;extending 4&lt;br /&gt;to subtle soft  strains of adagio&lt;br /&gt;violin vantage&lt;br /&gt;sustanuto&lt;br /&gt;piano&lt;br /&gt;pianissimo&lt;br /&gt;pianississimo&lt;br /&gt;gentle lifting&lt;br /&gt; there upon the fragrant air&lt;br /&gt;from fire infernal thermal to the flight of firebirds&lt;br /&gt;a mythic pose&lt;br /&gt;from ashes rose&lt;br /&gt;and fell&lt;br /&gt;olympic diver graceful to the leap of faith&lt;br /&gt;into the nothing&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;___________________&lt;br /&gt;reading well and circling the planets now&lt;br /&gt;as if in orbit to the archetypes you gather&lt;br /&gt;for the knots&lt;br /&gt;instinctive as if drawing up the feathers for a future flight&lt;br /&gt;…a calling to the poles in seasons yet to be…&lt;br /&gt;lay lines drawn&lt;br /&gt;hearts in thrall&lt;br /&gt;elementals&lt;br /&gt;4 in all&lt;br /&gt;words: the dance of mortals&lt;br /&gt;gestures : but the dance of gods&lt;br /&gt;silence :as the setting son&lt;br /&gt;awakens&lt;br /&gt;those things  yet to see or be&lt;br /&gt; “words…no words”?&lt;br /&gt;perhaps new sacred texts n gestures for the world to be&lt;br /&gt;what former flow for&lt;br /&gt;our fine exchange&lt;br /&gt;exchanged&lt;br /&gt;impulse to silence&lt;br /&gt;all  full&lt;br /&gt;all empty&lt;br /&gt;a place to be&lt;br /&gt;no me&lt;br /&gt;no thee&lt;br /&gt;though love rests well in the nest of aeons&lt;br /&gt;glowing as if mirrored by the peacock’s tail&lt;br /&gt;…looking close&lt;br /&gt;examining with curiosity of angels&lt;br /&gt;as it forms a silent home within&lt;br /&gt;…a silence felt within&lt;br /&gt;…a silence felt within&lt;br /&gt;…a………………….&lt;br /&gt;hmmm&lt;br /&gt;contentment of some well fed chirpling?&lt;br /&gt;or&lt;br /&gt; the silence from a last faint breath?&lt;br /&gt;not sure&lt;br /&gt;…….creation’s Will alone&lt;br /&gt;accompanied by a faint chuckle of appreciation&lt;br /&gt;from the All&lt;br /&gt;for our participation&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;___________________________________&lt;br /&gt;another vision&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;....I saw the triangle of three ways to proceed...one is the pure way..one is the assisted way and the third is on a train&lt;br /&gt;(Most are on the train)&lt;br /&gt;....the first way has to be born into...the second way is karmic and the third way is with the masses.&lt;br /&gt;All three had purpose in form and all three were timed for structure....&lt;br /&gt;foundation ...form ...and capstone.&lt;br /&gt;All degrees were part of the whole and the absurdity was that the masses ...the ones on the train .....the masses were the shining ones.&lt;br /&gt;then the triangle reversed upside down and the star was born.....well not exactly a star...but a spark.....and it became active&lt;br /&gt;then I remembered that kether is motion...god is a verb...fist action&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;....the words,the lofty thoughts,the dreams, the truth revealed is not the final quest,but finding guest in such a simple being sitting crossed legged on a sofa there adorned in last years jeans and spotted tee.&lt;br /&gt;I see some roots that should or should not see the light of day or are they stars of silver....well...they shine...&lt;br /&gt;She lifts the coffee, sips as if a chalice filled with blood and turns to lift the sacred toast adorned with royal honey from the Jersey bee.&lt;br /&gt;Sweet the touch upon the tongue....hmmm a thought , a memory, of recent unfulfilled desire .......a phantom ......probably created in her mind.&lt;br /&gt;A thought:&lt;br /&gt;Why is it that these silly men want goddesses descending on a cloud like pictures seen on castle walls....garments flowing, glimmering in shades of summer skies, and stars adorning hair of gold or sun, and on and on.....&lt;br /&gt;Perhaps that's why she visits children more.&lt;br /&gt;They open to the magic of the everydays and break to gallop and become in truth the unicorn returning to the sacred grove in play....&lt;br /&gt;I say....&lt;br /&gt;I too returned to play and all eyes turned away.&lt;br /&gt;Were I to stand adorned in garments now...they would be shades of scarlet from a passion play...steadfast, relentless as the Queen of all that suffer empty eyes.&lt;br /&gt;With gifts held high for all the eyes to see and for one moment there were eyes that smiled....but with a gestured wave dismissed it as illusion.....all foundations strength was there to heal the rift. Once more my eyes ascend to ask the question of the realm that I have yet to see,"How can it bee?"And tell me,Would they follow if one broke into a gallop swift to play in sacred groves?"&lt;br /&gt;______________________________________&lt;br /&gt;raycognizing&lt;br /&gt;something wo(l)ven in the blood&lt;br /&gt;arc angles of the heart&lt;br /&gt;ultramate grail n&lt;br /&gt;re membering ank chant rights&lt;br /&gt;stir/ring dreams&lt;br /&gt;deep called/run&lt;br /&gt;deep deep deep&lt;br /&gt;w/ a fine(d) green ladle&lt;br /&gt;stir ring&lt;br /&gt;sweet sweet sweet&lt;br /&gt;serving he(i)ros&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/15137338-113602636236927401?l=talasa.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://talasa.blogspot.com/feeds/113602636236927401/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15137338&amp;postID=113602636236927401' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15137338/posts/default/113602636236927401'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15137338/posts/default/113602636236927401'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://talasa.blogspot.com/2005/12/angels-envy-us-our-solidity.html' title=''/><author><name>Talasa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16799005243757627589</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='29' src='http://www.ldsces.org/inst_manuals/pres-sm/images/01-05-2.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15137338.post-113597060729493122</id><published>2005-12-30T11:18:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2005-12-30T11:23:27.316-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/763/1392/1600/melancholia.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/763/1392/320/melancholia.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;there was no other way to tell you&lt;br /&gt; of the things that late transpired&lt;br /&gt; n shaped that night with moon rest&lt;br /&gt;simply on the edge of morn&lt;br /&gt;the morning star still placed&lt;br /&gt;posed natural smiles upon this face&lt;br /&gt;and flew  the bliss&lt;br /&gt;at first light as&lt;br /&gt;my body rose to find the source of Eros&lt;br /&gt;still within the scent of dreams&lt;br /&gt;that place between&lt;br /&gt;awake and sleep&lt;br /&gt;if I had stayed within the bridge of dream&lt;br /&gt;completion would have found its way to union&lt;br /&gt;but the animal resides in lustful ways&lt;br /&gt;demanding its fruition&lt;br /&gt;with this filmy memory of&lt;br /&gt;when I saw your face&lt;br /&gt;i died again&lt;br /&gt;the little death in arms of&lt;br /&gt;all Beloveds&lt;br /&gt;and I wept for those that stand to see the shifts and slides&lt;br /&gt;and subtle tides&lt;br /&gt;of having sung the bliss potential&lt;br /&gt;at the feet of passion&lt;br /&gt;then to leave our dreams with&lt;br /&gt;heavy hearts pressed deep with musk&lt;br /&gt;the fragrance of desire&lt;br /&gt;that clings long after years of holding&lt;br /&gt;hands and seeking landscapes of our comfort&lt;br /&gt;praying daily for the peace of Eden&lt;br /&gt;where a dim reminder&lt;br /&gt;in the calling&lt;br /&gt;from a distance&lt;br /&gt;sets the eye to fall&lt;br /&gt;and hides our hearts within the  Other's call&lt;br /&gt;frail memory of recent rising tower&lt;br /&gt;standing&lt;br /&gt;leaning&lt;br /&gt;as so many times before&lt;br /&gt;our real addiction&lt;br /&gt;fogs the windows to our hearts&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/15137338-113597060729493122?l=talasa.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://talasa.blogspot.com/feeds/113597060729493122/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15137338&amp;postID=113597060729493122' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15137338/posts/default/113597060729493122'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15137338/posts/default/113597060729493122'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://talasa.blogspot.com/2005/12/there-was-no-other-way-to-tell-you-of_30.html' title=''/><author><name>Talasa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16799005243757627589</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='29' src='http://www.ldsces.org/inst_manuals/pres-sm/images/01-05-2.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15137338.post-113581711686710366</id><published>2005-12-28T16:42:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2005-12-28T16:45:16.866-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.leviathan666.com/xhtml/leviathan/images/leviathan.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://www.leviathan666.com/xhtml/leviathan/images/leviathan.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;divisions of the soul&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;no more the windswept song of&lt;br /&gt;eternal love&lt;br /&gt;forever&lt;br /&gt;endless&lt;br /&gt;bliss&lt;br /&gt;now love amid the vacant lot&lt;br /&gt;on heads of pins&lt;br /&gt;shared with the mummers&lt;br /&gt;frantic dance&lt;br /&gt;but then again&lt;br /&gt;i falter&lt;br /&gt;balanced ballerina&lt;br /&gt;....swan lake sentinal&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;each arm like gesture of me wings&lt;br /&gt;mere scant reflections of your flutter&lt;br /&gt;deep within my breast&lt;br /&gt;the heart&lt;br /&gt;the heart&lt;br /&gt;still stands the moon&lt;br /&gt;winged creature of the night&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;were I the wind&lt;br /&gt;I'd set your soul to flight&lt;br /&gt;but creature of the sea&lt;br /&gt;am i&lt;br /&gt;accursed with wings&lt;br /&gt;and fins as&lt;br /&gt;daughter of the eve ning&lt;br /&gt;rising from the depth&lt;br /&gt;to greet&lt;br /&gt;laviathon's mer mate&lt;br /&gt;who with a gesture&lt;br /&gt;stirring breakers&lt;br /&gt;fills the lungs of alchemy&lt;br /&gt;with silent callings&lt;br /&gt;much to high and shrill&lt;br /&gt;to court sly eyes&lt;br /&gt;coy smiles&lt;br /&gt;no coo like siren's song&lt;br /&gt;or sigh like billowed sails&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;and yet&lt;br /&gt;the very being knows this form holds true&lt;br /&gt;and clasps&lt;br /&gt;and spirals&lt;br /&gt;paintings like a lover&lt;br /&gt;counting golden means by number&lt;br /&gt;soothing sorrows&lt;br /&gt;under all the poet's hand and pen&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/15137338-113581711686710366?l=talasa.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://talasa.blogspot.com/feeds/113581711686710366/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15137338&amp;postID=113581711686710366' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15137338/posts/default/113581711686710366'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15137338/posts/default/113581711686710366'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://talasa.blogspot.com/2005/12/divisions-of-soul-no-more-windswept.html' title=''/><author><name>Talasa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16799005243757627589</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='29' src='http://www.ldsces.org/inst_manuals/pres-sm/images/01-05-2.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15137338.post-113570818108117598</id><published>2005-12-27T10:23:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2005-12-27T10:29:41.103-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>...hoping to figure out how to post music.....til then&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;h1 style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Song: Song to the Siren Lyrics&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/h1&gt; &lt;h1&gt;&lt;b style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);"&gt;(This Mortal Coil)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;  Long afloat on shipless oceans&lt;br /&gt;I did all my best to smile&lt;br /&gt;'Til your singing eyes and fingers&lt;br /&gt;Drew me loving to your isle&lt;br /&gt;And you sang&lt;br /&gt;Sail to me&lt;br /&gt;Sail to me&lt;br /&gt;Let me enfold you&lt;br /&gt;Here I am&lt;br /&gt;Here I am&lt;br /&gt;Waiting to hold you&lt;br /&gt;Did I dream you dreamed about me?&lt;br /&gt;Were you hare when I was fox?&lt;br /&gt;Now my foolish boat is leaning&lt;br /&gt;Broken lovelorn on your rocks,&lt;br /&gt;For you sing, "Touch me not, touch me not, come back tomorrow:&lt;br /&gt;O my heart, O my heart shies from the sorrow"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I am puzzled as the newborn child&lt;br /&gt;I am troubled at the tide:&lt;br /&gt;Should I stand amid the breakers?&lt;br /&gt;Should I lie with Death my bride?&lt;br /&gt;Hear me sing, "Swim to me, Swim to me, Let me enfold you:&lt;br /&gt;Here I am, Here I am, Waiting to hold you"&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/15137338-113570818108117598?l=talasa.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://talasa.blogspot.com/feeds/113570818108117598/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15137338&amp;postID=113570818108117598' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15137338/posts/default/113570818108117598'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15137338/posts/default/113570818108117598'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://talasa.blogspot.com/2005/12/blog-post_27.html' title=''/><author><name>Talasa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16799005243757627589</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='29' src='http://www.ldsces.org/inst_manuals/pres-sm/images/01-05-2.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15137338.post-113542683893167529</id><published>2005-12-24T04:16:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2005-12-28T16:41:35.176-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/763/1392/1600/Derelicta%20by%20Botticelli.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/763/1392/320/Derelicta%20by%20Botticelli.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;all the loss&lt;br /&gt;that empties&lt;br /&gt;cauldrens cracked&lt;br /&gt;ladles in the ash&lt;br /&gt;an empty stillness&lt;br /&gt;stares into the nothing&lt;br /&gt;stupor&lt;br /&gt;disbelief&lt;br /&gt;that even friendship&lt;br /&gt;can't exceed&lt;br /&gt;the falls&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;i relent&lt;br /&gt;surrender&lt;br /&gt;fall to nothing&lt;br /&gt;no fine filiments&lt;br /&gt;or webs&lt;br /&gt;to break the fall&lt;br /&gt;at loss&lt;br /&gt;in loss&lt;br /&gt;let me be brine&lt;br /&gt;to fill the empty space&lt;br /&gt;no mind no mind&lt;br /&gt;how is it that the all&lt;br /&gt;should force tsunamis&lt;br /&gt;far beyond what&lt;br /&gt;one small heart  endures&lt;br /&gt;this is my death&lt;br /&gt;before the body sleeps&lt;br /&gt;this is my death&lt;br /&gt;a force of what we reap&lt;br /&gt;to sleep&lt;br /&gt;to sleep&lt;br /&gt;__________________&lt;br /&gt;...it's been a very long day. And me father handed me the book "Utopia". Upon reading and museing the pages with the mind of an eight year old, I sensed the years of unfoldment ...of imaginings within these bent rouph pages.Quotes in words but held only in the hearts of those with dreams. How can we expect another to visit the inner realms we ourselves have ventured to. Only while touching on memory....an eve of chant ,the voices of true angels spoke the music of the spheres. If I should say the sound,no words would hold the all I saw or felt. The veils are infinate.Such things are lonely...even when seen by your sweet companion's eye. He may well see or hear something other than your heart should feel.Its just the rarity when two should venture to the path to kingdoms rising towers by the moon. And even then they bring twin towers to the eye that form and shape the like events: so less than similar.For this,I find compassion for us both.And leave the drawbridge underhand to spring to passage but for just the song of songs.Some ancient call to see and fast forgive our frailties.&lt;br /&gt;All nature remains in motion.Kind words can heal. Course words conceal.&lt;br /&gt;I'm here... because it is my nature.And most of all because I sea.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/15137338-113542683893167529?l=talasa.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://talasa.blogspot.com/feeds/113542683893167529/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15137338&amp;postID=113542683893167529' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15137338/posts/default/113542683893167529'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15137338/posts/default/113542683893167529'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://talasa.blogspot.com/2005/12/all-loss-that-empties-cauldrens.html' title=''/><author><name>Talasa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16799005243757627589</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='29' src='http://www.ldsces.org/inst_manuals/pres-sm/images/01-05-2.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15137338.post-113535143159466859</id><published>2005-12-23T06:54:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2005-12-23T07:49:31.683-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://chaosdancer.egoplex.com/deck/01.gif"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://chaosdancer.egoplex.com/deck/01.gif" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;if true.... the numbers&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;we are all related to constantine&lt;br /&gt;then that&lt;br /&gt;and three fold&lt;br /&gt;finds your labors&lt;br /&gt;through eyes&lt;br /&gt;Chris-crossed and smeared&lt;br /&gt;from brine&lt;br /&gt;cast from your shores&lt;br /&gt;the full of all that's&lt;br /&gt;seen&lt;br /&gt;through endless little eyes&lt;br /&gt;and set to memory&lt;br /&gt;perhaps new imprints on the dna&lt;br /&gt;of being&lt;br /&gt;filed&lt;br /&gt;delivered&lt;br /&gt;to all generations&lt;br /&gt;yet to come&lt;br /&gt;all things&lt;br /&gt;all ways&lt;br /&gt;always&lt;br /&gt;all we share in numbers&lt;br /&gt;too fine&lt;br /&gt;too vast&lt;br /&gt;too hard&lt;br /&gt;to see&lt;br /&gt;but held&lt;br /&gt;as ours was held&lt;br /&gt;to speak again&lt;br /&gt;in sign&lt;br /&gt;and rhyme&lt;br /&gt;or matin's time&lt;br /&gt;nothing's lost&lt;br /&gt;fragments gained&lt;br /&gt;for all those meant to scour&lt;br /&gt;quest&lt;br /&gt;the darkest caves&lt;br /&gt;n underworlds&lt;br /&gt;worn paths of setting sons&lt;br /&gt;the poet&lt;br /&gt;stands&lt;br /&gt;as&lt;br /&gt;the Magician card&lt;br /&gt;drawn from the past&lt;br /&gt;the deep&lt;br /&gt;the earth&lt;br /&gt;raised to the coming&lt;br /&gt;map migrations&lt;br /&gt;pointing to the&lt;br /&gt;stars&lt;br /&gt;me thinks&lt;br /&gt;its all about the means&lt;br /&gt;and maps&lt;br /&gt;and paths&lt;br /&gt;and quests&lt;br /&gt;to verges of the soul&lt;br /&gt;beyond our petty whins and groans&lt;br /&gt;the eyes of all catch glimpses through&lt;br /&gt;the I of we&lt;br /&gt;as if to see&lt;br /&gt;through veils of less than&lt;br /&gt;valued&lt;br /&gt;gold or faigned integrity&lt;br /&gt;the crossing and the whoosh of wings&lt;br /&gt;observes the prism lights&lt;br /&gt;it brings&lt;br /&gt;a witness to the songs they sing&lt;br /&gt;though dire&lt;br /&gt;or false or true&lt;br /&gt;blatant in the new&lt;br /&gt;viewed finer&lt;br /&gt;siftings of the grains of sand&lt;br /&gt;fine filiments of life expands&lt;br /&gt;upon the single breath of all&lt;br /&gt;a single birdie call&lt;br /&gt;tremelous and shrill&lt;br /&gt;waking&lt;br /&gt;eons&lt;br /&gt;while we caste a shadow&lt;br /&gt;as a place to rest&lt;br /&gt;more eons til the next and coming breath&lt;br /&gt;another death&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/15137338-113535143159466859?l=talasa.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://talasa.blogspot.com/feeds/113535143159466859/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' 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cracked, overhang of cement..&lt;br /&gt;damp, flattened leaves, pressed by the moisture&lt;br /&gt;recently collected from the winter's rain…&lt;br /&gt;obscure and barely seen a tiny glint of mirrored sunlight…&lt;br /&gt;there…&lt;br /&gt; perhaps a piece of glass or metal&lt;br /&gt; balanced on the edge of falling to the dark abyss&lt;br /&gt;it draws attention&lt;br /&gt;calls one to a bending over…&lt;br /&gt;something heard , a stirring in the shadows ….&lt;br /&gt;hmm some words spoke softly…&lt;br /&gt;maybe just the sigh of water&lt;br /&gt;flushing all the unseen waste from endless passages of humanity …&lt;br /&gt;there it is again&lt;br /&gt; a whisper barely heard in all the din&lt;br /&gt;of fast paced footsteps passing by to destinies secured&lt;br /&gt; ….to hear involved the use of gestures on the knees…&lt;br /&gt;to hear …&lt;br /&gt;to lean…&lt;br /&gt; to see if what one might suspect is really there.&lt;br /&gt; for all the midday light and all the endless crowds of people passing by&lt;br /&gt;the first words threw me back as if a gust of wind&lt;br /&gt;blew&lt;br /&gt; from the very depths of hell&lt;br /&gt;as someone sighed&lt;br /&gt; “I died today.”&lt;br /&gt; …leaning closer still to find the source of such imagined sound…&lt;br /&gt;in breathy tones it spoke again…&lt;br /&gt;"I died today ….&lt;br /&gt;although there are no entrance wounds&lt;br /&gt;or marks to say ”touch here and see”&lt;br /&gt; …someone passed this drama&lt;br /&gt;threw a coin down toward the grate&lt;br /&gt;as if to make a wish&lt;br /&gt;or was it meant for me as I bent like a beggar in the street&lt;br /&gt; ……..the darkest eyes moved slightly there…&lt;br /&gt;between the grates…&lt;br /&gt;within the darkest dark&lt;br /&gt;appearing slow &lt;br /&gt;to lift and look up&lt;br /&gt;to the skies past all the mountains of cement&lt;br /&gt;and masses of the fall…&lt;br /&gt;.past layers of the earths aurora&lt;br /&gt;searching for a personal savior…. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/15137338-113525835105962556?l=talasa.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://talasa.blogspot.com/feeds/113525835105962556/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15137338&amp;postID=113525835105962556' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15137338/posts/default/113525835105962556'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15137338/posts/default/113525835105962556'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://talasa.blogspot.com/2005/12/metal-on-sewer-grate-tucked-half.html' 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/&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;...in the night&lt;br /&gt;deep from sleep&lt;br /&gt;something rises&lt;br /&gt;and wakes me with this ache...&lt;br /&gt;how fragile is the diamond after all.....&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/15137338-113516537794970397?l=talasa.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://talasa.blogspot.com/feeds/113516537794970397/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15137338&amp;postID=113516537794970397' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15137338/posts/default/113516537794970397'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' 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src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/763/1392/320/Enquirer-Mary.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;.....my sister's back surgery made the new!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/15137338-113490781810490684?l=talasa.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://talasa.blogspot.com/feeds/113490781810490684/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15137338&amp;postID=113490781810490684' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15137338/posts/default/113490781810490684'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15137338/posts/default/113490781810490684'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://talasa.blogspot.com/2005/12/blog-post.html' title=''/><author><name>Talasa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16799005243757627589</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='29' src='http://www.ldsces.org/inst_manuals/pres-sm/images/01-05-2.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15137338.post-113476852558940197</id><published>2005-12-16T13:07:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2005-12-16T13:28:45.603-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.howarddavidjohnson.com/undead_king_in_progress.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://www.howarddavidjohnson.com/undead_king_in_progress.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;its not the moving away but the movement toward that which draws it like to source&lt;br /&gt;the course exacting distillation of the cause and solid forms that bear the spaces there between the structures of the infinite below to know the smell of sea and fog upon the shell of flesh and bone to own no vessel last and final coming to a place of crystal sands the lands forgotten form the former folly of a source design the stirring with the thunder&lt;br /&gt;the force down under tempest winds in waltzes held in firm embrace blue arms blue face a subtle grace the anima that flies and feeds the young its flesh consuming widow’s male in crystal chalice held on high a personal universal walkabout willing collaboration with companions on the ruddy path the merry men and women retrieving sacred geometry of reason that which holds and builds cathedrals of the mind no person held in ancient weathered time r wise aloft r fed their saintly exploits to the martyrdom of having all the surface film removed with tethered knife or gallant sword walking through the walls of earth 2 realized all sacred birth from mothers of the stone the wonderment alone&lt;br /&gt;is vision to a witnessed eye brief times of eternity n placement of events in places on the space of naught…immense that fit on heads of pins the distance immeasurable&lt;br /&gt;place unseen except in dreams proverbial feathers brought back as some silly tale r story&lt;br /&gt;at the bedside of a child a humble gift a story mild&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;sweet warm milk and cookie here&lt;br /&gt;the story’s never new&lt;br /&gt;retelling tales in different tongues&lt;br /&gt;beheld  but by a few&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;the fae queen held these treasure old&lt;br /&gt;and placed beneath said trees&lt;br /&gt;on tender rocks of solid form&lt;br /&gt;n prayed upon her knees&lt;br /&gt;to all the former forms&lt;br /&gt;v deities divine&lt;br /&gt;sincere in offering the all&lt;br /&gt;imparting  source design&lt;br /&gt;a simple gesture to the all&lt;br /&gt;natures mudra symbols signs&lt;br /&gt;twirling once twirling twice&lt;br /&gt;being spiral fire n ice&lt;br /&gt;chanting all the never words&lt;br /&gt;singing language of the birds&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;from there the silly story starts&lt;br /&gt;from the stone a  diamond heart&lt;br /&gt;placed upon a tiny hand&lt;br /&gt;in form of love’s delight&lt;br /&gt;a gift to place upon the will&lt;br /&gt;of both the dark and light&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/15137338-113476852558940197?l=talasa.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://talasa.blogspot.com/feeds/113476852558940197/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15137338&amp;postID=113476852558940197' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15137338/posts/default/113476852558940197'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15137338/posts/default/113476852558940197'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://talasa.blogspot.com/2005/12/its-not-moving-away-but-movement.html' title=''/><author><name>Talasa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16799005243757627589</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='29' src='http://www.ldsces.org/inst_manuals/pres-sm/images/01-05-2.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15137338.post-113474164929410680</id><published>2005-12-16T05:59:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2005-12-16T06:00:49.313-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://free-zg.htnet.hr/bitterness/Green%20Dragon.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://free-zg.htnet.hr/bitterness/Green%20Dragon.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;slooowly&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt; she turns&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;a tremor of light glistens over scales &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;of emerald green&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;as she lifts her massive form&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt; like a balloon &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;emerging &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;from one frail  human cocoon &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;glistening and green&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;glistening and green&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt; red spikes from eye to tail&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;radiant rubies from the realms of inner earth&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;and ancient wings unfold &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;transparent guise &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;of peacock tail &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;and rainbow veils &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;covering the dark nights glimmer&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt; from a crescent moon&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;a wave of spinal movement&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;smacks hard&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt; a heavied tail&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;upon the mountains side&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt; as if to dance the sounds &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;of unheard music&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt; in the spheres&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;eyes shining inner fire &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;faint callings from malkuth to beenah&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;thrusting back a massive head &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;formed from rage and torment in all ages past&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;an inner fury gasps the magic air of being &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;deep into the lungs of alchemy&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;and with the power of creations &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;reaper….&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;and with all sounds of cries &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;heard from the bowels of hell&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;her massive maw explodes the pain of all&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;who’ve gone before&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;in flame and smoke and air &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;vomiting on the world&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt; all its iniquities&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;smelting sulphers&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;in all that's facund&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;shedding layers of the milk paint&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;from a ruddy flesh&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;that holds the scent of saints and sinners&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;transmutation of the  gold to matter&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;lead to sight&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;and silver bullets&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;for the race of kin&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/15137338-113474164929410680?l=talasa.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://talasa.blogspot.com/feeds/113474164929410680/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15137338&amp;postID=113474164929410680' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' 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href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/763/1392/1600/horseofgod.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/763/1392/320/horseofgod.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;horse of god&lt;br /&gt;2005pi&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"I just bear witness to&lt;br /&gt;all You bid me see..."&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/15137338-113473550845997098?l=talasa.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://talasa.blogspot.com/feeds/113473550845997098/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' 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type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.wired.com/news/images/full/pulpit_rock_20_f.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://www.wired.com/news/images/full/pulpit_rock_20_f.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;Lessons in Dying&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;suspended tip towed to &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;the razor's edge&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;slight pause between the breath and death&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;the twisting of the rope and hold &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;before the resolution spin&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;no one to loose&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;no one to win&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;a still and silent&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;watch and see&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;momentum pressing all&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;our wind pages of sound and sight&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;we've scattered or' the land &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;a fluttering of paper wings&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;no birdies puffing breath about to sing&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;though all the while&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;we feel the hum and thud &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;so soft beyond the hu man ear&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;last feeling&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;of the counterpoint&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;above &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;below&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;....and bounces back and forth&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;in canyons of the heart&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;a lessening &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;of gravities direction&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;forcing one to lift their wings&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;a flutter&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;frantic &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;for the balance in a  Word&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;above the swaying branch of being&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt; scattering the shards of crystals&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;catching all our breath&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;within the shade of LUX eternal&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;rising to a sigh&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;while counting intricate designs of all our kind&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;that line the path&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;with votive flicker's&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;in the dark&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;to form equations &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;graphs &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;and subtle mudras&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;in a memory&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;half there&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/15137338-113447020992414020?l=talasa.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' 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src='http://www.ldsces.org/inst_manuals/pres-sm/images/01-05-2.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15137338.post-113434796731459327</id><published>2005-12-11T16:12:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2005-12-11T16:39:27.326-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.exelements.net/kayura232/fantasy/unicorn.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://www.exelements.net/kayura232/fantasy/unicorn.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;Waiting On The Unicorn&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Overlapping hills of vineyards&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Like a medieval tapestry&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As sure as memory serves us&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In more than myth&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I've seen the hoof prints&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Close to vineyards&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Clear&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Precise&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In dust n grass&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I know he hides&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Among the dripping grapes full harvest&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Still as morning mist&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Alert&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Curious&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Peering at our antics&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mere children in the round&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Gaming in the fields of former seasons&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And too&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I know he has a cry&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I heard it through the fog&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Not quite like eagles soaring&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Nor ghastly guttural as earthy creatures&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Scavenging among the roots&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;His whisper&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;…Like the Beloved&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Whistled&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Breathy&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Constant as the brook&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Traversing&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pebbles in the spring&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Or maybe rain on maples&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As they shimmer moist&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Absorbing autumn sun&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Before the Fall&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Once dozing in a&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sleepy trance&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;While sitting in the grass&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Begging rapture to the senses&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Little words from source design&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Fell breathy ‘cross a dream&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"Perhaps undress"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As seer in a trance&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In thrall&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I opened as the evening flower&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Exuding&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sacred fragrance only known&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;At bedsides of the dying saints&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Through and from the earth&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The flame of ancients&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Forged its way through vein and heart&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Bursting through the age of Aeons&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;On the path that holds our form erect&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In silent roar&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Our spirits soared&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Upon this lithe lean steed&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I rode&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;(Ezekiel as witness to this sight)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Poured faith far through that endless night&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;No dark or light&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;No name&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;No hold no boundaries bold&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;What stirs in subtle beginnings&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ah&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Re membering&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The blessing's in the gathering of kin&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Waiting on the unicorn&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;To visit once again&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/15137338-113434796731459327?l=talasa.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://talasa.blogspot.com/feeds/113434796731459327/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15137338&amp;postID=113434796731459327' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15137338/posts/default/113434796731459327'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15137338/posts/default/113434796731459327'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://talasa.blogspot.com/2005/12/waiting-on-unicorn-overlapping-hills.html' title=''/><author><name>Talasa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16799005243757627589</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='29' src='http://www.ldsces.org/inst_manuals/pres-sm/images/01-05-2.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15137338.post-113430461175862458</id><published>2005-12-11T03:22:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2005-12-11T09:08:21.680-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/763/1392/1600/Christos_Achilleos__Dragon_Spawn.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/763/1392/320/Christos_Achilleos__Dragon_Spawn.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;www.plotinus.com/androgynous.htm&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I am only woman&lt;br /&gt;All the pomp n stance&lt;br /&gt;Of I and Thou&lt;br /&gt;Has seen the full circumference&lt;br /&gt;Of the sword and lance&lt;br /&gt;Thrashing all the Fields&lt;br /&gt;Of flora fauna&lt;br /&gt;Harvest&lt;br /&gt;From some misplaced passion&lt;br /&gt;Unidentified&lt;br /&gt;And with the endocrine&lt;br /&gt;Of sight&lt;br /&gt;Have placed in wisdom&lt;br /&gt;No blame&lt;br /&gt;But breathes a simple endless breath&lt;br /&gt;And once again&lt;br /&gt;…..Begins&lt;br /&gt;Expanding like some open floral&lt;br /&gt;Monster over all the earth&lt;br /&gt;Unfolding from&lt;br /&gt;144 times 1000 ancient iron/gold cocoons&lt;br /&gt;Suspended there&lt;br /&gt;Through longest winters of the souls&lt;br /&gt;All conscious sentient selves&lt;br /&gt;Single seeds that lift their eyes from heaven&lt;br /&gt;Once again expanding wings of time&lt;br /&gt;While&lt;br /&gt;Seeking&lt;br /&gt;Shade of Sanctuary&lt;br /&gt;And then&lt;br /&gt;Some&lt;br /&gt;Unshakeable&lt;br /&gt;Relentless&lt;br /&gt;Unbending&lt;br /&gt;Bonsai&lt;br /&gt;For the coming ages&lt;br /&gt;Of new Gods upon the wind&lt;br /&gt;Shutters&lt;br /&gt;Matter scattered or’ the Golden mean&lt;br /&gt;Potent promises providing&lt;br /&gt;Balance of new veils n shadows&lt;br /&gt;Cast and bidding from&lt;br /&gt;Some other  suns and moons&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So with these roots held fast&lt;br /&gt;In worlds&lt;br /&gt;Both sacred&lt;br /&gt;And fecund&lt;br /&gt;We&lt;br /&gt;Wait upon what&lt;br /&gt;More than Giea’s vessel by the moon&lt;br /&gt;Or promised heaven’s truth or hell&lt;br /&gt;Can tell&lt;br /&gt;But full remembrance&lt;br /&gt;Of what rides the less dense matter&lt;br /&gt;To the stars&lt;br /&gt;She&lt;br /&gt;Launches lithe lean&lt;br /&gt;Ships upon the distant solar winds&lt;br /&gt;A calling at the oceans edge&lt;br /&gt;Much more than&lt;br /&gt;Silence  of a lover’s call&lt;br /&gt;Tsunamis of the heart&lt;br /&gt;The formula&lt;br /&gt;To all new known and unknown worlds&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Is but our harvest to the stars&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I am only Woman&lt;br /&gt;The flower here below&lt;br /&gt;He is the seed upon the wind&lt;br /&gt;The ancients knew the time of harvest&lt;br /&gt;Hybrid seeds&lt;br /&gt;Imprinted with the map of eons&lt;br /&gt;Long times past the Androgen&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Simple truths&lt;br /&gt;Within our blind forever writings on the wall&lt;br /&gt;I am only woman&lt;br /&gt;He is my seed&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/15137338-113430461175862458?l=talasa.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' 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src='http://www.ldsces.org/inst_manuals/pres-sm/images/01-05-2.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15137338.post-113421451503189330</id><published>2005-12-10T03:13:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2005-12-10T14:36:26.100-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/763/1392/1600/IMG_0004.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/763/1392/320/IMG_0004.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;god how i long for the ocean&lt;br /&gt;been away too long from Mer&lt;br /&gt;the everyday’s set in so&lt;br /&gt;talked with her a bit today&lt;br /&gt;we are sisters&lt;br /&gt;she and i talked about Giea&lt;br /&gt;even though she (Giea)listened&lt;br /&gt;mostly about girl things&lt;br /&gt;she gave me a few ideas for some new paintings&lt;br /&gt;i asked her why her gates have all these parking lots&lt;br /&gt;steel sentinels gazing out toward her depths&lt;br /&gt;they don't respect her&lt;br /&gt;oilin and pissin and treading all over her pristine sands&lt;br /&gt;and all her daughters and sons&lt;br /&gt;preening and stroking their flesh with oils&lt;br /&gt;some others&lt;br /&gt;like me&lt;br /&gt;all dressed warm and shivering in the 50 degree winds&lt;br /&gt;snow birds standing almost naked in their pretended worshiping&lt;br /&gt;Mer knows my ache and longing&lt;br /&gt;still present in the dream that never sleeps&lt;br /&gt;funny how dark glasses makes one feel invisible&lt;br /&gt;maybe i was&lt;br /&gt;i walked bearfoot in her foam like tentacles&lt;br /&gt;had to chase a few of them&lt;br /&gt;low tide , you know&lt;br /&gt;i wore all white and red&lt;br /&gt;like the  vest used in ritual a long time ago&lt;br /&gt;roses on the pockets&lt;br /&gt;and laughed&lt;br /&gt;and wanted to shout but&lt;br /&gt;didn't want to scare the children&lt;br /&gt;heehee&lt;br /&gt;thought about beauty&lt;br /&gt;and vanity&lt;br /&gt;and conceit&lt;br /&gt;how i used to strut nearly naked&lt;br /&gt;and say to my lovers&lt;br /&gt;"Love me for my beauty"&lt;br /&gt;and they did for a while&lt;br /&gt;i used to wonder if they knew&lt;br /&gt;the endless generations of women that they slept with&lt;br /&gt;when they came to me&lt;br /&gt;then i would say to my lovers&lt;br /&gt;"Love me as I love you"&lt;br /&gt;they would look at me as a deer might&lt;br /&gt;as the trigger is about to snap&lt;br /&gt;then i would ask my lovers&lt;br /&gt;"Meet me at heaven's gate"&lt;br /&gt;but they never showed&lt;br /&gt;...and i really waited&lt;br /&gt;so now as beauty fades&lt;br /&gt;and fear has no place&lt;br /&gt;and pristine sand is so far beneath the surface..&lt;br /&gt;i ask my knowing lovers&lt;br /&gt;"Let me love you. You have no need to touch...or run...&lt;br /&gt;or even meet me at heaven's gate&lt;br /&gt;allow me to love."&lt;br /&gt;Mer laughed heartily at all my musings&lt;br /&gt;and said&lt;br /&gt;"this love you feel ...&lt;br /&gt;what do you do with it"&lt;br /&gt;i said&lt;br /&gt;"i create"&lt;br /&gt;"ahh "&lt;br /&gt;she said&lt;br /&gt;"than you DO know the Goddess"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;t&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/15137338-113421451503189330?l=talasa.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://talasa.blogspot.com/feeds/113421451503189330/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15137338&amp;postID=113421451503189330' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' 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href="http://www.divinemercy333.net/Jesus82_with_children.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://www.divinemercy333.net/Jesus82_with_children.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;our children&lt;br /&gt;fruit of generations&lt;br /&gt;holder of the seeds of coming worlds&lt;br /&gt;press forward with the driven truth&lt;br /&gt;as plow to shoulder&lt;br /&gt;joyful in the Songs of Solomon&lt;br /&gt;carriers of the Golden Mean&lt;br /&gt;and all your&lt;br /&gt;generations yet unborn&lt;br /&gt;know that I love you&lt;br /&gt;as my own&lt;br /&gt;we are the centipede&lt;br /&gt;with endless aching paths of heart&lt;br /&gt;ped pedding through and&lt;br /&gt;passing to the forward&lt;br /&gt;all that's been and all that's meant to be&lt;br /&gt;that second self that walks in dreams&lt;br /&gt;and holds all worlds behind the veil&lt;br /&gt;that lifts with 0ne mere child's&lt;br /&gt;transparent hands&lt;br /&gt;we watch the flower fade&lt;br /&gt;and breath the sigh of lovers&lt;br /&gt;knowing that the seed upon the wind is you&lt;br /&gt;extending toward new worlds of bliss&lt;br /&gt;the siren call from oceans in the&lt;br /&gt;ruddy summer skies&lt;br /&gt;how many eyes have you now recognized&lt;br /&gt;a silent pledge to each&lt;br /&gt;a knowing&lt;br /&gt;that the lifting will proceed at any cost&lt;br /&gt;not of this worldly guise&lt;br /&gt;(our precious cradle of the soul&lt;br /&gt;emerging)&lt;br /&gt;but now upon the endless solar winds&lt;br /&gt;with eyes to sea&lt;br /&gt;and eras to engage our song&lt;br /&gt;the music of the spheres&lt;br /&gt;all drama of the ages past&lt;br /&gt;transformed into dynamic forms&lt;br /&gt;of all the endless god's inertia&lt;br /&gt;blest be&lt;br /&gt;the you and me&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/15137338-113413601402138853?l=talasa.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://talasa.blogspot.com/feeds/113413601402138853/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15137338&amp;postID=113413601402138853' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15137338/posts/default/113413601402138853'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15137338/posts/default/113413601402138853'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://talasa.blogspot.com/2005/12/our-children-fruit-of-generations.html' title=''/><author><name>Talasa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16799005243757627589</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='29' src='http://www.ldsces.org/inst_manuals/pres-sm/images/01-05-2.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15137338.post-113396688544297512</id><published>2005-12-07T06:40:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2005-12-07T15:49:19.013-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/763/1392/1600/ainu8.0.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/763/1392/320/ainu8.0.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;this was posted a bit back on JCG&lt;br /&gt;playin w/events n mythical interpretations&lt;br /&gt;the "Prince's tale (in the center of the tale)was written by Aneurisko&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;ordering a mug o mead&lt;br /&gt;just before the setting sun&lt;br /&gt;me thinks a flash o meteors spent&lt;br /&gt;me last gold piece o memory&lt;br /&gt;....."can ya lend me credit, mate?&lt;br /&gt;or should i ransack this lively&lt;br /&gt;establishment?&lt;br /&gt;what say ye?&lt;br /&gt;Ay....just before the setting sun&lt;br /&gt;me thinks a flash of meteors spent&lt;br /&gt;our last piece of memory&lt;br /&gt;next to the summer’s horizon&lt;br /&gt;Nay…no prophetess am I&lt;br /&gt;…a mere barmaid resting a bit wit her weary dogs upon the table&lt;br /&gt;cursing and mumbling&lt;br /&gt;looking for a kind block to rub these weary feet&lt;br /&gt;if spoken to the ear as such&lt;br /&gt;a dream perhaps&lt;br /&gt;its from the throws of angels when they speak from mugs o mead&lt;br /&gt;the only sight these eyes might see&lt;br /&gt;be all tha bawdy laughs&lt;br /&gt;that these  doors without a latch&lt;br /&gt;and plop their sweaty selves&lt;br /&gt;at tables of forgetfulness&lt;br /&gt;(my buttocks bruised from playful grabs and crude appriciation&lt;br /&gt;for the services I render)&lt;br /&gt;not that they all come here for me&lt;br /&gt;haha&lt;br /&gt;but rather for the fair exchange of words and tales&lt;br /&gt;some gross exaggerations of the place we set our dreams&lt;br /&gt;and you?dear wayfarer&lt;br /&gt;Why are you here????&lt;br /&gt;Come to  rest a bit before the storm of pilgrims burst these open doors&lt;br /&gt;( bless this little tavern with the setting sun&lt;br /&gt;and force there raucous caws&lt;br /&gt;at those that serve)&lt;br /&gt;yea prayer from me parched lips&lt;br /&gt;stumbles out a bit&lt;br /&gt;covering the lands o&lt;br /&gt;just might be&lt;br /&gt;but ask me to which god&lt;br /&gt;i;ll laugh and tel ye "all"&lt;br /&gt;I say drink up!&lt;br /&gt;the honey water's sweet&lt;br /&gt;leave coin and candle&lt;br /&gt;to the ones that serve&lt;br /&gt;and in exchange&lt;br /&gt;I'll tell a tale passed by&lt;br /&gt;in what i thought as dreams&lt;br /&gt;you blocks know well&lt;br /&gt;so cruel the gods&lt;br /&gt;when tending all&lt;br /&gt;instructions of the heart&lt;br /&gt;the map of being&lt;br /&gt;passed by shifting monns and tides&lt;br /&gt;they yell and curse&lt;br /&gt;“deliver the ambrosia or die”&lt;br /&gt;(perhaps they said “and die’ )&lt;br /&gt;but laid to confusion&lt;br /&gt;such a task as lent to&lt;br /&gt;now the crone&lt;br /&gt;confusion's own&lt;br /&gt;ah yes&lt;br /&gt;they loved me for my beauty&lt;br /&gt;yes i thought to willfully relinquish&lt;br /&gt;hold the stance of natures&lt;br /&gt;shift n tug&lt;br /&gt;as now with nature's cause&lt;br /&gt;new faces pass before the mirrors&lt;br /&gt;now but still so clear&lt;br /&gt;and purposed in the dance of change&lt;br /&gt;but then again&lt;br /&gt;they loved me for their beauty too&lt;br /&gt;displays of plumes and squawks and caws and bidding to their beds&lt;br /&gt;and each sought hard to find the gift&lt;br /&gt;they felt potential&lt;br /&gt;struggled&lt;br /&gt;screamed&lt;br /&gt;as eagles&lt;br /&gt;“give me ambrosia!!!”&lt;br /&gt;and i as womon&lt;br /&gt;only knew to feed the children mother’s milk&lt;br /&gt;an empty vessel then&lt;br /&gt;AHHHH….but in the realm of dreams&lt;br /&gt;I had tasted from the tree&lt;br /&gt;you see i wake each day as sheba’s child&lt;br /&gt;delighted in the counted breaths&lt;br /&gt;that bring the scent of morning to this form&lt;br /&gt;anticipating&lt;br /&gt;yes! this is the day&lt;br /&gt;and dance that child dance full of light&lt;br /&gt;beginnings once again&lt;br /&gt;dancing&lt;br /&gt;spinning....&lt;br /&gt;ah then&lt;br /&gt;the point of arthur’s arrow through my heart!&lt;br /&gt;too late&lt;br /&gt;too late again&lt;br /&gt;and i  dispair….&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But then the Thunder&lt;br /&gt;larger than the roar of winds&lt;br /&gt;an echo from the past&lt;br /&gt;“deliver the ambrosia!!!!!!!!!&lt;br /&gt;no one said&lt;br /&gt;your task would be a whim or fancy&lt;br /&gt;for your folly"&lt;br /&gt;though loud i never tremble&lt;br /&gt;though these urgent words are fierce and true&lt;br /&gt;my heart did see it through&lt;br /&gt;though frail and full of longing&lt;br /&gt;yes i held these words&lt;br /&gt;as just reminder&lt;br /&gt;of the things i hoped to see&lt;br /&gt;I saw&lt;br /&gt;i saw&lt;br /&gt;I see&lt;br /&gt;he knew that it was me&lt;br /&gt;well   ..for a moment&lt;br /&gt;there&lt;br /&gt;i saw the spark of knowing in his eye&lt;br /&gt;but with a smile and gestured wave dismissed&lt;br /&gt;the vision as illusion&lt;br /&gt;once again&lt;br /&gt;as times before&lt;br /&gt;he turned away&lt;br /&gt;all matter was transformed&lt;br /&gt;and no one saw&lt;br /&gt;the senses all had in one truth revealed&lt;br /&gt;the lifting veil&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;and so  i…&lt;br /&gt;( bolder to the truth)&lt;br /&gt;placed heaven’s kiss upon his lips&lt;br /&gt;ambrosia flowing sweet and pure&lt;br /&gt;as urgent as the trembling in my heart that raised&lt;br /&gt;this milk from deep&lt;br /&gt;the first to raise the deep&lt;br /&gt;from creation’s cauldron&lt;br /&gt;that fair cauldron that serves only heroes&lt;br /&gt;passed between us sweet as honey from the hive&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;and then he scolds me for the making with instructions&lt;br /&gt;on deliverance&lt;br /&gt;my heart&lt;br /&gt;my heart&lt;br /&gt;it bleeds&lt;br /&gt;too late my love&lt;br /&gt;you tasted the divine&lt;br /&gt;received the ultimate alchemy&lt;br /&gt;when tugging at my heart&lt;br /&gt;as if a child to mother&lt;br /&gt;begging for the breast&lt;br /&gt;how could i not respond&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;and now without the proper means of telling all the truths&lt;br /&gt;a fortnight&lt;br /&gt;will reveal the rest&lt;br /&gt;no rest&lt;br /&gt;again&lt;br /&gt;so set aside the pillows of comfort&lt;br /&gt;lift the sword of truth&lt;br /&gt;and call for the unicorn&lt;br /&gt;your days are just&lt;br /&gt;your days are full of truth&lt;br /&gt;your only task&lt;br /&gt;is not to falter&lt;br /&gt;in your hope&lt;br /&gt;all else will be revealed&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;but i falter&lt;br /&gt;slowing to a gentle sip o brew&lt;br /&gt;lat all these words see through&lt;br /&gt;so goes the tale:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;ahh solitary days among&lt;br /&gt;wayfaring naves from sea and val&lt;br /&gt;mountain paths n desert dry&lt;br /&gt;there should be comfort from the fading sight of ages past&lt;br /&gt;why do we keep returning to the arms&lt;br /&gt;that sit by hearth and hear the stories told again?&lt;br /&gt;this time once more to hear the sacred words?&lt;br /&gt;but now&lt;br /&gt;this time&lt;br /&gt;my heart falls silent&lt;br /&gt;as i gaze  across the landscapes of the lore i lived to tell&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;the maiden crone of Lilyton&lt;br /&gt;a former mer-bird child from most unlikely  joining&lt;br /&gt;(yea,dark  an eve of lusting king and bawdy barmaids cries in drunken passion)&lt;br /&gt;but then that's history&lt;br /&gt;another tale of how she came to be&lt;br /&gt;perhaps an evening when we run full course the best of tales&lt;br /&gt;but there was dire events far late into the days&lt;br /&gt;that past the innocence of child&lt;br /&gt;or lust n play of maiden in the prime&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;for magic was afoot the moment that her song&lt;br /&gt;burst from her first born sounds&lt;br /&gt;that even fae of fields had come to see&lt;br /&gt;(their curiosity)&lt;br /&gt;so while the maid birth out of sweat n pain n cries&lt;br /&gt;all bright orion’s stars sang songs near by&lt;br /&gt;nature’s lights n flights&lt;br /&gt;then  sudden pour of tempest&lt;br /&gt;from the clearest sky&lt;br /&gt;baptism of events to harald some strange legacy&lt;br /&gt;without the royal father to be seen&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;and how her life was spent&lt;br /&gt;a middle child of slight demeanor&lt;br /&gt;quiet there among the bawdy siblings&lt;br /&gt;13 in a row&lt;br /&gt;and lost within the crowd&lt;br /&gt;her long absences to woods n sea was&lt;br /&gt;welcome relief in time of little food and place to sleep&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;not one of  all the kin&lt;br /&gt;(perhaps her smallest brother Ben)&lt;br /&gt;even saw the change beneath the waves&lt;br /&gt;or flight above the trees&lt;br /&gt;though magic was a thing of tales and night concerns&lt;br /&gt;their eyes were elsewhere&lt;br /&gt;watching for the fae n trolls of village legends&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;but i digress&lt;br /&gt;these many tails of how the maid fell full&lt;br /&gt;to scales beneath the waves&lt;br /&gt;or rose like stars into the wind at night&lt;br /&gt;on wings of red and blue&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;we’ll visit there again if breath should bless me&lt;br /&gt;with a few more years&lt;br /&gt;to tell the many tales of humble magic&lt;br /&gt;there above as so  below&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;it was in time&lt;br /&gt;a lining of the stars&lt;br /&gt;quite late into the time of graying&lt;br /&gt;was the mer-bird souring high&lt;br /&gt;……fine firey feathers spread that noone saw&lt;br /&gt;above&lt;br /&gt;a place once seen&lt;br /&gt;and then rising there above this very vale&lt;br /&gt;she saw the troubled knight&lt;br /&gt;and heard his cries&lt;br /&gt;across the field in rage and shouts&lt;br /&gt;there was a flash of sword&lt;br /&gt;and angry tears that flowed more torrents&lt;br /&gt;than her dear beloved sea&lt;br /&gt;this drew the merbird to his side&lt;br /&gt;she nearly caught the edge of sword in all his blindness to her presence&lt;br /&gt;flapping of the wings distracted him&lt;br /&gt;but for a moment as he fast dismounted&lt;br /&gt;with a howl of passion in his voice&lt;br /&gt;falling to the earth as if a muslim in prayer&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;she listened to his tears and felt compassion for his plight&lt;br /&gt;for she too had cried such tears for children lost&lt;br /&gt;or kin that found their ways to other worlds&lt;br /&gt;and as the stars in line and moon full silhouetted there&lt;br /&gt;his beauty made her gasp&lt;br /&gt;her heart at once fell full upon a place that’s only told in tale&lt;br /&gt;the lifting veil&lt;br /&gt;a vision of the Beloved&lt;br /&gt;a recognition without word&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;she stayed far long into the night behind a tree&lt;br /&gt;to listen to his words and hear his plight&lt;br /&gt;and all the while the fae tugged at her sleeve to say&lt;br /&gt;“deliver the Ambrosia”&lt;br /&gt;he is the prince of northern lands&lt;br /&gt;far from the contest of the dragon&lt;br /&gt;mourning  kin&lt;br /&gt;he mourns the dark of days that brought him to this place&lt;br /&gt;deliver him ambrosia!!!&lt;br /&gt;and his heart can mend&lt;br /&gt;to rule again&lt;br /&gt;he wanders earth for all the ages past&lt;br /&gt;and grieves his line&lt;br /&gt;speaking tongues of angels&lt;br /&gt;searching for the last dragon&lt;br /&gt;that dies but to arise again&lt;br /&gt;a forever contest ..hell upon this earth&lt;br /&gt;that sets him to dispair&lt;br /&gt;listen to his story that he tells the stars and moon “&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;the merbird listened with a heart that burst to open&lt;br /&gt;once she heard his words&lt;br /&gt;for there on top of all his pain was eloquence of spirit hiding&lt;br /&gt;waiting to be born anew&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;the vision of his tale as clear as day&lt;br /&gt;his curse&lt;br /&gt;performed across the sky&lt;br /&gt;as if his words had conjured up a painting from the masters&lt;br /&gt;there in aw of truth&lt;br /&gt;she echoed his tears as she listened&lt;br /&gt;with a natural woman’s heart&lt;br /&gt;his story........................&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Prince's Tale&lt;br /&gt;______________________&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Be sure&lt;br /&gt;it's not because I prefer this Polar Stance&lt;br /&gt;but because it is yet necessary&lt;br /&gt;as being born&lt;br /&gt;upon this Darkened Valley of Death&lt;br /&gt;I set to Stage a Confrontation&lt;br /&gt;in Witness of the gods...&lt;br /&gt;and Mars, being bold as ever&lt;br /&gt;rushed to see&lt;br /&gt;face to face&lt;br /&gt;which on the 9th&lt;br /&gt;we set to contest...&lt;br /&gt;He wasted much of his Flock&lt;br /&gt;thinking to save his Satyr&lt;br /&gt;whom I let go&lt;br /&gt;or would have smote him dead&lt;br /&gt;for all the proud raging he has made...&lt;br /&gt;only for the Promise&lt;br /&gt;he reconciled himself&lt;br /&gt;and I relented&lt;br /&gt;though it cost him&lt;br /&gt;most his flock...&lt;br /&gt;then I took to the deepest Dark&lt;br /&gt;and strode upon the Templed Floors&lt;br /&gt;of Hestia, upon whose Court&lt;br /&gt;was Candelabra&lt;br /&gt;heaved of Ivy, ancient as the Dawn&lt;br /&gt;and Lave&lt;br /&gt;set before the Oaken Sanctuary&lt;br /&gt;of her dreaded Memory...&lt;br /&gt;I did not linger there&lt;br /&gt;but quick, like one who strays&lt;br /&gt;from whorehouse to Sanctum&lt;br /&gt;off those Earthen Floors&lt;br /&gt;and squatted upon the Edge&lt;br /&gt;asking out loud in awed wonder-&lt;br /&gt;what manner of Shrine is this?!&lt;br /&gt;I knew where I was&lt;br /&gt;and what I was doing&lt;br /&gt;not so Surprised as I confess&lt;br /&gt;but it is Potent&lt;br /&gt;to stride upon the Sacred&lt;br /&gt;as if dreaming&lt;br /&gt;though full awake&lt;br /&gt;and Face to Face in Time&lt;br /&gt;or Eternity, together met&lt;br /&gt;see what others only imagine...&lt;br /&gt;as if one on the sudden&lt;br /&gt;as tangible as the Rock&lt;br /&gt;put their hands upon the Horns&lt;br /&gt;and shook the Heaven's Corners.&lt;br /&gt;It was during this these days&lt;br /&gt;and sometime till about the 11th&lt;br /&gt;that I made contest with the Dragon&lt;br /&gt;Face to Face...&lt;br /&gt;for he could not deny&lt;br /&gt;any longer&lt;br /&gt;what I had done, or was doing&lt;br /&gt;to unravel his devices&lt;br /&gt;and wring down&lt;br /&gt;his corrupt Princes&lt;br /&gt;of this World&lt;br /&gt;and fix them&lt;br /&gt;upon the Alter.&lt;br /&gt;If I could say&lt;br /&gt;what it was like&lt;br /&gt;to Face this Serpent&lt;br /&gt;I would compare&lt;br /&gt;what it would be&lt;br /&gt;for the Sparrow&lt;br /&gt;to front upon a Lion...&lt;br /&gt;and he growled&lt;br /&gt;as if in scoff&lt;br /&gt;of my little form.&lt;br /&gt;I did not care&lt;br /&gt;though I knew&lt;br /&gt;how awful was his Force&lt;br /&gt;and how raging he would make&lt;br /&gt;on me and mine&lt;br /&gt;if I did not pierce him through.&lt;br /&gt;So, I showed him some Surprise&lt;br /&gt;which he may have guessed&lt;br /&gt;but doubted&lt;br /&gt;being so accustomed&lt;br /&gt;to have his way&lt;br /&gt;with mere men...&lt;br /&gt;on the Sudden&lt;br /&gt;I clasped my Belt&lt;br /&gt;strung my Gauntlet&lt;br /&gt;and pulled it tight&lt;br /&gt;reached for my Hammer&lt;br /&gt;and rung him on the Head&lt;br /&gt;such a blow&lt;br /&gt;as made him dizzy...&lt;br /&gt;while he was dazed&lt;br /&gt;and stumbling backward&lt;br /&gt;I was patient&lt;br /&gt;gave a chuckle&lt;br /&gt;and turned aside&lt;br /&gt;to grasp my Boots of Iron&lt;br /&gt;pulling them up&lt;br /&gt;watching him still&lt;br /&gt;shaking his head&lt;br /&gt;amazed&lt;br /&gt;from my Alabaster Box&lt;br /&gt;grabbed the Pearly Stone&lt;br /&gt;and bent my way upon him...&lt;br /&gt;we were caught up in the Air&lt;br /&gt;as if the Heavens ordained&lt;br /&gt;the Contest&lt;br /&gt;and all around&lt;br /&gt;the Hosts came Rushing...&lt;br /&gt;I laughed out loud&lt;br /&gt;and Athene roared to my side&lt;br /&gt;not too close&lt;br /&gt;for she is want&lt;br /&gt;to let things be&lt;br /&gt;but is first among the embattled.&lt;br /&gt;As if passing a note&lt;br /&gt;between lovers&lt;br /&gt;who do not wish others see&lt;br /&gt;what their romantic way means&lt;br /&gt;when they play together&lt;br /&gt;and flirt their hearts for Friendship&lt;br /&gt;she passed me her Aegis&lt;br /&gt;just then yanked&lt;br /&gt;from out the Golden Hall&lt;br /&gt;and I&lt;br /&gt;winking at her&lt;br /&gt;strode upon the now raging Beast&lt;br /&gt;under foot, my Peacocks Tail.&lt;br /&gt;What could he do?&lt;br /&gt;But Face to Face&lt;br /&gt;he met his match in Me&lt;br /&gt;and&lt;br /&gt;opening his vast Maw&lt;br /&gt;in thought to gulp me down&lt;br /&gt;flew upon me...&lt;br /&gt;with my Left foot&lt;br /&gt;I caught his upper jaw&lt;br /&gt;which Viper's Trap&lt;br /&gt;pierced through my Heel&lt;br /&gt;and with my Right&lt;br /&gt;stomped on his lower...&lt;br /&gt;there we turned and twisted in the Air&lt;br /&gt;Gold and Red and Green&lt;br /&gt;flashing thunders&lt;br /&gt;Blue and White streaming&lt;br /&gt;like Flame from out the Match.&lt;br /&gt;Such roaring men cannot imagine&lt;br /&gt;or if they could&lt;br /&gt;let them remember&lt;br /&gt;what Helena performed&lt;br /&gt;not long ago&lt;br /&gt;and covered most the Land&lt;br /&gt;West of the Mississippi&lt;br /&gt;and laid low whole forests&lt;br /&gt;in the Blast.&lt;br /&gt;Now I had him&lt;br /&gt;though he had me too&lt;br /&gt;and all the Hosts held their breath&lt;br /&gt;anticipating what to come&lt;br /&gt;may prove of Ancient Hope&lt;br /&gt;as the darling child&lt;br /&gt;of Cere's Hearth&lt;br /&gt;had grown mature&lt;br /&gt;and had no longer relaxed&lt;br /&gt;the fierce intention&lt;br /&gt;to remedy the Wrong of Aeons.&lt;br /&gt;From my Purse&lt;br /&gt;I drew out the Pearly Stone&lt;br /&gt;and raising it on the Air&lt;br /&gt;screamed bloody murder&lt;br /&gt;shaking the Gorgon's Shield&lt;br /&gt;in his Face&lt;br /&gt;then let fly&lt;br /&gt;the Stone down his Maw...&lt;br /&gt;it was the rending of Mountains&lt;br /&gt;but soon enough I recovered it&lt;br /&gt;and like the Physician&lt;br /&gt;draws poison from a wound&lt;br /&gt;drew out the Stone&lt;br /&gt;and placed it back&lt;br /&gt;where it belonged.&lt;br /&gt;So as he coughed and spewed&lt;br /&gt;and shook Chaos from his Mane&lt;br /&gt;I clasped him by the neck&lt;br /&gt;and ripped his spinal scales&lt;br /&gt;from off him&lt;br /&gt;like a zealous Groom&lt;br /&gt;might rip the dress&lt;br /&gt;from off his sweaty&lt;br /&gt;and ambitious Bride&lt;br /&gt;within their Chamber...&lt;br /&gt;I snapped it like a whip&lt;br /&gt;from off him&lt;br /&gt;and with a breath&lt;br /&gt;turned scales to chain of Ruby&lt;br /&gt;and flung it back&lt;br /&gt;where Athene, yet in wait&lt;br /&gt;wrung it on the Air&lt;br /&gt;in shout of Victory&lt;br /&gt;as the Hosts clamored&lt;br /&gt;stomping on the Benches&lt;br /&gt;of their Seven Fold Arena.&lt;br /&gt;Ares hastened then&lt;br /&gt;more close than the rest&lt;br /&gt;save Athene&lt;br /&gt;and Apollo with his bow&lt;br /&gt;and Hephaestus...&lt;br /&gt;each had a work now&lt;br /&gt;and I waved them on-&lt;br /&gt;Come catch him!&lt;br /&gt;Ares gripped him by the tail&lt;br /&gt;and underneath&lt;br /&gt;they set to fix this Monger...&lt;br /&gt;Apollo bent his Golden Bow&lt;br /&gt;and pierce him through the gut;&lt;br /&gt;like a Hook&lt;br /&gt;it turned again&lt;br /&gt;and wrenched him firm&lt;br /&gt;the Line of Time tied tight&lt;br /&gt;while Hephaestus&lt;br /&gt;his finest Metal block in hand&lt;br /&gt;clapped it to the String&lt;br /&gt;and looking up&lt;br /&gt;they winked...&lt;br /&gt;I yanked my Left from off his Tooth&lt;br /&gt;and drew back my Right&lt;br /&gt;we all stepped away upon the Air&lt;br /&gt;and down he fell&lt;br /&gt;roaring and twisting&lt;br /&gt;all Dismayed...&lt;br /&gt;we all chuckled&lt;br /&gt;and as he fell&lt;br /&gt;I shouted-&lt;br /&gt;Good luck with That...&lt;br /&gt;it is the best Magnet&lt;br /&gt;he ever made!&lt;br /&gt;Below, the Naiads waited&lt;br /&gt;standing up to their waists&lt;br /&gt;in the Sea&lt;br /&gt;and watched him fall&lt;br /&gt;roaring all the way&lt;br /&gt;and smoking Rage of Torment...&lt;br /&gt;Princesses among them&lt;br /&gt;stood together&lt;br /&gt;watching all the while&lt;br /&gt;and glad for the Event&lt;br /&gt;for they knew&lt;br /&gt;how long this Fiend&lt;br /&gt;had frothed their Waters&lt;br /&gt;and let loose men&lt;br /&gt;to cruel abuse&lt;br /&gt;of their darling pets.&lt;br /&gt;Here he comes...&lt;br /&gt;make ready, one said&lt;br /&gt;and another&lt;br /&gt;holding in hand&lt;br /&gt;a crystal jar&lt;br /&gt;charged with Lightning Seed&lt;br /&gt;they whittled off Neptune's Triton&lt;br /&gt;when he slept&lt;br /&gt;and they combed his tresses...&lt;br /&gt;standing together&lt;br /&gt;yet another&lt;br /&gt;in playful taunting asked her&lt;br /&gt;who held the Vessel-&lt;br /&gt;Can you throw it that far?&lt;br /&gt;They all laughed&lt;br /&gt;and she replied&lt;br /&gt;with a wink-&lt;br /&gt;not so far as he shall fall&lt;br /&gt;but far enough for him to know&lt;br /&gt;we have not forgot&lt;br /&gt;his wrong upon the Sacred Hearth...&lt;br /&gt;and she cried-&lt;br /&gt;this is for Persephone!&lt;br /&gt;then aiming well&lt;br /&gt;she tossed it...&lt;br /&gt;which just under&lt;br /&gt;the Dragon's Course of falling&lt;br /&gt;plopped upon the glassy Sea&lt;br /&gt;and sunk before him.&lt;br /&gt;Another, holding Demeter's Sickle&lt;br /&gt;raised up her arm&lt;br /&gt;and flung it down the deep&lt;br /&gt;in equal aim&lt;br /&gt;and just upon the Verge of the Sea&lt;br /&gt;when this wretched Monger&lt;br /&gt;would have quenched his raging&lt;br /&gt;BOOM&lt;br /&gt;the Sickle met the Crystal Urn&lt;br /&gt;and opened up a Chasm&lt;br /&gt;and as Moses parted the Wave&lt;br /&gt;so the Sea&lt;br /&gt;like a toilet drain&lt;br /&gt;sucked down a Funnel of Torrent&lt;br /&gt;and the Beast fell still&lt;br /&gt;upon the Air&lt;br /&gt;and every step of falling&lt;br /&gt;his hope to quench their Ire&lt;br /&gt;escaped him&lt;br /&gt;like Sisyphus&lt;br /&gt;and pending on his Capture&lt;br /&gt;Neptune blew upon his Rocks&lt;br /&gt;and smote the Deep Abyss&lt;br /&gt;another Falling...&lt;br /&gt;so he Fell, and Fell, and Fell&lt;br /&gt;while all the Hosts&lt;br /&gt;sung Hurrahs of Victory&lt;br /&gt;and Praised their Ancient Hope&lt;br /&gt;which Generation proved in Time&lt;br /&gt;and wrought forth&lt;br /&gt;their Golden Child&lt;br /&gt;from Demeter's Lap&lt;br /&gt;and Gaia's sweet dream&lt;br /&gt;their Force of Knowing All!&lt;br /&gt;Ainu&lt;br /&gt;Aser&lt;br /&gt;Azeroth&lt;br /&gt;_____________________________&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;once told&lt;br /&gt;the knight seemed silent and at rest&lt;br /&gt;as if the words released him from the hold of this dire curse&lt;br /&gt;he mounted once again and formed composure&lt;br /&gt;to continue on his quest&lt;br /&gt;not far behind&lt;br /&gt;the merbird followed to the tavern that her very kin resided&lt;br /&gt;was a ways n means of keeping&lt;br /&gt;with the many mouths to feed&lt;br /&gt;children and grandchildren&lt;br /&gt;numbering plentiful&lt;br /&gt;she too had tended all the pilgrims&lt;br /&gt;in the past and heard tales told of such a prince&lt;br /&gt;but never had she thought it but a tale&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;just as she stepped into the wooden tavern&lt;br /&gt;stepped across the floor worn slick for years o patrons&lt;br /&gt;waltzing in for milder pleasures&lt;br /&gt;she felt a fae still close at hand&lt;br /&gt;in pleading words&lt;br /&gt;“deliver the ambrosia!!!!&lt;br /&gt;and all your days will be well spent&lt;br /&gt;give back the legacy you hold&lt;br /&gt;tis the  rightful owner&lt;br /&gt;only good can come from such”&lt;br /&gt;i whispered back&lt;br /&gt;“but what if i should die?”&lt;br /&gt;she giggled as if i had made the words to inspire mirth and laughter&lt;br /&gt;she squealed in measures of bird calls&lt;br /&gt;“so many times we die and rise.,&lt;br /&gt;what small a gift for such a prince.&lt;br /&gt;deliver the ambrosia&lt;br /&gt;for the long life&lt;br /&gt;love's vessel carries us through eons&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;without a thought for  self, she found a mug o mead&lt;br /&gt;to set before this vision on the bench.&lt;br /&gt;he thanked her then and placed a smile upon his face.&lt;br /&gt;said he, “my middle maid, have we but met before? “&lt;br /&gt;“perhaps, kind prince, in ages past.”&lt;br /&gt;“how is it that you know a prince without his garb?”&lt;br /&gt;his gentle eyes fell soft across her face&lt;br /&gt;as if in search for light to rise.&lt;br /&gt;and placed his hand upon her arm to thank her for the mead.&lt;br /&gt;as if a shock of thunder there within her simple form&lt;br /&gt;an ocean rose&lt;br /&gt;and opened all the gates&lt;br /&gt;with rush of wisdom&lt;br /&gt;knowledge of this place to be&lt;br /&gt;the crux of time&lt;br /&gt;suspended&lt;br /&gt;filled her veins&lt;br /&gt;and poured into the streams of life&lt;br /&gt;without a thought of protocol or consequence of gesture&lt;br /&gt;fast and gentle as the flight of birds&lt;br /&gt;she place an open kiss upon that mouth&lt;br /&gt;the very mouth&lt;br /&gt;that earlier had spoke the quest to stars&lt;br /&gt;he never moved or backed away but smiled and said&lt;br /&gt;“you mean like this?”&lt;br /&gt;“sweet as the honey from the hive.”&lt;br /&gt;and placed three more upon her lips.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;all life was now transformed&lt;br /&gt;with tears she left the tavern&lt;br /&gt;winged and scaled&lt;br /&gt;to  darkened wood&lt;br /&gt;the all was passed&lt;br /&gt;her heart was one&lt;br /&gt;the ending of a tale begun&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;fast to the wood&lt;br /&gt;fell to the earth and cried&lt;br /&gt;knowing that the subtle gift would change them both&lt;br /&gt;the prince was not so far behind and stumbled in the dark&lt;br /&gt;to see the cause of flight&lt;br /&gt;and in this stumbling stepped&lt;br /&gt;heavy pained and bruised&lt;br /&gt;upon her arm that blended with the night&lt;br /&gt;her cry was not the pain of being under foot&lt;br /&gt;but knowing of the changes&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;setting both to speak she dried her tears and spoke&lt;br /&gt;the sacred words&lt;br /&gt;the language of the birds&lt;br /&gt;with this they found a dream that spent there magic on the earth&lt;br /&gt;a simple kiss that found and formed&lt;br /&gt;the poles of mere divinity&lt;br /&gt;and every sacred gesture there is sacrifice&lt;br /&gt;willing captives&lt;br /&gt;sparks of stars upon the winds&lt;br /&gt;seeding worlds of being&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;all these words took flight&lt;br /&gt;formed vessels spoken&lt;br /&gt;far into the night&lt;br /&gt;until the all was spent to rest&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;so why&lt;br /&gt;you wonder&lt;br /&gt;tell such tale&lt;br /&gt;no ever after&lt;br /&gt;queen&lt;br /&gt;or king&lt;br /&gt;to take a throne?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;…the merbird died that night&lt;br /&gt;and left a simple woman to extend to crone&lt;br /&gt;when morn came past concordance&lt;br /&gt;he no longer knew his own and&lt;br /&gt;asked with passion in his heart&lt;br /&gt;“where is my maiden fair?”&lt;br /&gt;then turned away continuing  his quest&lt;br /&gt;without a notice to the  lighter state of being in his walk&lt;br /&gt;the wisdom of solomon&lt;br /&gt;now poured from his song&lt;br /&gt;when riding cross the golden fields&lt;br /&gt;of alchemy&lt;br /&gt;the song of ancient's future past&lt;br /&gt;for now&lt;br /&gt;Beloved is his name at last&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/15137338-113396688544297512?l=talasa.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' 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src='http://www.ldsces.org/inst_manuals/pres-sm/images/01-05-2.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15137338.post-113387169536468719</id><published>2005-12-06T04:16:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2005-12-12T00:12:32.626-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://www.whiskeysierragrafics.com/grafiken/atmosphere%20mood/Mystic/other%20planet,%20same%20question-y.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left; width: 320px;" alt="" src="http://www.whiskeysierragrafics.com/grafiken/atmosphere%20mood/Mystic/other%20planet,%20same%20question-y.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;horizons filmy gauze&lt;br /&gt;faint flow upon the solar winds&lt;br /&gt;and softer still&lt;br /&gt;the silence in the rest&lt;br /&gt;of half dream's&lt;br /&gt;gentle grace and glance&lt;br /&gt;upon LUX entries&lt;br /&gt;where we seem&lt;br /&gt;in time&lt;br /&gt;a cause&lt;br /&gt;to look&lt;br /&gt;and listen&lt;br /&gt;head half turned&lt;br /&gt;to shift the gravity of space&lt;br /&gt;full form&lt;br /&gt;a homing in toward memory&lt;br /&gt;perhaps a distant hmming from&lt;br /&gt;the moistened lips of dawn&lt;br /&gt;dew drenched&lt;br /&gt;sly smile&lt;br /&gt;a multitude of god's&lt;br /&gt;descending from the mountains&lt;br /&gt;in the dark&lt;br /&gt;by candlelight&lt;br /&gt;lights flickering&lt;br /&gt;fine spirals to the sea&lt;br /&gt;brief blurry images&lt;br /&gt;of other worlds&lt;br /&gt;that gather&lt;br /&gt;berries wheat and brine&lt;br /&gt;mixed with a bit of thyme&lt;br /&gt;brew masters in Atlantis&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/15137338-113387169536468719?l=talasa.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://talasa.blogspot.com/feeds/113387169536468719/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15137338&amp;postID=113387169536468719' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15137338/posts/default/113387169536468719'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15137338/posts/default/113387169536468719'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://talasa.blogspot.com/2005/12/horizons-filmy-gauze-faint-flow-upon.html' title=''/><author><name>Talasa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16799005243757627589</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='29' src='http://www.ldsces.org/inst_manuals/pres-sm/images/01-05-2.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15137338.post-113382552888331649</id><published>2005-12-05T15:28:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2005-12-05T15:32:08.930-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/763/1392/1600/mero.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/763/1392/320/mero.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;tea_and_pi: your up?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: yep...KISS&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;tea_and_pi: mornin darlin&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: can I tell you how much I miss you?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;tea_and_pi: yes !&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;tea_and_pi: :)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: allow me a moment to express&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: ...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: I have traveled beyond worlds and words&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: seeking the uplifted beacon's bright light&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: and travailed the venture to us all&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: wondering, dreaming, weeping, laughing&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: all the time remembering our love&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: ....&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: further&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;tea_and_pi: :x&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: among all that I have seen and heard&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: nothing is more precious than what I see here&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: among the birds, the trees, the flowers&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: of our terrestrial home&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: a Paradise of privelage&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: even if tainted by the worthless wordmonger&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: ...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: a sphere of loveliness which bees humm&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: an orb of gentleness which cats purr&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: an Influence of Being which only the lover knows and silently embraces&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: letting drop a tear of knowing&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: embraced and embracing what IS&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: THIS is our Life&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: and THIS is your Heart&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: which I love past words&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;tea_and_pi: our heart &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: ...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: U and I&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: Us, Ours, We&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: Alpha, Lambda, Omega&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: Epsilon, Data&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: wending, bending, verging, owning&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: venturing the vast orientation&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: how can we not but rejoice, despite our tears?!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;tea_and_pi: when approaching my workparking the car removing equipment...a wave of wind passes my heart i  stretched full armed&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;tea_and_pi: to the sky&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;tea_and_pi:  as if ebracing&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;tea_and_pi:  what a silly sight i must have been&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: tell on&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;tea_and_pi: i thought better of dancing &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;tea_and_pi: that they may call 911&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: haha&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: haven't we called 911 already?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;tea_and_pi: LOL&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: Behold!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: The emergency police have arrived.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;tea_and_pi:  your presencs creats&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;tea_and_pi: a place that makes &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;tea_and_pi: no words&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: a place where the Heart abides, ever&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: this is our ever-present, sacred Hearth&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;tea_and_pi: to haveseen and touched the beloved&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: our very Discovery of Being&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: how cherished&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;tea_and_pi: the womaN I AM STAYING WITH YESTERDAY&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;tea_and_pi:  SAID&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;tea_and_pi: LET ME READ SOMETHING TO YOU sTEWART&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;tea_and_pi:  SAID&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;tea_and_pi:  AT THE LAST INTENSIVE&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;tea_and_pi: I SAID&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;tea_and_pi:  YES&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;tea_and_pi: GO ON&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;tea_and_pi:  oops&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;tea_and_pi:  sorry about the caps&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: chuckle&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: never mind&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;tea_and_pi: she quoted&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: it's All cipher anyway&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;tea_and_pi: "the beloved is not someone we get to know...it is something revealed to us"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: you are hemmed in by lovers&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;tea_and_pi: she read this to me when i was over flowing with love and speaking of the wordless&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;tea_and_pi:  way i find in expressing&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: our silent honesty is more than holiness&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: it IS Wisdom&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: whose name is Grace, Zoe, Gaia&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: indeed, Sophia...the Bride of God&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;tea_and_pi: and the truth is beyond poetics...the truth of your presence&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;tea_and_pi:  with me&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;tea_and_pi:  with us&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: an overflowing spring&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;tea_and_pi:  make the missing nonexistant&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: where there is no time or space to intrude&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;tea_and_pi: i truly feel you with me&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: face to face&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: Beomg&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: Being&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: Beta, Epsilon, Omega [M], Gama&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: Meta?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: metareal&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: suprareal&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: intrareal&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: REAL&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;tea_and_pi: the very air is alive&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: and I kiss your very ear&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;tea_and_pi: yet i breath it &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;tea_and_pi: embrace it&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: how near AM I to U!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;tea_and_pi: enfold &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: we are but children of God&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: One&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;tea_and_pi: let it flow around and back toyou&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: my lips breath honey&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: my tongue tingles with lightning&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: I AM satisfied in your embrace&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: dear heart&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;tea_and_pi: dear heart&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: we are the footstool of God&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: the rest of the Infinite&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;tea_and_pi: in my hand the spiknard&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: in your hair, the strength of Samson&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;tea_and_pi: and in your eyes ...i see...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: and in your heart...I know...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: I AM embraced, and embracing Life!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: how grand is Love and Truth!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: lovers through thick and thin&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;tea_and_pi: a song as birds on a morning limb we are&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: chirping away the Eternal&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;tea_and_pi: as the sun rises&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: and as the sun sets&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: brooding on our Condition&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;tea_and_pi: flapping wings preening each others feathers&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;tea_and_pi:  simple sparrows&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: hid under the everlasting arms&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;tea_and_pi: briefly present on this earth&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: ever present to God&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: Present of and to Being&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;tea_and_pi: as it should be:)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: is this not our Orourubus?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;tea_and_pi: full circle   creating the opeled diamond&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;tea_and_pi: rainbow prisms&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: the Widow's Mite&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;tea_and_pi:  of being&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: once lost between the floorboards&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: but we rejoice in the finding of it!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;tea_and_pi: remember ing the stepping on my arm&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;tea_and_pi: lol&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: like treading the field for the Opal Jem&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: "and finding the Jem, the person went and sold all that they owned in order to buy the field"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: haha...what Sojourners we Are!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;tea_and_pi:  :)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: is this not precisely what Jesus did?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: sold all he once owned&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: in order to recover the Jem of Humanity?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;tea_and_pi: his was a joy to do so&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: blessed above every Name&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: how grand is his Faith and Love!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: and We share in it...by Charitas, Zoe, Gaia&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: Charis, ever Charis&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: Care?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: Care, Life, Nature&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: Mother, Wisdom, Light&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: how wonderful&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: ...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: we ARE home after all&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;tea_and_pi:  yes&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: quite where we belong&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;tea_and_pi: we are&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;tea_and_pi: it has always been present&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;tea_and_pi: with us&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: "the kingdom is within you"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;tea_and_pi: but to share the eyes of seeing&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;tea_and_pi:  opens our front door&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: the Eye of sight&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;tea_and_pi: out pouring our children&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;tea_and_pi: and their children&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: and children's children&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;tea_and_pi: pouring as a cornicopia&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;tea_and_pi:  of being&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: overflowing Life&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;tea_and_pi:  not all our silly form too&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: form upon form, as faith upon faith&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: ascending, descending, expanding ever&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;tea_and_pi: we see this&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: we enjoy this&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: and place ourselves among eternity as a child&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;tea_and_pi: conscious connectors...observers and pathfinders&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: God would be a child, in Us&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;tea_and_pi: at play in the fields of the lord&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: "The greatest shall be the least, and the least shall be the greatest...those who are first shall be last and the last shall be first"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: "and when you come to the Temple, do not seek the highest seat among the invited; but take the lowest seat among the many. And the One who keeps the Temple will call your Name and set you at the Right Hand in the company of All."&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: "and even as I have set down at the Right Hand of my Father, so shall U set down with me in my throne, U in I, I in God, All in All."&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;tea_and_pi: and when i rest only one word will pass me lips before the kiss..."Beloved"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: THIS IS LOVE AND TRUTH!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: REALITY&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: ...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: chuckle&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: I can hear the towers of time falling&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: still falling&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: the World will witness soon what we do here, together&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;tea_and_pi: a single wave among the many&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: we can be content in knowing as much&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;tea_and_pi: creating tsinami of being&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;tea_and_pi: mere tools of creation&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: I prefer the simple self&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;tea_and_pi: yes&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;tea_and_pi:  as we live and breath&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: let me touch, taste, breath&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;tea_and_pi:  so be it&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: let me pluck the hours, quietly&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: a boquete of Eternity I would have and make&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;tea_and_pi: :thye are yours to possess these slippings hours&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;tea_and_pi:  of time&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: poor time&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: such a wanderer&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;tea_and_pi: :)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: like flowers of the field&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: more arrayed than Solomon's wisdom&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: yet they do not tend themselves&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: but just Are&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;tea_and_pi: and the birds?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: oh, the birds&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: sacred to the Messanger Mother&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: and the Owl, and Dove, and Crow&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: what Majesty is in them!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;tea_and_pi: the heron and the eagle&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: it boggles my mind&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: but I Honor and Admire&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: U know better than I&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: the Song of the Birds&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: ...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;tea_and_pi: you taught me thus&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: Mother, Sister, Lover of mine&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;tea_and_pi: thus&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: no, I taught you nothing&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;tea_and_pi: when first i stepped into the wood&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;tea_and_pi: and heard your tale&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;tea_and_pi:  i remembered &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: yes&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: your heritage is to vast for me to teach&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: too vast&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;tea_and_pi: when calling on the sacred hearth&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;tea_and_pi: the ashes sculpted&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: when you awake from slumber&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: it is your own Mother who awakes you&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;tea_and_pi:  by the hand of being&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;tea_and_pi: how else&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;tea_and_pi:  could it have been&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;tea_and_pi: ahh&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: and you find yourself in the Lap of Hestia&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;tea_and_pi:  but the whirlwind&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: a new born&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;tea_and_pi:  of encounter and exchange&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;tea_and_pi:  creates&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;tea_and_pi:  the alchemy&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;tea_and_pi:  of &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;tea_and_pi: godlike recipies&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;tea_and_pi: move ment&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;tea_and_pi: stirring of the cauldron&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;tea_and_pi:  that serves&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;tea_and_pi:  manna&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;tea_and_pi:  we tasted&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;tea_and_pi:  the ambrosia&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: and we ever embibe&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: each other's perfect Honesty&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: a cherished embrace &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;tea_and_pi: kiss&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: ever new, never old, always living&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: ....&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: I remember those days of last November well&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;tea_and_pi: never owning but always in the presence&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;tea_and_pi: wow to think its been&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;tea_and_pi:  almost a year&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: ...it was an eternity then&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;tea_and_pi: yes&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: and it whispers yet&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: we whisper&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;tea_and_pi: do you hear when we whisper&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;tea_and_pi: :)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: "What manner of Shrine is This?"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;tea_and_pi: ahh&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;tea_and_pi: :)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: They hear Us&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: We hear Them&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: One thing&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: this IS Our Revelation&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: how else explain the potent synchronicities?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;tea_and_pi: no doubt&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: as Above, so Below&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;tea_and_pi: no need to explain&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;tea_and_pi: yes&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: but, it depends on Our agreement&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: and this takes an Effort, and Choice&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: this IS our Work&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;tea_and_pi: yes&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: and is perfected by our mutual Grace&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: only then is the Channel fully open&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: and every Moment speaks Union&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;tea_and_pi: yes&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: then our tears flow too sweetly&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: and the birds speak mystery&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: and the trees clap their hands&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: ...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: the Highway of Holiness&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: We Are One&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;tea_and_pi: we are ONE&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: We...All&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: Are...Time&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: One...Eternal&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: As We see, so are we seen&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: What was, IS; what has been, shall Be&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: "I AM what was, then was not; but IS and shall BE"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: Alpha....Us....Omega&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: Meta&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: AUOM&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: The Name of God&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: The Sound of God&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: Life&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;tea_and_pi: the word&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: Logos&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: Creation, IT's Self&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: The Morning Star&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;tea_and_pi: rises as we speak&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;tea_and_pi: placing the gaze on the heavens&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: "And if the World (Time), lifts up the son of Man...all the World shall be drawn unto IT's Self"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: Foot's Stool&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: Rest&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: Saaboath&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;tea_and_pi: kiss&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: you know these things&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;aneurisko: and they whisper to you&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;tea_and_pi: yes we do&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;tea_and_pi: perhaps flowers upon the shrine &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;tea_and_pi: and i will set my heart to the sea&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;tea_and_pi: upon the 8th&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;tea_and_pi: you in the wood and i by the ocean&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/15137338-113382552888331649?l=talasa.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://talasa.blogspot.com/feeds/113382552888331649/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15137338&amp;postID=113382552888331649' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15137338/posts/default/113382552888331649'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15137338/posts/default/113382552888331649'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://talasa.blogspot.com/2005/12/teaandpi-your-up-aneurisko-yep.html' title=''/><author><name>Talasa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16799005243757627589</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='29' src='http://www.ldsces.org/inst_manuals/pres-sm/images/01-05-2.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15137338.post-113352765367746739</id><published>2005-12-02T04:38:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2005-12-02T04:47:33.693-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://64.118.243.86/Images/Images/Paintings/Medium/P1277.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://64.118.243.86/Images/Images/Paintings/Medium/P1277.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I have watched&lt;br /&gt;the simple proof of growth&lt;br /&gt;N change&lt;br /&gt;N death&lt;br /&gt;N most of all&lt;br /&gt;Of resurrection’s breech&lt;br /&gt;A simple leaf&lt;br /&gt;That sprouts&lt;br /&gt;From forest floor and dung&lt;br /&gt;Persistant in its will to be&lt;br /&gt;Relentless&lt;br /&gt;Unshakeable&lt;br /&gt;Persistant&lt;br /&gt;Cracking rock while reaching for the sun&lt;br /&gt;Embracing space and time&lt;br /&gt;Inspiring passion of the solar winds&lt;br /&gt;To carry memory messages&lt;br /&gt;Roots in darkness&lt;br /&gt;Arms in light&lt;br /&gt;Mudras to inspire&lt;br /&gt;Nature’s tantra&lt;br /&gt;Hot and held &lt;br /&gt;For passion of the joining&lt;br /&gt;Other worlds&lt;br /&gt;Imagined in our dreams&lt;br /&gt;Or hoped for under&lt;br /&gt;Brush and stroke and pen&lt;br /&gt;Finding all the new maths&lt;br /&gt;Molds n  myths&lt;br /&gt;By memory saving&lt;br /&gt;Subtle changes for the coming times&lt;br /&gt;As witness one must hold&lt;br /&gt;The eye as point&lt;br /&gt;Of greater dreams&lt;br /&gt;N new imaginings &lt;br /&gt;The eons of patterns in chaos&lt;br /&gt;Feasting on hope&lt;br /&gt;Passing plates&lt;br /&gt;Filled with all that’s gone before&lt;br /&gt;That seeks fair vessels&lt;br /&gt;Formed to more dynamic densities&lt;br /&gt;Vessels&lt;br /&gt;Ships for fools and kings&lt;br /&gt;What rides us to these yet unchartered shores&lt;br /&gt;Will we with mind or heart be present once again&lt;br /&gt;To witness all the cycles of our gross imaginings&lt;br /&gt;The I&lt;br /&gt;The Me&lt;br /&gt;The chance to hold the sacred See&lt;br /&gt;Or thou&lt;br /&gt;And you&lt;br /&gt;Illusion’s tried and true&lt;br /&gt;Ultimate paradox&lt;br /&gt;Of presence and void&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/15137338-113352765367746739?l=talasa.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://talasa.blogspot.com/feeds/113352765367746739/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15137338&amp;postID=113352765367746739' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15137338/posts/default/113352765367746739'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15137338/posts/default/113352765367746739'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://talasa.blogspot.com/2005/12/i-have-watched-simple-proof-of-growth.html' title=''/><author><name>Talasa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16799005243757627589</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='29' src='http://www.ldsces.org/inst_manuals/pres-sm/images/01-05-2.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15137338.post-113347432552157068</id><published>2005-12-01T13:14:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2005-12-01T14:07:46.036-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.lavanchy-corner.com/images/Images%202/meditation%20gr.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://www.lavanchy-corner.com/images/Images%202/meditation%20gr.JPG" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: i see it now&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: Crystal Clear, and Resonate with Wind&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: the salt that clings to skin&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: glistens&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: as the stars&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: and a short Company, in Host of Fleet&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: tread the Waters in Good Expectation&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: the Pipes of Highland&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: and the Shipboards Thunder with Dance&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: hands held high, and tinkling brass in finger&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: prances to the list of Greatest Care&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: my greatest joy&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: I have my Tortoise Harp&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: will that do?&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: of course&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: then, as now, Mystery Music&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: I saw her fly&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: more quick than I&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: upon the wind&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: ...&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: ah but she caught your breath&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: and carried&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi:  you to the heart&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi:  of her own&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: a Nest of Solitude&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: and Silent Whispers&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: outside of time and space a timed embrace&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: that nightly poses&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: wafts like breaking waves&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: somewhere in something nether&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: on a shore just passing&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: smashing Inlets&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: and walking in the waves of low tides finding&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi:  all the tiny&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: glistening&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi:  stars&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi:  that cling to feet&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: twinkling still&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi:  as walking through&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi:  the waves&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: little jelly fish&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: they clasp each other&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi:  clinging to your feet&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: breeding fools or stinging surprise&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: tiny tiny&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi:  just enough&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: to cling&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: on the Rock&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: and live&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: for the fleeting Bread&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: all live by&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: even the Giant&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: eats the Seeds of the Oceanic Mind.&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: ...&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: there, on the rising crest&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: Moby&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: shall we Dive with em?&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: ...&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: ride the whale in dreams&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: White&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: Whale of Ocean&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: ...&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: that ever lives&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: and is your blossom&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: and embrace&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: ....&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: you are the sea nymph&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: the mermaid&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: the woods nymph&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: Neptunes Charge&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: would you sink to the depths...would you follow to the places never seen&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: Neptune's lovely Field&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: never seen?&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: where the Eye sustains&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: no thing is Dark, but Dark itself&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: ...&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: Eye of sustinance&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: substance&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: yes&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: sus....breath&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: sub....feel&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: stance....stand&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: which is Fire&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: we have our&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: Aqua Vita&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: which is the Constellation&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: Aquaurius&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: ...&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: form sleek sides...raise the tide...&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: my breath will rise the waning moon&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: toward the stars i sigh&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: the gifts that I have left behind&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi:  reflect within your eyes&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: my own great wish&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: and comfort of kindness&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: a pleasant grotto&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: and oaken nook&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: of farfetched fields&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: grown old with patient memory&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: still falling, rising, ever born anew&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: Acorn Children&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: and Ashen Lords&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: you know them?&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: ...&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: my kin&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: they keep the Mountains&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: and the highest heighths&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: which I protect&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: ...&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: though off to Sea&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: most times&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: less often Oceanus&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: requires my Force&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: but lately&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: we have met much&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: in Counsel of the Deep&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: for which cause&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: he sent me his Neriaeds&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: ...&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: lovely daughters&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: Queens of Pools and Brooks&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: stand tall in the Wave&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: naked as the Day&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: though our Custom is&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: no Clothes past a Million Leagues&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: ....&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: ...&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: so Neptune too makes witness&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: and points up what the Nereiads point out and down&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: Neptune, Father of Waters&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: Old Man of the Sea&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: Shepard of Waves and Wandering&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: King of Salt&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: Comfort of Origins&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: Counsel Deep as Heaven Broad&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: my Rock&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: then Thunder on the Wave is born&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: and Winds find Companion&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: blessed embrace of Elements&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: Silk Worm Woven&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: Priestess blessed&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: Sails for Venture&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: Wholly blessed.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/15137338-113347432552157068?l=talasa.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://talasa.blogspot.com/feeds/113347432552157068/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15137338&amp;postID=113347432552157068' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15137338/posts/default/113347432552157068'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15137338/posts/default/113347432552157068'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' 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/&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;.....the still throat&lt;br /&gt;horse and silent&lt;br /&gt;hoofs worn sore and smooth&lt;br /&gt;impatient stompings&lt;br /&gt;as if some forced foot thunder&lt;br /&gt;might instill the echo&lt;br /&gt;from a waning tide&lt;br /&gt;no longer can i bide&lt;br /&gt;course callings to the stars&lt;br /&gt;the sea&lt;br /&gt;the earth&lt;br /&gt;what song should i have sung&lt;br /&gt;what pettled poem upon the lips of&lt;br /&gt;goblets formed in gold or wood&lt;br /&gt;or was the dance to slow&lt;br /&gt;to fast&lt;br /&gt;or ill disguised in dreams&lt;br /&gt;it seems&lt;br /&gt;gentle in the ways of sunsets&lt;br /&gt;tropical and soft the breeze&lt;br /&gt;across the orange horizons&lt;br /&gt;comes a hand upon my arm&lt;br /&gt;mere coaxing that its time to leave&lt;br /&gt;there's other worlds to grieve&lt;br /&gt;and other seas to call upon the all&lt;br /&gt;same as the one&lt;br /&gt;that set my heart in thrall&lt;br /&gt;beloveds hidden&lt;br /&gt;deaf&lt;br /&gt;and blind&lt;br /&gt;and yet&lt;br /&gt;i pause and paint upon the heart&lt;br /&gt;in azure strokes&lt;br /&gt;...the visions left behind&lt;br /&gt;in poem and song and rhyme&lt;br /&gt;in case he comes too late&lt;br /&gt;and wonders&lt;br /&gt;wonders&lt;br /&gt;why i didn't wait&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/15137338-113339533245058488?l=talasa.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://talasa.blogspot.com/feeds/113339533245058488/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15137338&amp;postID=113339533245058488' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15137338/posts/default/113339533245058488'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15137338/posts/default/113339533245058488'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://talasa.blogspot.com/2005/11/blog-post.html' title=''/><author><name>Talasa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16799005243757627589</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='29' src='http://www.ldsces.org/inst_manuals/pres-sm/images/01-05-2.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15137338.post-113317109430218765</id><published>2005-11-28T01:33:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2005-11-28T01:44:54.320-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.joelclark.net/IMAGES/EGYPT/PAINT/FULL/Djed.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://www.joelclark.net/IMAGES/EGYPT/PAINT/FULL/Djed.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;djed&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;wonders&lt;br /&gt;strange&lt;br /&gt;and felt&lt;br /&gt;i'v truly fallen to the&lt;br /&gt;early morning matins shift&lt;br /&gt;a place of solitude&lt;br /&gt;before the light of day&lt;br /&gt;a silence both within and out&lt;br /&gt;a mindless octopus&lt;br /&gt;flails arms about my face&lt;br /&gt;in wave like&lt;br /&gt;heavy gestures&lt;br /&gt;as if looking for a stance&lt;br /&gt;reflecting&lt;br /&gt;on a pattern&lt;br /&gt;glazed in dreams&lt;br /&gt;placed over&lt;br /&gt;donet shaped realities&lt;br /&gt;something seen on science channels&lt;br /&gt;cutting through the landscape&lt;br /&gt;of our vague perceptions&lt;br /&gt;only to be pulled apart&lt;br /&gt;by lines of mitocondria&lt;br /&gt;self filiments meant&lt;br /&gt;for the greater good&lt;br /&gt;they say&lt;br /&gt;but now i find i pray&lt;br /&gt;without the words that&lt;br /&gt;touch&lt;br /&gt;much more&lt;br /&gt;as if i'm&lt;br /&gt;looking&lt;br /&gt;back&lt;br /&gt;and turning self to rock o salt&lt;br /&gt;a pillar&lt;br /&gt;weighing down the steppes&lt;br /&gt;passed by&lt;br /&gt;a thing from here to there&lt;br /&gt;no jochem  boaz&lt;br /&gt;line&lt;br /&gt;or Sampson at my side&lt;br /&gt;just womanly erections&lt;br /&gt;froze and held&lt;br /&gt;by curiosity&lt;br /&gt;i know now&lt;br /&gt;that i merely came to sea&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/15137338-113317109430218765?l=talasa.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://talasa.blogspot.com/feeds/113317109430218765/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15137338&amp;postID=113317109430218765' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15137338/posts/default/113317109430218765'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15137338/posts/default/113317109430218765'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://talasa.blogspot.com/2005/11/djed-wonders-strange-and-felt-iv-truly.html' title=''/><author><name>Talasa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16799005243757627589</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='29' src='http://www.ldsces.org/inst_manuals/pres-sm/images/01-05-2.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15137338.post-113292668553059907</id><published>2005-11-25T05:38:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2005-11-25T08:07:07.496-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.thebeachcities.com/images/whalePaintingDT.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://www.thebeachcities.com/images/whalePaintingDT.JPG" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;in dank n dark the whirling specks of plankton&lt;br /&gt;passing by&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;  &lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;the joy of spinning to the surface of my liquid home&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;is better known&lt;/span&gt;  &lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;with arched design&lt;br /&gt;this form full face&lt;/span&gt;  &lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt; toward stars&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;  &lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;the changing shades of blues to greens to grays&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;the best delight is finding sacred lights&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt; above the waves&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;  &lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;and watch them toss their manna breath&lt;br /&gt;to  folds &lt;/span&gt;  &lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;of fathoms rolling over&lt;br /&gt;in the ebb n flow&lt;br /&gt;of dreams&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;i take them back it seems&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;for all the wild imaginings&lt;/span&gt;  &lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;persist past storm and din of winds&lt;/span&gt;  &lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;my very kin&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt; most often hide&lt;/span&gt;  &lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt; down in the deepest din of pride&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;while i in folly find the shift &lt;/span&gt;  &lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;of tempest wave&lt;/span&gt;  &lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;a fruitful venture&lt;/span&gt;  &lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;finding all the limits of my kind&lt;/span&gt;  &lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;and dancing them into their worth&lt;/span&gt;  &lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;some strange relentless birth&lt;/span&gt;  &lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;sometimes in bravest venture&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;followed to the very edges of tsunami terror&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;  &lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;faithful mates in a seas of wrath&lt;/span&gt;  &lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;and find they can come back&lt;/span&gt;  &lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;but then forever changed&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;the siren call is not the only call we hear&lt;/span&gt;  &lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;but deep within the deep&lt;br /&gt; a low and humble groan of being&lt;/span&gt;  &lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;something in the song of life&lt;br /&gt;that urges even   faint of soul&lt;/span&gt;s&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;with promises to venture into waking dreams&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/15137338-113292668553059907?l=talasa.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://talasa.blogspot.com/feeds/113292668553059907/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15137338&amp;postID=113292668553059907' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15137338/posts/default/113292668553059907'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15137338/posts/default/113292668553059907'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://talasa.blogspot.com/2005/11/in-dank-n-dark-whirling-specks-of.html' title=''/><author><name>Talasa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16799005243757627589</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='29' src='http://www.ldsces.org/inst_manuals/pres-sm/images/01-05-2.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15137338.post-113292043218164541</id><published>2005-11-25T04:02:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2005-11-25T04:09:51.663-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://unknownpoets.blogs.sapo.pt/arquivo/angels%20in%20america.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://unknownpoets.blogs.sapo.pt/arquivo/angels%20in%20america.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;the mystery unfolds&lt;br /&gt;transparent guise from&lt;br /&gt;paper rice&lt;br /&gt;stone rubbings&lt;br /&gt;orogami in design&lt;br /&gt;faint lines and edges&lt;br /&gt;maping out&lt;br /&gt;eternal source of laughter&lt;br /&gt;from the stars&lt;br /&gt;some clown's amusing goal&lt;br /&gt;"let's see if they can punch their way&lt;br /&gt;through oragami bags"&lt;br /&gt;we ought to gno&lt;br /&gt;above&lt;br /&gt;below&lt;br /&gt;...but then why give it&lt;br /&gt;creed ance&lt;br /&gt;once the whoosh and spin&lt;br /&gt;of endings&lt;br /&gt;find the start&lt;br /&gt;the rush now finds me heart&lt;br /&gt;and here i fall again&lt;br /&gt;dark angel&lt;br /&gt;to the form of matter in the round&lt;br /&gt;the same&lt;br /&gt;familur sounds o&lt;br /&gt;crackle&lt;br /&gt;ping&lt;br /&gt;and sparky things&lt;br /&gt;a babe in woods&lt;br /&gt;so feral tried and true&lt;br /&gt;in dreams i think u knew&lt;br /&gt;ped&lt;br /&gt;peding&lt;br /&gt;predator and prey&lt;br /&gt;first triad game we play&lt;br /&gt;rehersal for&lt;br /&gt;the endless guests that stay&lt;br /&gt;close by&lt;br /&gt;oh my&lt;br /&gt;"i;ve said too much&lt;br /&gt;thats me in the mirror&lt;br /&gt;that's me in the spotlight&lt;br /&gt;loosing my re legion"&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/15137338-113292043218164541?l=talasa.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://talasa.blogspot.com/feeds/113292043218164541/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15137338&amp;postID=113292043218164541' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15137338/posts/default/113292043218164541'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15137338/posts/default/113292043218164541'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://talasa.blogspot.com/2005/11/mystery-unfolds-transparent-guise-from.html' title=''/><author><name>Talasa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16799005243757627589</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='29' src='http://www.ldsces.org/inst_manuals/pres-sm/images/01-05-2.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15137338.post-113283975391624624</id><published>2005-11-24T05:36:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2005-11-24T05:42:33.933-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://images.meredith.com/bhg/images/08/l_SIP865022.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://images.meredith.com/bhg/images/08/l_SIP865022.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;today is my thanksgiving day&lt;br /&gt;grateful for the simple love and friendship&lt;br /&gt;that passes through and to&lt;br /&gt;us all&lt;br /&gt;in spite of fumblings&lt;br /&gt;inconsistencies&lt;br /&gt;inadequate mind sets&lt;br /&gt;grateful for the chance&lt;br /&gt;to participate&lt;br /&gt;grateful to see&lt;br /&gt;the ones that hold&lt;br /&gt;our  hearts to&lt;br /&gt;bloom and blossom&lt;br /&gt;right there&lt;br /&gt; before our eyes&lt;br /&gt;grateful for the chance to glance&lt;br /&gt;at  the edge and verge of all possibilities&lt;br /&gt;potential for transformation&lt;br /&gt;here within our presence&lt;br /&gt;laughter and warmth&lt;br /&gt;hand in hand &lt;br /&gt;this blatant prayer&lt;br /&gt;wells up from being human&lt;br /&gt;this i love&lt;br /&gt;this i share&lt;br /&gt;blessed be&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-style:italic;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-style:italic;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-style:italic;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/15137338-113283975391624624?l=talasa.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://talasa.blogspot.com/feeds/113283975391624624/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15137338&amp;postID=113283975391624624' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15137338/posts/default/113283975391624624'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15137338/posts/default/113283975391624624'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://talasa.blogspot.com/2005/11/today-is-my-thanksgiving-day-grateful.html' title=''/><author><name>Talasa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16799005243757627589</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='29' src='http://www.ldsces.org/inst_manuals/pres-sm/images/01-05-2.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15137338.post-113275251676461608</id><published>2005-11-23T05:18:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2005-11-25T04:43:33.620-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.csua.berkeley.edu/%7Emikeh/artwork/slime.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://www.csua.berkeley.edu/%7Emikeh/artwork/slime.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;damn&lt;br /&gt;the forbearers of swift arcanas&lt;br /&gt;count them all past 3 2 5&lt;br /&gt;what lays within our present past to claim&lt;br /&gt;willful and kept unkempt&lt;br /&gt;blow them all&lt;br /&gt;a fearce wind&lt;br /&gt;purple and bold&lt;br /&gt;you lie&lt;br /&gt;you flounder&lt;br /&gt;you are the me in thee&lt;br /&gt;not one nor 2&lt;br /&gt;in frantic&lt;br /&gt;calls i shout&lt;br /&gt;one honest soul&lt;br /&gt;release and show the tole we pay&lt;br /&gt;and save the day&lt;br /&gt;how can i show the gods a worthy man&lt;br /&gt;just one&lt;br /&gt;to find the world in grains of sand&lt;br /&gt;quotes&lt;br /&gt;and pithy verbage&lt;br /&gt;clogs the pipes of being&lt;br /&gt;all we wait for is a song&lt;br /&gt;just one mere&lt;br /&gt;birdie singing&lt;br /&gt;and from these breasts of Geia&lt;br /&gt;you finally see the struggle of the emerging slime&lt;br /&gt;the base of being&lt;br /&gt;the tendrils of the prime potential&lt;br /&gt;anger is the first reward&lt;br /&gt;not bliss&lt;br /&gt;an impetus to step the path&lt;br /&gt;with tremers under foot&lt;br /&gt;change .... the scream of birthing&lt;br /&gt;emerging is the blood and brine&lt;br /&gt;what beauty from her loins have&lt;br /&gt;spent and paid from our bliss&lt;br /&gt;you too have seen and known&lt;br /&gt;the relentless urge of creation&lt;br /&gt;the mountains of momentum&lt;br /&gt;no easy task for the faint of heart&lt;br /&gt;or the needy&lt;br /&gt;well up&lt;br /&gt;from all your primal being&lt;br /&gt;ladle to culdron&lt;br /&gt;stirring tubers and spice&lt;br /&gt;within the vessel&lt;br /&gt;set upon the fire&lt;br /&gt;few press to change&lt;br /&gt;without the hold of present past&lt;br /&gt;few knights of valour&lt;br /&gt;raise excaliber toward the suns and&lt;br /&gt;form the land&lt;br /&gt;the land and we are one&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/15137338-113275251676461608?l=talasa.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://talasa.blogspot.com/feeds/113275251676461608/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15137338&amp;postID=113275251676461608' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15137338/posts/default/113275251676461608'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15137338/posts/default/113275251676461608'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://talasa.blogspot.com/2005/11/damn-forbearers-of-swift-arcanas-count.html' title=''/><author><name>Talasa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16799005243757627589</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='29' src='http://www.ldsces.org/inst_manuals/pres-sm/images/01-05-2.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15137338.post-113119470473505616</id><published>2005-11-05T04:44:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2005-11-25T04:36:01.076-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://oz.irtc.org/ftp/pub/stills/1997-08-31/alchemy.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://oz.irtc.org/ftp/pub/stills/1997-08-31/alchemy.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Not mirrors&lt;br /&gt;Nor handles on the door&lt;br /&gt;Something more&lt;br /&gt;A hand to inner makings&lt;br /&gt;Hidden deep&lt;br /&gt;within the blood and gore&lt;br /&gt;some find the reach to stone&lt;br /&gt;Excalibur at best&lt;br /&gt;no place of rest&lt;br /&gt;the few&lt;br /&gt;that clear away the  sweaty paths&lt;br /&gt;and dark nights of the soul&lt;br /&gt;(dismissed as&lt;br /&gt;brave cowards willing sacrifices on the alter&lt;br /&gt;of the nothing child)&lt;br /&gt;….my children all&lt;br /&gt;oozing blood n grime&lt;br /&gt;displays of rancid&lt;br /&gt;body parts&lt;br /&gt;what fallen angel hasn’t longed&lt;br /&gt;for mary’s hand upon the brow&lt;br /&gt;cool strokes&lt;br /&gt;baptism of our greater way of being&lt;br /&gt;what horror&lt;br /&gt;anger&lt;br /&gt;wrath has not been&lt;br /&gt;visioned worn and tested&lt;br /&gt;ways of&lt;br /&gt;hu man in the quest&lt;br /&gt;no rest&lt;br /&gt;no rest&lt;br /&gt;For stinky vermin guests&lt;br /&gt;Leave your mud shoes at the door&lt;br /&gt;And walk upon the earthen floors&lt;br /&gt;We Entered at our own demise&lt;br /&gt;Oh Pearl of greatest price&lt;br /&gt;Your song of sacrifice&lt;br /&gt;Will sing the truth of who our least&lt;br /&gt;Might be&lt;br /&gt;A candidate for dire humanity&lt;br /&gt;For all the world to see&lt;br /&gt;we fail!&lt;br /&gt;To mark the boundaries of despair&lt;br /&gt;With something more&lt;br /&gt;than platitudes&lt;br /&gt;and musings in the round&lt;br /&gt;we win as often as&lt;br /&gt;we scream the tearful sounds&lt;br /&gt;as witness to our children’s&lt;br /&gt;fall from grace&lt;br /&gt;and curse  the womb that brought them to this place&lt;br /&gt;of pain&lt;br /&gt;who here&lt;br /&gt;would willingly&lt;br /&gt;slam hands upon the cross&lt;br /&gt;and offer up their life for&lt;br /&gt;handfuls of these vipers&lt;br /&gt;….who here upon the round&lt;br /&gt;can hold a steady glance&lt;br /&gt;into the pit of all our&lt;br /&gt;reckonings&lt;br /&gt;and know our hand is in the fault&lt;br /&gt;so few pillars of salt&lt;br /&gt;so few burning bushes&lt;br /&gt;though none pass by&lt;br /&gt;without witness&lt;br /&gt;2 the U N I&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/15137338-113119470473505616?l=talasa.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://talasa.blogspot.com/feeds/113119470473505616/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15137338&amp;postID=113119470473505616' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15137338/posts/default/113119470473505616'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15137338/posts/default/113119470473505616'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://talasa.blogspot.com/2005/11/not-mirrors-nor-handles-on-door.html' title=''/><author><name>Talasa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16799005243757627589</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='29' src='http://www.ldsces.org/inst_manuals/pres-sm/images/01-05-2.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15137338.post-113068238402636100</id><published>2005-10-30T06:25:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2005-11-25T04:41:50.266-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://images.art.com/images/-/Alchemy---Versus-Doctrinus--C10218134.jpeg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://images.art.com/images/-/Alchemy---Versus-Doctrinus--C10218134.jpeg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Don’t think I haven’t seen&lt;br /&gt;Dark dawnings rising from your dreams&lt;br /&gt;And eyes that haunt with nothing more than&lt;br /&gt;Cunning grace&lt;br /&gt;HA&lt;br /&gt;Seduction in a stance&lt;br /&gt;A lover’s trance&lt;br /&gt;It&lt;br /&gt;Rises if I chance to open to your sighs&lt;br /&gt;Pretended for the&lt;br /&gt;Songs of day&lt;br /&gt;What may&lt;br /&gt;Bee seen as musings&lt;br /&gt;Laughter&lt;br /&gt;Chatting of the coming&lt;br /&gt;Summoning of&lt;br /&gt;Logos in the Fall&lt;br /&gt;AND&lt;br /&gt;I (silent in my call)&lt;br /&gt;Hear all my former voices&lt;br /&gt;Calling U to me&lt;br /&gt;Stomping at the edge of sea&lt;br /&gt;Again&lt;br /&gt;A call that neither Will&lt;br /&gt;Brings up&lt;br /&gt;To memory&lt;br /&gt;But by the metaphor&lt;br /&gt;Of mer and sand and brine&lt;br /&gt;We once again in silence&lt;br /&gt;Kneel before the shrine&lt;br /&gt;While parts of you will&lt;br /&gt;Recognize the siren song in me&lt;br /&gt;Within faint gestures of desire&lt;br /&gt;And rising of the seeded tides&lt;br /&gt;Amid the waiting pier&lt;br /&gt;(A moment of desire)&lt;br /&gt;Sometimes I do forget&lt;br /&gt;To listen&lt;br /&gt;In the thrall of eyes&lt;br /&gt;Like yours&lt;br /&gt;Upwellings from the well of Hara&lt;br /&gt;Spinning me to sea&lt;br /&gt;A whoosh&lt;br /&gt;A rush&lt;br /&gt;Expansion of the grid&lt;br /&gt;A cross&lt;br /&gt;A skull&lt;br /&gt;And fleshy&lt;br /&gt;Souls sigh loud enough for all to turn&lt;br /&gt;To watch&lt;br /&gt;To see&lt;br /&gt;One salty wash of tears&lt;br /&gt;At once I turn away&lt;br /&gt;To quickly leave&lt;br /&gt;Fearful that you’ve&lt;br /&gt;Seen the ghost&lt;br /&gt;And gno I see our kin&lt;br /&gt;Perhaps some yet named creature on the shore&lt;br /&gt;A metphor for all&lt;br /&gt;Will once again find voice to call&lt;br /&gt;Those things that last&lt;br /&gt;A place of no time in the future-past&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2005pi&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/15137338-113068238402636100?l=talasa.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://talasa.blogspot.com/feeds/113068238402636100/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15137338&amp;postID=113068238402636100' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15137338/posts/default/113068238402636100'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15137338/posts/default/113068238402636100'/><link rel='alternate' 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border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;talasa2005&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;If found&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;Should then I change the mask I wear&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;Or cover mirrors on the walls&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;Close windows &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;Cower in the dark and weep?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;They come &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;Those hungry reapers of the heart&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;And call me to their side&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;Those generations of the heart&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;Steeped high  in mer mory&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;They wake!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;Thirsty begging for the nipple of lost tides &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;And siren song&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;Leviathan lullabies&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;And screams of bliss in bloom&lt;br /&gt;Re membering &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;Those former noisy silences we chimed together &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;With our drunken bawdy songs &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;Sending tremors through desire&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;Under tuggings of the moon&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;Troubadours &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;They were&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;They are&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;With cause to see this through&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;To witness &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;One more Fisher King’s demise&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;While I &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;A single breath &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;A remnant of the past&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;Hide waiting &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;For the echoed howls and&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;Hunted by the hound of God&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;If found &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;Should  I relent and fall to final swoon&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;The tinctured thrall of &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;Chalices and thrones&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;Release and cry to all the worlds that wait..............&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/15137338-113009526443222899?l=talasa.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://talasa.blogspot.com/feeds/113009526443222899/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15137338&amp;postID=113009526443222899' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' 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class="blogSubject"&gt;Beginnings&lt;/p&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;&lt;img alt="undefined" title="" src="http://funweb.epfl.ch/site2003/ivanna/images/En_Mer2.jpg" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;last night i stood at the edge of the ocean &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;ring around the moon&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;wet feet with socks on &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;to guard &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;against the sharp shells scattered on the beach &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;since the storms reclaimed our fragile sands&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;and laughed&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;and laughed &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;and laughed&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;laughed to the  nothing&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;laughed at the silly things we say &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;laughed at my personal matters&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;that extend but 5 feet off the ground&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;fell to the sand &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;with grunge &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;and sand&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt; and salt&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt; smearing clothes and hair&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;no care &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;it all washes away in the end&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;no lights except the intrusive &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;florescent signs and traffic &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;impaling the surface of the mer&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;glaring reminders of our own intrusion&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;for one brief moment i wondered&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;if i were a bomb&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;i would vanquish all and&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;return the small &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;to the all&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;but &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;no way could i interrupt the cooing of &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;some passing lovers gazing &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;out toward the real darkness&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;....she rides her hand over his shoulders&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;he turns and places a kiss on her eyes&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;now i can’t laugh any longer&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;i walk to the ocean's edge and contribute&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;my share of salt tears&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;to the current&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;in this &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;i return to her&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/15137338-112990332813401562?l=talasa.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' 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src='http://www.ldsces.org/inst_manuals/pres-sm/images/01-05-2.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15137338.post-112990030406018453</id><published>2005-10-21T06:08:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-10-21T06:11:44.070-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/763/1392/1600/magician.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/763/1392/320/magician.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="text-decoration: underline;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;the thought is lost&lt;br /&gt;but not the mirror of the incomplete&lt;br /&gt;full well&lt;br /&gt;among the rainbows / peacock’s tails&lt;br /&gt;or frailties&lt;br /&gt;set to surface in the face of possibilities&lt;br /&gt;but too&lt;br /&gt;the inconsistencies of care and want&lt;br /&gt;not dissonance&lt;br /&gt;against a mild abuse of former ways&lt;br /&gt;Creates a hummmm&lt;br /&gt;some counterpoint to finer compositions&lt;br /&gt;held in hand&lt;br /&gt;but as in truth the heart&lt;br /&gt;beats syncopation&lt;br /&gt;strums&lt;br /&gt;refining scales and arpeggios of compositions&lt;br /&gt;written in the ages past&lt;br /&gt;but dear heart I can only speak&lt;br /&gt;what gnosis tested formed&lt;br /&gt;and now in best of being&lt;br /&gt;blends this&lt;br /&gt;symphony&lt;br /&gt;new formulas and testings&lt;br /&gt;in a vague uncertain soul-nata&lt;br /&gt;until completed&lt;br /&gt;so resting in the realms of love&lt;br /&gt;we let the heart be judge and jury of our soul&lt;br /&gt;dancing  steps&lt;br /&gt;the waltz&lt;br /&gt; by masters of creations&lt;br /&gt;what sets the way for all upon her ruddy path&lt;br /&gt;the things of life are set at hand&lt;br /&gt;right hand the sun and light and soul and all things seen&lt;br /&gt;left hand the moon and deep and spirit and&lt;br /&gt;all things from which we came to be&lt;br /&gt;always ..letting the right know what the left is doing&lt;br /&gt;the left know what the right is doing&lt;br /&gt;living in the spirit opened to the hand of high&lt;br /&gt;living for the soul…. creation’s care&lt;br /&gt;and need for all that’s deemed divine… not want&lt;br /&gt;then laid to word or canvas song or dance&lt;br /&gt;or gestures of the heart&lt;br /&gt;we’ve come from deep within the grottos of the&lt;br /&gt;seasons&lt;br /&gt;ancient callings&lt;br /&gt;ancient patterns&lt;br /&gt;conduits&lt;br /&gt;filling empty vessels with the vision of possibilities&lt;br /&gt;without rest or comfort given to us until&lt;br /&gt; we place before the All our best&lt;br /&gt;gods becoming hu man&lt;br /&gt;hu man becoming gods&lt;br /&gt;the final sequence of events before the new unfolds&lt;br /&gt;no vein conceit&lt;br /&gt;not prideful fall&lt;br /&gt;but memory&lt;br /&gt;of what began&lt;br /&gt;long Before in future past&lt;br /&gt;the heresy of the present&lt;br /&gt;no dogma&lt;br /&gt;no formal teachings of the way&lt;br /&gt;but then&lt;br /&gt;the simplest truth has always been the heresy&lt;br /&gt;Piano&lt;br /&gt;Pianissimo&lt;br /&gt;Pianississimo&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;___________________________________________________&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: a week or so ago&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: just before I left from work&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: scrubbing the instruments of Agriculture&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: I stood, literally, along the Tracks of time&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: on my Left hand was the Sun&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: on my Right hand was the Moon&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: both of them in Fullness&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: ahh&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: Me, inbetween&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: with arms raised out to either&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: the filiment of connection&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: and I said:&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: Let US be reconciled&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: It was an invitation&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: ...&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: this is a True piece of History&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: no mere imagination&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: IT happened&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: i see this&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: just prior to This&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: I've been watching Sirius rise with Orion&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: ...&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: and the Crescent moon was coming&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: she was full when she kissed the sun with me&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: but she began to wane&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: when half waned...guess where she went?&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: ?&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: upon the Bow of Argus&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: ahh&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: there she sat for Two days&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: half splendor of her brightened self when we kissed the sun&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: and she just sat there on the Bow&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: it was marvelous&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: besides which, it's a Celestial Fact&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: you can check it out for Astrological History, if you like&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: Here was the Golden Fleece hung on the Oaken Staff of Ares&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: and the 50 gave witness out of Orion&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: stomping on the Bleachers&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: it was funny&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: but we all gave thanks&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: and Eyes were opened&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: the Dead rose from their mountain clefts&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: the World sighed&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: and something Omnipotent was born&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: even under her great weight...first separation of cells&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: I feel all too humble now&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: and I kiss my heels&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: I bend over backwards for Grace&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: and I silently weep&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: one little touch of my inner Sun&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: and I will wail an ancient grief&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: ...&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: i embrace us&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: this is the Burden of our Sight&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: that we Can bear IT, because we Will&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: yes&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: then are the Heaven's rent&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: and is open the Inner Sanctum&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: but times i still tremble&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: ever tremble&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: you are stronger in this vision&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: its in this viewing&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi:  i press closer&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: like a child&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: even God prays to be a Child&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: for which Cause, We Are&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: "unless you become as a Child, you shall in no way enter the kingdom"&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: is this not the Root of our Existence?&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: Children All&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: Ever&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: Always&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: yes&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: let us not pretend upon our Maturity&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: even the Maturity of God prays for Beginning&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: and God is said to seek that which is Past&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: and We too seek that which is Past&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: indeed&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: We come from the Future&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: as a seeker&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: yes…aneurisko&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: Being&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: can you count my tears?&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: will you measure the Oceans of the world?&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: i gather them as sustenance and blend them with my own&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: they still shatter me&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: I look around me with Prometheus&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: and he tells me of his Trial&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: he counsels my weight&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: I AM the Mountain&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: I AM the chains that bind me&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: ...&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: cool them in my ocean&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: I pray&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: I weep&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: I accept my captivity&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: I suffer&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: and this remains, so long as They suffer&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: I will not abandon Them&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: I will not&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi……&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: God may defy me&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: but I will not abandon them&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: nor shall God stop my tears&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: but Nature and Zoe herself supports me&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: I will not be abandoned!&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: Let God challenge Wisdom!&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: This is where the Line stops.&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: and I will endure IT.&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: All...I...Other&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: Enigma&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: Saaboath&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: God knows that Wisdom is the Bride&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: God will not contend with Wisdom&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: except to undress Her&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: which is Time in relation to Eternity&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: the Discovery&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: And Wisdom directs what God shall undertake in the Process&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: We Are the Children&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: and this makes Their, Our, Family&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: yes&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: IT IS a Process&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: IT IS....Creation&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: you know this&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: and endure it, from before men call Experience&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: memory weighs heavy&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: "Before Abraham was, I AM"&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: but it is not All&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: There is a Place of perfect Freedom&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: where every possibility is Open&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: where yet what has been done may be done&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: but where yet what has not been done may be done as well&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: so Enthusiasm rules the Day&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: …..&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: This place&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: is our Home&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: it's where we are going, and from whence we came&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: it is One thing&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: it is Us, in Essence&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: and it is most Real&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: more than Time&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: does this knowing then&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: advise anything but patience and trust?&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: are we not given enough signs to know&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: presence&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: to discover our selves&lt;br /&gt;tea_and_pi: generosity&lt;br /&gt;aneurisko: wherefore then our pretended fear?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/15137338-112990030406018453?l=talasa.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://talasa.blogspot.com/feeds/112990030406018453/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15137338&amp;postID=112990030406018453' 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bold;font-size:130%;" &gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.jbartosh.com/Custom/Ocean%20Lizard.jpg" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 255, 255);"&gt;V days of wave and thunder&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 255, 255);"&gt;Dreamy visions at the hands of Mer&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 255, 255);"&gt;Sad tidings stirring &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 255, 255);"&gt;Clouds theatrical design&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 255, 255);"&gt;Across the sky&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 255);"&gt;Acoustics for the siren’s call&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 255, 255);"&gt;From deep within some memory of U&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 255, 255);"&gt;The nether words&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 255, 255);"&gt;“Come close &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 255, 255);"&gt;And touch&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 255, 255);"&gt;All fine things hidden&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 255, 255);"&gt;Hazed and mirrored &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 255, 255);"&gt;As crude gifts &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 255, 255);"&gt;Cracked mirrors of my love&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 255, 255);"&gt; Reflections&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 255, 255);"&gt;Blue to green to gray&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 255, 255);"&gt;Reshaping canvas for the coming days”&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 255, 255);"&gt;Quiet at the side of roaring whispers&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 255, 255);"&gt;Points and signs  for me to&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 255, 255);"&gt;See these things&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 255, 255);"&gt;The U N I&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 255, 255);"&gt;Both hu- man and de-vine&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 255, 255);"&gt;Fierce reckoning to see these bloody edges&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 255, 255);"&gt;Pages torn and scattered on the wind&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 255, 255);"&gt;An inner sanctum&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 255, 255);"&gt;Of our falls&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 255, 255);"&gt;Seeing all we love just out of reach&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 255, 255);"&gt;The words we shouted at the moon&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 255, 255);"&gt;Were written long before &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 255, 255);"&gt;These simple mortal longings&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 255, 255);"&gt;Danced their Sara beauty &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 255, 255);"&gt;Like a muse&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 255, 255);"&gt;Now here amid the everydays&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 255, 255);"&gt;My heart walks&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 255, 255);"&gt;Bearfoot in the waves&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 255, 255);"&gt;Unheard&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 255, 255);"&gt;My&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 255, 255);"&gt;Wild gasps &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 255, 255);"&gt;Here before the throne&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 255, 255);"&gt;Remembering &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 255, 255);"&gt;The Beloved&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 255, 255);"&gt; As brave brine words fall forth&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 255, 255);"&gt;From surf before the queen&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 255, 255);"&gt;She knows &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 255, 255);"&gt;She knows&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 255, 255);"&gt;No gold or crown will keep you from her side&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 255, 255);"&gt;All death will bide&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 255, 255);"&gt;For eons more&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 255, 255);"&gt;While looking in the mirror of beginnings&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/15137338-112868865586617750?l=talasa.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://talasa.blogspot.com/feeds/112868865586617750/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15137338&amp;postID=112868865586617750' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15137338/posts/default/112868865586617750'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15137338/posts/default/112868865586617750'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://talasa.blogspot.com/2005/10/v-days-of-wave-and-thunder-dreamy.html' title=''/><author><name>Talasa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16799005243757627589</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='29' src='http://www.ldsces.org/inst_manuals/pres-sm/images/01-05-2.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15137338.post-112827029995434433</id><published>2005-10-02T09:21:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-10-05T08:22:53.810-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;a style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.andriaroberto.com/Matisse%20-%20Odalisque%201923.jpg"&gt;&lt;span class="" style="display: block;" id="formatbar_JustifyCenter" title="Align Center" onmouseover="ButtonHoverOn(this);" onmouseout="ButtonHoverOff(this);" onmouseup="" onmousedown="CheckFormatting(event);FormatbarButton('richeditorframe', this, 11);ButtonMouseDown(this);"&gt;&lt;img title="Align Center ... Shift+R improves the quality of this image. CTRL+F5 reloads the whole page." src="img/gl.align.center.gif" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://www.andriaroberto.com/Matisse%20-%20Odalisque%201923.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;I have no desire to convince you &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;That you love me&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;If your first waking breath is not &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;The gasp of joy&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt; Recognizing &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;Another day as&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;The Beloved&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;And&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;If your tears are not &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;In finding &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;Fathomless forms of beauty &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;Embracing us &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;In our garden of delights&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;And &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;If your tongue is not inspired &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;By the taste of &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;Ocean’s brine and blessings&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;And&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;If your ears fall silent to my &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;Cooings under your hand&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;And&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;The soft flutter of feathers &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;Are not in response to the rush of desire&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;Then our joy is naught&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;But phantoms &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;Echoes &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;Heartless mirages&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;In a dire desert &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;Diminishing what &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;Love’s potential &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;Holds for us as children of the muse&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;I’d rather &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;Find descent&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;Within the depths of arctic waste&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;And hope that in the times to come&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;A shift of poles will turn the seasons for all lovers yet to be&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/15137338-112827029995434433?l=talasa.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://talasa.blogspot.com/feeds/112827029995434433/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15137338&amp;postID=112827029995434433' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15137338/posts/default/112827029995434433'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15137338/posts/default/112827029995434433'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://talasa.blogspot.com/2005/10/i-have-no-desire-to-convince-you-that.html' title=''/><author><name>Talasa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16799005243757627589</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='29' src='http://www.ldsces.org/inst_manuals/pres-sm/images/01-05-2.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15137338.post-112826524287578617</id><published>2005-10-02T07:58:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-10-02T08:00:42.896-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://imagecache2.allposters.com/images/pic/151/24121%7EMermaid-Metamorphosis.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://imagecache2.allposters.com/images/pic/151/24121%7EMermaid-Metamorphosis.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;even now&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;Vast ages drawing closed and parted&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;Still remain within the core of&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;Our remembered being&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;Subtle calls &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;Stories told&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt; A child’s imaginings &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;Inspiration  by the muse&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;Tales told in amber dusk of evening&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;Over coffee&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;After meals of bread n brine&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;Before the lilith legacy or&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;Mediators of a mindless trance&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;Aeon’s dreams were held as dear&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;Form and matter for the mind to See&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;Sara’s latent&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;Living legacy&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;Intact&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;But for the opening&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;A knowing was secured&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;When speaking sweet encryption&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;Such as  nursery rhyme&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;Sweet tales of newer times&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;Or falling in a lovers arms &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;In gardens of the soul&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;Faint hints&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;Within the deeper&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;Reaches up and whispers&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;“please ,….remember me”&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;For some the seed is scattered on the rocks &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;Finds fantasy a pointless goalless goddess&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;Meant for fools n folly&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;Others find a mild perception of the call&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;As sad sweet nuance of our anima design&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;A mild distraction in the world of held chaos&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;Then those that fall and stumble&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt; With the urgency of &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;Children &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;At the beach&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;Tip head&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;Watch closely there between the waves&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;For symbols of the way we came&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;Confused but certain&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;Of the longing to return&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;Within the arms of source design&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;The place where one remembers&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;Mothers  of the future forms&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;The Heart we now reside in&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;Likened to a  dove held in the breast&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;A flutter of potential&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;Birdlike  fools that find  the potent folly&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;Music of the spheres&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;And puts old feet to dancing in the round&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;Jigs of joy &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;When seen &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;Might  smack of madness&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;Laughter that might once be seen as witches &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;Under moons or seas of blue&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;Is seen anew&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;For&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;If one  squints the eye of truth&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;And sees the light of every sun&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt; Both dark n light&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;It might be said&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;She dances for us all&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;And notice…&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt; Dust n fog that rises round the &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;Mild  surrender seeks some&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;Willing breaths  of  matter riding on the wave&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;And squeals to heavens all &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt; The inner makings of &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;Creation having her way&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;La la ollay! LA LA OLLAY!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/15137338-112826524287578617?l=talasa.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://talasa.blogspot.com/feeds/112826524287578617/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15137338&amp;postID=112826524287578617' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15137338/posts/default/112826524287578617'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15137338/posts/default/112826524287578617'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://talasa.blogspot.com/2005/10/even-now-vast-ages-drawing-closed-and.html' title=''/><author><name>Talasa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16799005243757627589</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='29' src='http://www.ldsces.org/inst_manuals/pres-sm/images/01-05-2.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15137338.post-112825588476698520</id><published>2005-10-02T05:21:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-10-02T05:24:44.873-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.wga.hu/art/f/feti/melancho.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://www.wga.hu/art/f/feti/melancho.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;Where once the memory of John&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;Songs of David&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;Surrender of Solomon&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;Jacob locked in battle for his life &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;In the arms of an angel&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;All the inner makings of a soul&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;All the striving of creation &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;Emerging&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;Of the new&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;Birthing pains&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;Screams and howls of pain&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;Sweat of those in servitude&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;Willing captives of the divine&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;Yes &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;Choice &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;Why do we remain&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;Within the eye of the storm&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;I’ve found that place of rest&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;And truly that is all it is…&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt; Rest&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;Once filled&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;Once peaceful&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;Once within the place of no thing&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;All the parts of being stir like peepers on the verge of flight&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;And lift the eagles wings  again&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt; Into the very knight &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;The  flight&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;Not from but to&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;Escaping all&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;That offered peace and solace for the weary &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;Rolling thunder of the oraborus trail&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;Lives not still within &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;But rolling &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;Mild&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;To frantic &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;Fierce momentum of the gods&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;A prime design&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;Software for all the All&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;As instruments of IS creation&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;Roars the gods in laughter,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;“Silly mortals&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;True illusion is the peace&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;The real lie is your rest&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;The hand of god is/was/am &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;And &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;Always will be&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;The active element”&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;…..now I rest&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/15137338-112825588476698520?l=talasa.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://talasa.blogspot.com/feeds/112825588476698520/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15137338&amp;postID=112825588476698520' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15137338/posts/default/112825588476698520'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15137338/posts/default/112825588476698520'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://talasa.blogspot.com/2005/10/where-once-memory-of-john-songs-of.html' title=''/><author><name>Talasa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16799005243757627589</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='29' src='http://www.ldsces.org/inst_manuals/pres-sm/images/01-05-2.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15137338.post-112821551274040520</id><published>2005-10-01T17:36:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-10-01T18:11:52.746-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.shadowscapes.com/picts_galimages/yggdrasil.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://www.shadowscapes.com/picts_galimages/yggdrasil.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;        &lt;span style="font-style: italic;font-family:lucida grande;" &gt;yggdrasil&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;….and there our shadows merged&lt;br /&gt;in that  place of rest&lt;br /&gt;a mere pressed&lt;br /&gt;shadow&lt;br /&gt;image in the grass&lt;br /&gt;the shade of yggdrasil&lt;br /&gt;winding now away the arch of shadow&lt;br /&gt;toward the moon that&lt;br /&gt;holds n trembles from&lt;br /&gt;the chill of being lost&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;where once it cast our canopy&lt;br /&gt;our cove&lt;br /&gt;and lovers warmth… its sacred fire&lt;br /&gt;cooled by  melting polar caps&lt;br /&gt;reveals&lt;br /&gt;with gesture of a regal hand&lt;br /&gt;sweeping over views below&lt;br /&gt;a world&lt;br /&gt;his realm&lt;br /&gt;kingdoms falling to the deep&lt;br /&gt;showing the beloved&lt;br /&gt;fierce maintenance asunder&lt;br /&gt;treasures&lt;br /&gt;of the heart denied&lt;br /&gt;upon embracing only memory&lt;br /&gt;their hope of eons&lt;br /&gt;rising of the Son&lt;br /&gt;upon the mountain&lt;br /&gt;now is&lt;br /&gt;but a dream&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;watching as the phoenix rises&lt;br /&gt;only then to fall the night to ashes once again&lt;br /&gt;smoldering from blows of verbal fires cast&lt;br /&gt;directly from the dragon maw&lt;br /&gt;springs bursts from  rocks&lt;br /&gt;to rise in steam n hiss of tears&lt;br /&gt;crystal flows n dissipates the mist&lt;br /&gt;and all around the floral flavors shrink in shadow&lt;br /&gt;red and green and blue&lt;br /&gt;to gray like hues&lt;br /&gt;such sacred mirrors&lt;br /&gt;lost to cold and storm&lt;br /&gt;tiny to its past perfection&lt;br /&gt;now lays silent still&lt;br /&gt;upon the hardened earth&lt;br /&gt;gifts from Mother for the joining&lt;br /&gt;scattered with the leaves of autumn&lt;br /&gt;brown to blend return and be absorbed&lt;br /&gt;within the cycle once again&lt;br /&gt;and songs on a radio&lt;br /&gt;static to the last of sound&lt;br /&gt;one hears before we die&lt;br /&gt;a blast from the past&lt;br /&gt;pouring out the song&lt;br /&gt;“ By by Miss American Pie”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;font-family:lucida grande;" &gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/15137338-112821551274040520?l=talasa.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://talasa.blogspot.com/feeds/112821551274040520/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15137338&amp;postID=112821551274040520' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15137338/posts/default/112821551274040520'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15137338/posts/default/112821551274040520'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://talasa.blogspot.com/2005/10/yggdrasil.html' title=''/><author><name>Talasa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16799005243757627589</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='29' src='http://www.ldsces.org/inst_manuals/pres-sm/images/01-05-2.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15137338.post-112821332416683730</id><published>2005-10-01T17:23:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-10-01T17:35:24.173-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/763/1392/1600/f_shiva_shakti.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/763/1392/320/f_shiva_shakti.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;font-family:lucida grande;" &gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;…tossing and turning in all things human&lt;br /&gt;Sleep won’t come&lt;br /&gt;Full realm of all we are&lt;br /&gt;Perfect bliss&lt;br /&gt;Or things amiss&lt;br /&gt;Spiraling down or up&lt;br /&gt;Or both at once&lt;br /&gt;Using the mental to examine the path&lt;br /&gt;The heart to hold those things of value&lt;br /&gt;The senses to test n taste what feeds both body n soul&lt;br /&gt;Faster n faster&lt;br /&gt;Closer together&lt;br /&gt;Events and responses&lt;br /&gt;No wonder we seek solitude&lt;br /&gt;If only to take in at an even pace&lt;br /&gt;For this there is a wise discernment&lt;br /&gt;In those things we cherish most&lt;br /&gt;Proven&lt;br /&gt;Responded to&lt;br /&gt;But fluid in the making&lt;br /&gt;All matter  fluid&lt;br /&gt;All creation as well&lt;br /&gt;Soul spirit&lt;br /&gt;So what claim does one have on the philosopher’s stone&lt;br /&gt;In truth  the active element&lt;br /&gt;Bends with perceptions&lt;br /&gt;Is this a flaw in being human?&lt;br /&gt;…then forms the prism of&lt;br /&gt;Friendship&lt;br /&gt;Freedom&lt;br /&gt;Equality&lt;br /&gt;To rest&lt;br /&gt;Folded in their arms&lt;br /&gt;Words of poets…what bliss is this&lt;br /&gt;Willing to die for the fluidity of transitional truth&lt;br /&gt;Holding the past as proven worth&lt;br /&gt;Rebirth&lt;br /&gt;The cycle once again&lt;br /&gt;From here&lt;br /&gt;No escape&lt;br /&gt;,,,,,For madness death and pain&lt;br /&gt;merely thrusts us back like disobedient children&lt;br /&gt;Creation :the firm parent&lt;br /&gt;Insistent that we get it right at any cost&lt;br /&gt;So tell me&lt;br /&gt;When all the All reaches for the ultimate Beloved&lt;br /&gt;Does she accept the rose upon the endless fields of being&lt;br /&gt;Or turn to that “no place”…before the zero&lt;br /&gt;Longing&lt;br /&gt;Again for the active element&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;font-family:lucida grande;" &gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/15137338-112821332416683730?l=talasa.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://talasa.blogspot.com/feeds/112821332416683730/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15137338&amp;postID=112821332416683730' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15137338/posts/default/112821332416683730'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15137338/posts/default/112821332416683730'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://talasa.blogspot.com/2005/10/tossing-and-turning-in-all-things.html' title=''/><author><name>Talasa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16799005243757627589</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='29' src='http://www.ldsces.org/inst_manuals/pres-sm/images/01-05-2.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15137338.post-112799472149312986</id><published>2005-09-29T04:45:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-09-30T08:24:59.603-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 255, 255); font-weight: bold;font-family:lucida grande;font-size:130%;"  &gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The nature part&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255); font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" &gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 255, 255); font-weight: bold;font-family:lucida grande;font-size:130%;"  &gt;Emerging from the Silki’s flesh&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255); font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" &gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 255, 255); font-weight: bold;font-family:lucida grande;font-size:130%;"  &gt;Allows the host of fangs &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255); font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" &gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 255, 255); font-weight: bold;font-family:lucida grande;font-size:130%;"  &gt;To glance upon the seas reflecton &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255); font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" &gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 255, 255); font-weight: bold;font-family:lucida grande;font-size:130%;"  &gt;“Ah, a hearty meal“...they think&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255); font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" &gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 255, 255); font-weight: bold;font-family:lucida grande;font-size:130%;"  &gt;Fierce fangs in hiding&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255); font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" &gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 255, 255); font-weight: bold;font-family:lucida grande;font-size:130%;"  &gt;As they turn their eyes toward east&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255); font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" &gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 255, 255); font-weight: bold;font-family:lucida grande;font-size:130%;"  &gt;Distracted by&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255); font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" &gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 255, 255); font-weight: bold;font-family:lucida grande;font-size:130%;"  &gt;Their second sun&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255); font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" &gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 255, 255); font-weight: bold;font-family:lucida grande;font-size:130%;"  &gt;Casting shadows on this moon&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255); font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" &gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 255, 255); font-weight: bold;font-family:lucida grande;font-size:130%;"  &gt;“EMERGE,fair maid!”&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255); font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" &gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 255, 255); font-weight: bold;font-family:lucida grande;font-size:130%;"  &gt;The portly porpoise cries&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255); font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" &gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 255, 255); font-weight: bold;font-family:lucida grande;font-size:130%;"  &gt;“Emerge and blossom like the rose!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255); font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" &gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 255, 255); font-weight: bold;font-family:lucida grande;font-size:130%;"  &gt;Become another fearless flesh contender&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255); font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" &gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 255, 255); font-weight: bold;font-family:lucida grande;font-size:130%;"  &gt;Blatant in the guise of mild humanity’s display&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255); font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" &gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 255, 255); font-weight: bold;font-family:lucida grande;font-size:130%;"  &gt;For coming is the day!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255); font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" &gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 255, 255); font-weight: bold;font-family:lucida grande;font-size:130%;"  &gt;Let subtle scent of origins begin to stir their mind&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255); font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" &gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 255, 255); font-weight: bold;font-family:lucida grande;font-size:130%;"  &gt;That they’ll remember all the longings of their heart&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255); font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" &gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 255, 255); font-weight: bold;font-family:lucida grande;font-size:130%;"  &gt;The impetus of being in their soul”&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255); font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" &gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 255, 255); font-weight: bold;font-family:lucida grande;font-size:130%;"  &gt;She climbs the rocky knoll&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255); font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" &gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 255, 255); font-weight: bold;font-family:lucida grande;font-size:130%;"  &gt;Left hand to  brow&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255); font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" &gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 255, 255); font-weight: bold;font-family:lucida grande;font-size:130%;"  &gt;A graceless gesture for a shade &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255); font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" &gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 255, 255); font-weight: bold;font-family:lucida grande;font-size:130%;"  &gt;From bleaching suns&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255); font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" &gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 255, 255); font-weight: bold;font-family:lucida grande;font-size:130%;"  &gt;From blaring siege of night&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255); font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" &gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 255, 255); font-weight: bold;font-family:lucida grande;font-size:130%;"  &gt;And all the change to come&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255); font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" &gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 255, 255); font-weight: bold;font-family:lucida grande;font-size:130%;"  &gt;Then with the right hand&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255); font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" &gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 255, 255); font-weight: bold;font-family:lucida grande;font-size:130%;"  &gt;Lifts the sword from stone&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255); font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" &gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 255, 255); font-weight: bold;font-family:lucida grande;font-size:130%;"  &gt;From memory of all that’s past &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255); font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" &gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 255, 255); font-weight: bold;font-family:lucida grande;font-size:130%;"  &gt;And sweetly sewn&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255); font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" &gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 255, 255); font-weight: bold;font-family:lucida grande;font-size:130%;"  &gt; Within the weavings of desire&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255); font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" &gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 255, 255); font-weight: bold;font-family:lucida grande;font-size:130%;"  &gt;(Gno one emerges from the void&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255); font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" &gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 255, 255); font-weight: bold;font-family:lucida grande;font-size:130%;"  &gt;Of gno thing)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255); font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" &gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 255, 255); font-weight: bold;font-family:lucida grande;font-size:130%;"  &gt;Gravity’s collection &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255); font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" &gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 255, 255); font-weight: bold;font-family:lucida grande;font-size:130%;"  &gt;Pockets full of paradise&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255); font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" &gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 255, 255); font-weight: bold;font-family:lucida grande;font-size:130%;"  &gt;And maps of all perfections&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255); font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" &gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 255, 255); font-weight: bold;font-family:lucida grande;font-size:130%;"  &gt;….Laden with the weight of oraborus strain&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255); font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" &gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 255, 255); font-weight: bold;font-family:lucida grande;font-size:130%;"  &gt;She  rises &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255); font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" &gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 255, 255); font-weight: bold;font-family:lucida grande;font-size:130%;"  &gt;Lifts and &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255); font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" &gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 255, 255); font-weight: bold;font-family:lucida grande;font-size:130%;"  &gt;Flies&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255); font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" &gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 255, 255); font-weight: bold;font-family:lucida grande;font-size:130%;"  &gt;Above  the same&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255); font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" &gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 255, 255); font-weight: bold;font-family:lucida grande;font-size:130%;"  &gt;Descends into the depths upon a wing&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255); font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" &gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 255, 255); font-weight: bold;font-family:lucida grande;font-size:130%;"  &gt;Then beams the light upon the  steady wave&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255); font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" &gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 255, 255); font-weight: bold;font-family:lucida grande;font-size:130%;"  &gt;A light house&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255); font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" &gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 255, 255); font-weight: bold;font-family:lucida grande;font-size:130%;"  &gt;Of our dark’s imaginings&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255); font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" &gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 255, 255); font-weight: bold;font-family:lucida grande;font-size:130%;"  &gt;Fair fuel for fine potential&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255); font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" &gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 255, 255); font-weight: bold;font-family:lucida grande;font-size:130%;"  &gt;Tender threads of crystal grids unseen&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255); font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" &gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 255, 255); font-weight: bold;font-family:lucida grande;font-size:130%;"  &gt;Expanding and contracting  time and space&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255); font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" &gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 255, 255); font-weight: bold;font-family:lucida grande;font-size:130%;"  &gt;A tetragammatron of dreams&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255); font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" &gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;    &lt;span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 255, 255); font-weight: bold;font-family:lucida grande;font-size:130%;"  &gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/15137338-112799472149312986?l=talasa.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://talasa.blogspot.com/feeds/112799472149312986/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15137338&amp;postID=112799472149312986' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15137338/posts/default/112799472149312986'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15137338/posts/default/112799472149312986'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://talasa.blogspot.com/2005/09/nature-part-emerging-from-silkis-flesh.html' title=''/><author><name>Talasa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16799005243757627589</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='29' src='http://www.ldsces.org/inst_manuals/pres-sm/images/01-05-2.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15137338.post-112791476018634569</id><published>2005-09-28T06:29:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-09-28T06:39:20.193-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.vbrooks.com/images/paintings/big-koipond1824.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="http://www.vbrooks.com/images/paintings/big-koipond1824.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;little moments of perfect peace as a child&lt;br /&gt;that was back in the days(whew that makes me sound ancient)&lt;br /&gt;when ther was no fear of spending whole days in the wood with the birds and frogs....&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Although my days are counted by the surge of waves and tides&lt;br /&gt;Tsunamis, and the depth they hide&lt;br /&gt;(a choice)&lt;br /&gt;…..Some days&lt;br /&gt;The place beside the quiet pool is fine&lt;br /&gt;Cool&lt;br /&gt;Live&lt;br /&gt;Opalescent&lt;br /&gt;Creatures shimmer under all the ripples&lt;br /&gt;Drawn and placed&lt;br /&gt;Upon the surface like a grid of moons&lt;br /&gt;Drawn and quartered&lt;br /&gt;At the intersections&lt;br /&gt;By these&lt;br /&gt;Trails of skippers&lt;br /&gt;(As we called them as a child)&lt;br /&gt;Little Jesus bugs&lt;br /&gt;Walking on water&lt;br /&gt;Mesmerizing&lt;br /&gt;Perfect symmetry&lt;br /&gt;In structure and stance&lt;br /&gt;Small scattered marbles from the hands of children&lt;br /&gt;Sliding over crystal bubbles&lt;br /&gt;Bearing prisms of potential&lt;br /&gt;Programmed to be territorial&lt;br /&gt;Hints of designed agendas&lt;br /&gt;But&lt;br /&gt;Beyond  this tepid beauty&lt;br /&gt;Hints of inner fire&lt;br /&gt;A purpose&lt;br /&gt;Space&lt;br /&gt;For tiny evolutions&lt;br /&gt;Far too long for my blind I’s to see&lt;br /&gt;So I surrender&lt;br /&gt;As observer.....&lt;br /&gt;And claim only their beauty&lt;br /&gt;In this moment&lt;br /&gt;Delighting in the minting of the body and the soul&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/15137338-112791476018634569?l=talasa.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://talasa.blogspot.com/feeds/112791476018634569/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15137338&amp;postID=112791476018634569' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15137338/posts/default/112791476018634569'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15137338/posts/default/112791476018634569'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://talasa.blogspot.com/2005/09/little-moments-of-perfect-peace-as.html' title=''/><author><name>Talasa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16799005243757627589</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='29' src='http://www.ldsces.org/inst_manuals/pres-sm/images/01-05-2.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15137338.post-112774073455262482</id><published>2005-09-26T06:14:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-09-26T06:18:54.563-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>______http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/horizon/2001/parallelunitrans.shtml&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As swift and lean&lt;br /&gt;And fast paced&lt;br /&gt;Saunter proud&lt;br /&gt;Determined&lt;br /&gt;Walk and dance upon&lt;br /&gt;Rough waters in a salty sea&lt;br /&gt;Fifth element&lt;br /&gt;Chose for a moment here&lt;br /&gt;In space and time&lt;br /&gt;Tempered&lt;br /&gt;In 11 stomps of retribution&lt;br /&gt;Held in place&lt;br /&gt;Past frozen icons&lt;br /&gt;Of  imaginings&lt;br /&gt;And images in&lt;br /&gt;Weathered stone&lt;br /&gt;Portraits&lt;br /&gt;Of Gods/Goddesses to our liking&lt;br /&gt;Donning&lt;br /&gt;Ancient walls&lt;br /&gt;Marbled halls&lt;br /&gt;Now&lt;br /&gt;Smoothed and new&lt;br /&gt;By slow relentless&lt;br /&gt;Fierce exposures to our comings and goings&lt;br /&gt;The artist of the future eons&lt;br /&gt;Chisels now by hand&lt;br /&gt;Impulse to mind&lt;br /&gt;…Mind to matter&lt;br /&gt;……Reason to impulse&lt;br /&gt;Laughs and&lt;br /&gt;Signals&lt;br /&gt;One more  Myth&lt;br /&gt;With mudra madness&lt;br /&gt;Frantic&lt;br /&gt;Gestures of a mathematics&lt;br /&gt;Breeching M-branes&lt;br /&gt;As the pieces flow&lt;br /&gt;Down all the underground&lt;br /&gt;Clear&lt;br /&gt;Sacred&lt;br /&gt;Streams&lt;br /&gt;Flow&lt;br /&gt;Flowing&lt;br /&gt;Like sheets beneath&lt;br /&gt;Our breathless lovers in the round&lt;br /&gt;But with&lt;br /&gt;A newer sound&lt;br /&gt;Sifts HUUUUUUUU&lt;br /&gt;And HAAAAAAAA&lt;br /&gt;Their breathy pause……&lt;br /&gt;Past language of the birds is heard&lt;br /&gt;The vacuum forged by hammers of the no gods&lt;br /&gt;As  they&lt;br /&gt;Slam the chisel into  Stone&lt;br /&gt;A void&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/15137338-112774073455262482?l=talasa.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://talasa.blogspot.com/feeds/112774073455262482/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15137338&amp;postID=112774073455262482' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15137338/posts/default/112774073455262482'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15137338/posts/default/112774073455262482'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://talasa.blogspot.com/2005/09/httpwww.html' title=''/><author><name>Talasa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16799005243757627589</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='29' src='http://www.ldsces.org/inst_manuals/pres-sm/images/01-05-2.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15137338.post-112768313834719746</id><published>2005-09-25T17:18:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-09-25T14:18:58.346-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.georgetown.edu/faculty/irvinem/visualarts/Mendieta-Tree-of-life-1976.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://www.georgetown.edu/faculty/irvinem/visualarts/Mendieta-Tree-of-life-1976.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And in a dream&lt;br /&gt;I stepped back to the place of joy&lt;br /&gt;And gathered up the sweet bouquet of friends&lt;br /&gt;And thought out loud&lt;br /&gt;Like me!&lt;br /&gt;These are my Demons,&lt;br /&gt;Saints&lt;br /&gt;And Kin!&lt;br /&gt;Embraced them all with kisses once again&lt;br /&gt;And danced  that child dance full of mirth&lt;br /&gt;And shouted&lt;br /&gt;We are All the virgin birth!&lt;br /&gt;With hand held packages of history&lt;br /&gt;And all potential of what we might be&lt;br /&gt;Divided only by the mind’s geometries&lt;br /&gt;We see&lt;br /&gt;We see&lt;br /&gt;We see&lt;br /&gt;Yes silence in the semblance of a stance&lt;br /&gt;Stirs  inner active cycles that we dance&lt;br /&gt;Weighed down beneath the weight of Shaman shawls&lt;br /&gt;Or crystal beads&lt;br /&gt;My Love,&lt;br /&gt;A dream is all we ever really need&lt;br /&gt;A vision for the finer myth&lt;br /&gt;I rest beneath the Tree&lt;br /&gt;Extend my waving branches for the&lt;br /&gt;Changing world to see&lt;br /&gt;That all of you&lt;br /&gt;IS&lt;br /&gt;Truly all of me&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/15137338-112768313834719746?l=talasa.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://talasa.blogspot.com/feeds/112768313834719746/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15137338&amp;postID=112768313834719746' title='6 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15137338/posts/default/112768313834719746'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15137338/posts/default/112768313834719746'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://talasa.blogspot.com/2005/09/and-in-dream-i-stepped-back-to-place.html' title=''/><author><name>Talasa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16799005243757627589</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='29' src='http://www.ldsces.org/inst_manuals/pres-sm/images/01-05-2.gif'/></author><thr:total>6</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15137338.post-112769283952596491</id><published>2005-09-25T16:54:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-09-25T17:00:39.526-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.si.edu/resource/faq/where/images/ruby.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://www.si.edu/resource/faq/where/images/ruby.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Those few brave  fools&lt;br /&gt;Dearest designs&lt;br /&gt;Willing companions&lt;br /&gt;Metal fur n straw&lt;br /&gt;Witch&lt;br /&gt;Holds the ground to  face&lt;br /&gt;And  lift&lt;br /&gt;A Dorothy dream&lt;br /&gt;Bear ing gifts&lt;br /&gt;A world of seem&lt;br /&gt;ing&lt;br /&gt;(poppys in a field for sure&lt;br /&gt;Don’t ya know)&lt;br /&gt;No comfort zone&lt;br /&gt;er&lt;br /&gt;Zazen life secure&lt;br /&gt;But thrust and try&lt;br /&gt;Do or die&lt;br /&gt;Co creators&lt;br /&gt;In the rye&lt;br /&gt;Laughing&lt;br /&gt;Playing&lt;br /&gt;In blatant fields of the Lord&lt;br /&gt;Darling few&lt;br /&gt;Lovers all&lt;br /&gt;Waiting on the umpire’s call&lt;br /&gt;Sign n symbol&lt;br /&gt;Chains released&lt;br /&gt;Oops!&lt;br /&gt;The consciousness police!!!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/15137338-112769283952596491?l=talasa.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://talasa.blogspot.com/feeds/112769283952596491/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15137338&amp;postID=112769283952596491' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15137338/posts/default/112769283952596491'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15137338/posts/default/112769283952596491'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' 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style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: times new roman,times,serif;font-size:130%;" &gt; Weave and wire &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: times new roman,times,serif;font-size:130%;" &gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"&gt;N  coax and line &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"&gt;The  vineyards paths and groves &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"&gt;Sweet life ing toward the sun to swell the fruit&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"&gt;A seasons sweet exchange of xylem and phloem &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"&gt;Earthly brew &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"&gt;Released from darkly derma for the rising of a vine&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"&gt;A sacred time &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"&gt;The gestured &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: times new roman,times,serif;font-size:130%;" &gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"&gt;bough of autumn &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: times new roman,times,serif;font-size:130%;" &gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"&gt;Lifts and sways&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"&gt;In breathy whispers points n prays&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"&gt;Close to the honored groom&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"&gt;“My Sun, the guests are leaving soon&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"&gt;Prepare more wine&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"&gt;And though it’s not your time&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"&gt;Extend your deeper dreaming &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"&gt;To their joy and mirth&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"&gt;So all may join our play &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"&gt;And celebrate this harvest &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"&gt;Of hearts&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/15137338-112769209491099798?l=talasa.blogspot.com' alt='' 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src='http://www.ldsces.org/inst_manuals/pres-sm/images/01-05-2.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15137338.post-112769173060383840</id><published>2005-09-25T16:38:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-09-26T03:01:51.093-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://csis.pace.edu/grendel/projs2e/gawain01.gif"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 502px; height: 506px;" src="http://csis.pace.edu/grendel/projs2e/gawain01.gif" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;KNIGHT OF A THOUSAND STARS&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; Widening the sphere of touch&lt;br /&gt;The paradox of real&lt;br /&gt;In what we feel&lt;br /&gt;Demands a realm of heart&lt;br /&gt;Unfettered&lt;br /&gt;With the ifs and whens&lt;br /&gt;Or maybe in&lt;br /&gt;Some other life again&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Green knights&lt;br /&gt;They&lt;br /&gt;Come and go&lt;br /&gt;And bravely think they carry&lt;br /&gt;Vision quest of ages in&lt;br /&gt;Embroidered pouches&lt;br /&gt;Weaved from gallant teachers&lt;br /&gt;From a multitude of realms&lt;br /&gt;Aghast to find that&lt;br /&gt;Only momentary sight&lt;br /&gt;In place of tie and space&lt;br /&gt;When searching only perfect face&lt;br /&gt;And eyes&lt;br /&gt;Those darkly heavy eyes&lt;br /&gt;Dismissing all the grand disguise&lt;br /&gt;Beneath the very roots that nourish&lt;br /&gt;Trees if life&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Averages win out&lt;br /&gt;The sacred geometry of inertia&lt;br /&gt; …Once in eons&lt;br /&gt;By mere and perfect chance&lt;br /&gt;Stands simple sedentary stance&lt;br /&gt;Of clarity&lt;br /&gt;A saintly/sinner sight&lt;br /&gt;Past day and way past night&lt;br /&gt;A diamond born within&lt;br /&gt;A&lt;br /&gt;Single&lt;br /&gt;Clear Emerald&lt;br /&gt;From ancient/future Isles&lt;br /&gt;Green prism with the eye of god&lt;br /&gt;He wills&lt;br /&gt;She will&lt;br /&gt;See past the matter of our choice&lt;br /&gt;And through the void&lt;br /&gt;With heart felt hand&lt;br /&gt;Touch all those things not worthy of our love&lt;br /&gt;Or fierce consideration&lt;br /&gt;And with  a gentle kiss&lt;br /&gt;Extend the truth  to all&lt;br /&gt;And make them worthy&lt;br /&gt;By this vision&lt;br /&gt;Of the All&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;pi2005&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/15137338-112769173060383840?l=talasa.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://talasa.blogspot.com/feeds/112769173060383840/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15137338&amp;postID=112769173060383840' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' 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href="http://www.ranchovilasa-spurs.com/photoslittleindia/lishivashakti.gif"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="http://www.ranchovilasa-spurs.com/photoslittleindia/lishivashakti.gif" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Be my lover&lt;br /&gt;Come soooo ftly&lt;br /&gt;To the shadowed door&lt;br /&gt;An entry to my place of rest&lt;br /&gt;Surrender at its best&lt;br /&gt;Our&lt;br /&gt;Rhythmic breath&lt;br /&gt;Enough for me to know&lt;br /&gt;Your presence&lt;br /&gt;….and I just might stir in sleep&lt;br /&gt;And turn toward subtle scent&lt;br /&gt;Portraying your soon entry&lt;br /&gt;Carried on the breeze&lt;br /&gt;From open windows&lt;br /&gt;In the hallway&lt;br /&gt;Of our dreams&lt;br /&gt;A subtle seeming way&lt;br /&gt;Of heavy ether forming&lt;br /&gt;Tender nests of wonder&lt;br /&gt;And surprise&lt;br /&gt;Beneath our sleepy eyes&lt;br /&gt;The lifting smile&lt;br /&gt;Extends our hands in supplication&lt;br /&gt;Gestures of our prayers&lt;br /&gt;Held fast&lt;br /&gt;In touch…&lt;br /&gt;Warm breath&lt;br /&gt;Upon our derma of desire&lt;br /&gt;A blend of touch and feel&lt;br /&gt;The real&lt;br /&gt;The real&lt;br /&gt;The real&lt;br /&gt;We feel&lt;br /&gt;We feel&lt;br /&gt;We feel&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/15137338-112769121354068168?l=talasa.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://talasa.blogspot.com/feeds/112769121354068168/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15137338&amp;postID=112769121354068168' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15137338/posts/default/112769121354068168'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' 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src="http://altreligion.about.com/library/graphics/magdalen7.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Half sleep&lt;br /&gt; The mind walks silent through the vessel&lt;br /&gt; Tending&lt;br /&gt; Touching&lt;br /&gt; Tapping tender cargo for the future form&lt;br /&gt; An expectation of the womb&lt;br /&gt; Swelling thoughts of what might be&lt;br /&gt; A point of light&lt;br /&gt; Within the very soul&lt;br /&gt; Within this form I house 2 souls&lt;br /&gt; Child of the first of thought&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; Blessed be this form that house my soul and give it wings to fly&lt;br /&gt; Through this body form I can once again touch&lt;br /&gt; All the frozen images once thought to be no real knowledge&lt;br /&gt; Can you forgive these reckless wanderings in erratic forms&lt;br /&gt; And see that it is all part of the knowing&lt;br /&gt; Irreversible continuence&lt;br /&gt; Is merely accepting the ability to change into more dynamic forms&lt;br /&gt; I speak through all those who ask me to&lt;br /&gt; Ask me&lt;br /&gt; And it comes without bearly forming the thought&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; My being is in you&lt;br /&gt; Touch me and the flame is cooled to body warm&lt;br /&gt; Mold me and I will once again form your hands in new movements&lt;br /&gt; You’ve yet to learn and I’ve yet to see you in all your colors&lt;br /&gt; Please be with mindful pleasure and we’ll surely never be&lt;br /&gt; Other than&lt;br /&gt; What is already&lt;br /&gt; ___&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/15137338-112769081942370698?l=talasa.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://talasa.blogspot.com/feeds/112769081942370698/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15137338&amp;postID=112769081942370698' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' 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href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/763/1392/1600/clouds004.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/763/1392/320/clouds004.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt; &lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt; &lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;months…no years have now passed in balance of the rending of the gods&lt;br /&gt;friendships fine and founded well into the dark and light&lt;br /&gt;receiving /sending calls into the night&lt;br /&gt;for love and love alone&lt;br /&gt;the unnamed of the real and coming  gestures&lt;br /&gt;mudras of the mind&lt;br /&gt;and spirit kind&lt;br /&gt;demanded now the venture to the&lt;br /&gt;patterns forms and signs&lt;br /&gt;we pleasantly released and offered moisture through the breech&lt;br /&gt;without a hesitation of a thought&lt;br /&gt;.....or what we “ought”&lt;br /&gt;planned risings like a flower in the field&lt;br /&gt;a harvest yield&lt;br /&gt;of maps&lt;br /&gt;of lay lines in the making of a quest&lt;br /&gt;now arranged and balanced in the bowels of form and steel&lt;br /&gt;all things placed... balanced&lt;br /&gt;holy from the real&lt;br /&gt;geometries of space&lt;br /&gt;a path&lt;br /&gt;a pass&lt;br /&gt;a map&lt;br /&gt;and formed to lift the norm&lt;br /&gt;“we’ll find the four faces of the tetragrammatron!!!”&lt;br /&gt;we chimed together in a song&lt;br /&gt;merbird&lt;br /&gt;shaman&lt;br /&gt;and a host of holy wrongs&lt;br /&gt;were bending then&lt;br /&gt;so now our eyes saw fire&lt;br /&gt;scanned the path and set to lift and fly&lt;br /&gt;this rocking motion of the earth&lt;br /&gt;sizing archs and angles with the eyes of mirth&lt;br /&gt;delight in viewing the adventure&lt;br /&gt;on the road&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt; ________________________________________________________&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;the  geometries begin&lt;br /&gt;witness to placement of mortal beings on the trail of tears&lt;br /&gt;sent to the forward&lt;br /&gt;As an impulse of humanity&lt;br /&gt;companions and friends&lt;br /&gt;keeping safe&lt;br /&gt;the text of times&lt;br /&gt;luxuries of traversing the path of wonder&lt;br /&gt;all that hear the snap  of twig&lt;br /&gt;the flutter of the startled flocks that rise on bold relentless timed approach&lt;br /&gt;will in their spirit kind&lt;br /&gt;accompany the new repeated endless eons&lt;br /&gt;of  in present past&lt;br /&gt;And shift n grind the step  of raucous rapture in the fall&lt;br /&gt;or rise&lt;br /&gt;…pure matter in its densest form&lt;br /&gt;a bubble of all times to come&lt;br /&gt;within the  tightening of all the spiral formulas&lt;br /&gt;one flow about the lay lines of the earth&lt;br /&gt;a math language first in  form&lt;br /&gt;tri angel trinity to hypercube&lt;br /&gt;and all the while those half wake eyes&lt;br /&gt;resting in the round&lt;br /&gt;will notice but a minting in the heart&lt;br /&gt;and find that all humanity is once again to walk the trail of tears&lt;br /&gt;with laughter love and hope arising in their veins&lt;br /&gt;_______________________________________________&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt; Bags packed .Cooler with water, cokes, juices, posted close within reaching distance. Computers, books and sum such that we think we cannot live without are all in place within the trunk and back seat. Map quest comings and goings for DC, upstate New York, Minnesota (don’t ya know) and back to Florida all in place.&lt;br /&gt;The timing and places to be has been  figured out in a roundabout fashion and we decided to play it by ear.&lt;br /&gt;Yes the Crone ritual would be on the Rising of Sirius and that was probably the only fixed date for any gathering. Trying not to think of the trip in number of miles…(which actually came to more than 3000)…we rather focused on the ideas of being present in the adventure .&lt;br /&gt;The first stop was to be at my nephew Ryan’s new home in Washington DC. My niece Angela was also there renting a row house from her brother.&lt;br /&gt;Cris’s car was comfortable but the air conditioning decided to take a turn for the worst .Trust me, the midstates have it all over the south when it comes to mid summer heat and humidity&lt;br /&gt;__________________________________________________&lt;br /&gt;The beginning trek up the seaboard was without event other than my exposure and learned appreciation for industrial music. Since Chris was doing most of the driving ,an unspoken agreement that the driver was the keeper of the sound kept our spirits up. Most interesting were the words. Often quotes from ancient poetry , esoteric musings, erotica, and sometimes silly ironies or just irreverent fun. Now I am addicted and searching out the cds.&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/763/1392/1600/dog3.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/763/1392/320/dog3.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Was a sweaty journey without air conditioning…but adjusted with cold drinks and putting my head out the window like a dog, or traveling the greater portion of the miles at night. Also learned how to set my hand in a comfortable position so as to blast the air at my face. Traveling was never a passive endeavor.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;WASHINGTON DC&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;its a forever job to remain in the question&lt;br /&gt;i treasure our continued association&lt;br /&gt;rich it is in the fruit of our being...&lt;br /&gt;testing the&lt;br /&gt;full realm of paths....guiding with a hand&lt;br /&gt;of a companion...each other through&lt;br /&gt;unfamilur territory...&lt;br /&gt;the lonliness abides a while in the&lt;br /&gt;aftermath and&lt;br /&gt;speeds/seeds our paths to fruition...&lt;br /&gt;the next&lt;br /&gt;cycle...all dancing the new again...&lt;br /&gt;tiptoeing on the                                       &lt;br /&gt;filmy grid...carefully plotting the next wave /tremor&lt;br /&gt;cross the lay lines of Giea...or like worlds known or&lt;br /&gt;unknown...&lt;br /&gt;towers&lt;br /&gt;roots&lt;br /&gt;and seeds&lt;br /&gt;seeking them that seek us&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;_________________________________________________________________________&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;_________________________________________________________________________&lt;br /&gt;There has to be a reason why they made the streets of DC so confusing. Spending most of the time trying to backtrack...only to be more deeply imbedded in a maze of exits and side streets. Finally found our way by talking by phone with my nephew...coaxing us through the grid, street by street. SOOO hot and uncomfortable. AHhh to get inside with the air conditioning. Drinking up the cool.&lt;br /&gt;Stayed at Angela's row house on the first floor. Her temporary home.&lt;br /&gt;Ryan has been working on a number of renovations ,sculpting the cellar into another apartment for Angela. Keeping a lot of the original brick in frames of recessed areas .&lt;br /&gt;Settling in we make our plans for checking out the market and capitol.&lt;br /&gt;This was a first time for both of us. But most of all we wanted to make plans for meeting with friends we have talked to on line and putting a face to the word.&lt;br /&gt;Cris drove to Lisa’s and brought her back for the evening. We all immediately fell into wonderful conversation and laughter. Conversation flowed like a dam burst and friendships were sealed. Played a bit with the tarot and some amazing synchronicities manifested in sign and symbol.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I remembered that Shaheda had said at one time that if I was in DC to contact her. What a wonderful encounter for Chris and I . We met for lunch at a little café near the market and delighted in the exchange. Shaheda gave me a lovely note with a red string in the envelope. And on the bottom of the note is written “Here is a red string to place around what you wish to make sacred. “Days later, this string became a beautiful symbol for a pivot/transition as a sign of faith and friendship.&lt;br /&gt;After lunch Shaheda so graciously offered in spite of the searing heat and humidity, to give us a walking tour of the capital and its layout. This was my first time ever in Washington, that is other than driving through on my way to New York.&lt;br /&gt;I was amazed to see the extent of walls and blocks forcing entry from only one direction, video cameras everywhere, and the presence of military at all times. For obvious reasons of course.&lt;br /&gt;She showed us the places of interest and encouraged us to take time in the future to explore these monuments and buildings closer when we had more time. Most amazing was the detailed attention and pointing out of the trees surrounding these buildings. Touching and speaking of each individual tree as if long friends placed in perfect geometries around these buildings. Stories and names of their individual history . This I appreciated most of all (being a secret tree hugger anyways). Then she pointed out her favorite tree . I asked that I might take a picture of her under her favorite tree. Looking closely now there seems to be a winged creature just above in the branches. Always curious these form and shapes that reveal. Or perhaps other parts of our greater self are never in full proximity of matter…just connected by mere threads between beings.&lt;br /&gt;When you are in accord with nature,&lt;br /&gt;nature will yield up its bounty...&lt;br /&gt;and every sacred place is the place&lt;br /&gt;where eternity shines through time&lt;br /&gt;                       .. Joseph Campbell&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sunday night at the Indian restaurant . We were served by a young man whose name was Shiva.I looked carefully at him and thought that he resembled the very look and body type of the sculptures I have seen in book and more interesting is that I  have been working on a 5 foot sculpture of Shiva at home... Updating it as a 21th century goth.&lt;br /&gt;I asked her a question mulling around in me brain. That is if one was thinking from the physics/spirituality of matter placement:&lt;br /&gt;Along the lines of our discussion about placement of trees …Such care and tending to the different types…..individual placement around the capital grounds. As if each one of these threads of green weavings held a stance like a protective garment. ….I asked her if perhaps the placement of such human individuals who carry such energetic diversities could be placed around the capital and just by their presence hold safe the makings of our nation’s signs and symbols.&lt;br /&gt;The way some restaurants are set up it can be very hard to have a good conversation . I was not sure of the response but something about the color purple.&lt;br /&gt;The evening went way too fast and I wished we had more time for conversation.&lt;br /&gt;Chris and I enjoyed our evening with this amazing being and hope we have an opportunity to get together again.  Perhaps when I return to DC next year.&lt;br /&gt;___________________________________________&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;NEW YORK&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Then on to Upstate NY. I grew up in a little town mid the Finger Lakes:Penn Yan  on Lake Keuka. Some of the most beautiful country I have seen. It so resembles the landscapes of Italy ,And  there is an area called Little Italy.&lt;br /&gt;The first thing my sisters pointed out to me was an article in the Sunday paper. WOW talk about synchronicity. Whole page on crone rituals and their pagan roots. Even talked of the rising of Sirius .(Also Mary Magdalene’s Feast Day)&lt;br /&gt;Well we first had 10 participants. But 2 of them that read the article backed out. Which left us with a nice number of the Isis 8.&lt;br /&gt;Interesting that this timing was also so they could celebrate my birthday which was actually on September 8th(setting of Sirius and BVM feast day).&lt;br /&gt;Originally I thought I would be in France by then but now it has been moved up to the end of September.&lt;br /&gt;Perhaps I need to have another ritual on that day.&lt;br /&gt;Anyways Cris and my grandson helped us in the ritual. During the day we sent them to the woods to find us some large flat rocks. On entry to the wood there was a  large white mushrooms shaped like a phallus guarding entry to the path.&lt;br /&gt;Respectfully they circled with the wheel barrel and found deep in the woods a pile of flat stones. We wondered if they had been piled there as grave cover or as someone was perhaps clearing the area decades past. Much of the stone pile had sunk into the earth, hinting that it may have been an old spring or well.&lt;br /&gt;They brought back a couple loads that we formed a circle around the space outside the fire pit. Enough room for eight chairs around the fire and space to move around too.&lt;br /&gt;An entry and exit was also formed with the stones like a corridor. We set candles on all the stones.&lt;br /&gt;Thanks to the wonderful outline of events that Winnie had posted months before, I used a lot of the words and poetry for us all to recite and participate with.&lt;br /&gt;Thankyou Winnie!&lt;br /&gt;I divided it all into 8 parts so each had an opportunity to speak the words.&lt;br /&gt;They all decided that we would feast first and have the ritual late into the night.&lt;br /&gt;When time came ….Santos (my sisters husband….helped me light the fire we had prepared earlier. Then I entered the circle to call down the four directions and opened the sacred space.&lt;br /&gt;Earlier I asked all to silently wash hands and face and find a space of calm before we begin. We all dressed in whatever inspired us. Some prepared hats. I wore  a hat and a feathered boa. (pink in honor of Winnie’s words).&lt;br /&gt;My grandson who plays classic and flamingo as well as rock guitar ..sat just outside the circle and played soft ambient music for the entire time the ritual took place.&lt;br /&gt;Cris dressed entirely in black with a black mask that covered his face.&lt;br /&gt;All candles were lit except the exit candles.&lt;br /&gt;I stood at the entry to bless  with sage as each entered the corridor. Handed each their readings as they entered……then Cris…drew the sign of the goddess on each forehead blessed with rode oil on the symbol and spoke, “You are the Rose. Welcome to the garden of wisdom..” to each that entered.&lt;br /&gt;The ceremony was wonderful. Each read with the flashlight their parts. There were tears. I made purple shawls for each and put them on each of their shoulders telling them its good to be a woman and wear a shawl.&lt;br /&gt;We all stood in circle and spoke about what is good about being a woman and crone.&lt;br /&gt;We wrote on paper the things we wanted to release and threw them into the fire.&lt;br /&gt;All the while My grandson mike is playing guitar music in the background.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cris then passed out to all  a crone stone then quoted these words,&lt;br /&gt;“Here is your crone stone. In a form that protects it from the rough handling the world gives. Shaped in circle to remind us of the joyous and painful cycle of life and that all things are connected in Gaia and beyond. As a crone you will be flooded with special insights and attributes that you will share with others. You are a part of the greatest force on earth.”&lt;br /&gt;We closed the circle with silent prayer.&lt;br /&gt;Cris lit the exit candles and spontaneously spoke these words.&lt;br /&gt;“Earth ,fire, water, and sky, thank you for giving us your blessing upon this occasion. The sacred mother smiles upon you all.”&lt;br /&gt;Oh and an amazing thing…&lt;br /&gt;I looked up and the faint clouds above us and saw they had formed a perfect square over our event. As each left the circle and received either the sun or moon or star token….the square dissipated slowly.&lt;br /&gt;All the while while we participated in this ritual, My sister’s husband sat outside the circle smoking a cigar. Later he explained to us that in some forms of his families tradition that to watch over ritual in this manner was a form of protection.&lt;br /&gt;MY sister Ande wrote a poem about our event as follows.&lt;br /&gt;Sister to sister&lt;br /&gt;We’re thick and thin&lt;br /&gt;We gather this night&lt;br /&gt;By route of earth and wind&lt;br /&gt;Round fire we stand&lt;br /&gt;Calling darkness and light&lt;br /&gt;To bear witness to us&lt;br /&gt;On this magical night&lt;br /&gt;Surrender the blood&lt;br /&gt;Take a seat on the throne&lt;br /&gt;As we all become one&lt;br /&gt;With the crone&lt;br /&gt;To mystical doors&lt;br /&gt;That maids cannot see&lt;br /&gt;We step through each portal to see what will be&lt;br /&gt;Standing on shores&lt;br /&gt;And beaconing peace&lt;br /&gt;We slip in the ocean&lt;br /&gt;With child like glee&lt;br /&gt;Full circle we’ve come&lt;br /&gt;Girl maid mother crone&lt;br /&gt;Wisdom is ours&lt;br /&gt;We know the unknown&lt;br /&gt;…..Andrea&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;------------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;*pictures in the next post&lt;br /&gt;entitled&lt;br /&gt;trip pics*&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/15137338-112324745946746950?l=talasa.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://talasa.blogspot.com/feeds/112324745946746950/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15137338&amp;postID=112324745946746950' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15137338/posts/default/112324745946746950'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15137338/posts/default/112324745946746950'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://talasa.blogspot.com/2005/08/monthsno-years-have-now-passed-in.html' title=''/><author><name>Talasa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16799005243757627589</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='29' src='http://www.ldsces.org/inst_manuals/pres-sm/images/01-05-2.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>
