Tag Archives: Resilience

LIVE TRUTHFULLY

Posted on November 10, 2018 by David Scanlon

When in deepest love you seek an end, But all are seen through ego’s dark light, Stop and smell the grass, see the sky And in that moment of majestic joy Live. Wallowing within false loves lost truths Speaks only … Continue reading →

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THE KEEPER OF FLOCKS – III

Posted on November 7, 2018 by Fernando Pessoa

At dusk, leaning out of the window, I know at a glance that there are fields ahead. I begin to read until my eyes burn A book by Cesário Verde.

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THE KEEPER OF FLOCKS – XLI

Posted on September 25, 2018 by Fernando Pessoa

In the twilight days of summer, sometimes, Even if there is no breeze anywhere, it seems, What passes, for one moment, is a light breeze … But the trees remain immobile In all the leaves of their leaves And our … Continue reading →

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MUSE

Posted on September 22, 2018 by Anna Akhmatova

Then, before dusk, waiting for her to come, Life seemed to be hanging in the balance With that honour, that youth, that freedom That her visits dancing tune enhance.

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A POET’S WORLD SONG

Posted on September 22, 2018 by Kuppali Venkatappa Puttappa

Oh poetic voice, reach beyond boundaries! Seek further for the truth within all forms, Please transcend within and without us all Even if the emotion tears open our heart,

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