Tag Archives: Resilience

MELODY

Posted on November 24, 2018 by Anna de Noailles

Like a knife in a fruit Causes a sliding harm, Her melodies sweet lute Splits hearts that in calm Tender harm transmute. — An iridescent slowing In arpeggios, in chords, Dives, sharp and cunning, To the weakness of hoards, Our … Continue reading →

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THE KEEPER OF FLOCKS – XLVII

Posted on November 16, 2018 by Fernando Pessoa

On a breathtakingly clear day, A day when I had a desire to work hard Yet hearing her was like not working on anything, I saw a glimpse, like a road through the trees, Of what may be her Biggest … Continue reading →

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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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