Tag Archives: Words

THE STEPS

Posted on June 14, 2018 by Paul Valéry

Your steps, child of my silence, Heavenly, patiently arranged, Move to my bed with vigilance, A process silent and unchanged.

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WORDS SHAPE THE LANGUAGE OF LOVE

Posted on June 13, 2018 by David Scanlon

Words are what separate us But words are what join us, in our joyful goings-on; In our languages of living we Allow the plurality of our words to intrude upon joy. Words hold within ‘her’ magic, Words she chooses to … Continue reading →

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STILLNESS

Posted on June 3, 2018 by James Elroy Flecker

When the words rustle no more,            And the last work’s done When the bolt lies deep in the door,            And Fire, our Sun, Falls on the dark-laned meadows of the floor;

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THE WAY IT IS: OUR VOCATION

Posted on May 11, 2018 by David Scanlon

With thanks to William Stafford “Your job is to find what the world is trying to be.” Of time and place there is nothing better Than to absorb tenderly her offering, which Transforms with the light in a soundscape Of … Continue reading →

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I SPENT THE WHOLE NIGHT, WITHOUT SLEEP, SEEING, WITHOUT SPACE, HER MIRAGE

Posted on March 22, 2018 by Fernando Pessoa

I spent the whole night, without sleep, seeing, without space, her mirage, And seeing her always in different ways when encountering her visage. I have thoughts with the memory of what she’s like in speaking of an age, And in … Continue reading →

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