Through the Ancients

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Flower Power

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Sometimes you have to
take the time
to think a rhyme
so you can face the day
in a magical way............

Furcy Stirrings

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I come from
a long line of life lovers
thriving on dreams and quests
for knowledge to keep
a mind sane...a being fit......
Seeking peace in a mangled world
and living for family love
above all...
I remember hands deep
in the warmth of that red earth
holding stirrings of ancestors
who lay the way
so we could see through the cracks
in the day to day.................

Dew Drops

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Centre of Attention

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Open Mind

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A mind closed...to possibilities...can no longer see............

Time Taunts

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Time escapes boldly
into...approaching night...
and...taunting...dares me
to come give chase once more...
then face...the morning light...........

Amidst Magical Blooms

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Greenhouses...botanical gardens...are places of wonder. This particular one...in Toronto...held magic beyond imagination...including giant blooms...from Earth's distant lands. Many an hour was passed amidst the warmth and lushness of the growing life...especially on those harsh days of Toronto's snowy winter... This photo is the first of more to come...........

Sasquatch Walked

Sasquatch....Yeti...
mysterious stranger
f.k.a bigfoot and abominable snowman...
was on my mind as I traveled home
late the other night...
his unseen presence so strong
in the darkness illuminated
by moon's intensity...
I half expected to see
his giant hair covered figure
cross the road in front of me.....
strange was this thought...yet...
these desolate roads journeyed
in off beat hours
are just the kind...that such...an apparition...
could be expected on...........but...
creature of legends...and whispers...
remains...a wild thought spoken
to scare someone's imagination...
inspiring a manic panic
in those with vision borne
from too many unknowns...
too few glimpses of a fellow earthling
we cannot imagine
could truly exist...in this day and age
of sure and ready explanations....
Some years ago...in dreams sent...
Sasquatch...walked these mountains...
upright and proud... in the open...
no longer hiding
from human fear...
eyes of ochre gleaming with
their own knowing.......and purpose.........................

Dawn Blessings

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As another dawn approaches
trickster memory plays the past
fresh as new snow covering tracks...
cleansing the way for prescient images
which have come from afar to bless the present........................

Understanding Words

The native women's voices sing
lush...throaty words
I do not understand
within music which moves
and sways my being...
I long to comprehend
the ideas spoken...make sense
of the meanings imagined...
wish my mind could instantly
translate the unknown language
to let me know...what they speak of...

One time...several years ago...I obtained a long awaited copy of the martial arts movie "Hero"...a film with...among other things...beautiful visuals. Not being familiar with the dvd machine I was watching it on...and not being able to read the dvd's Chinese "menu"...I didn't know how to turn on the English subtitles but wanted to see the movie so badly that I watched the entire movie in its original Mandarin version...and struggled to comprehend....the storyline. The intense visuals...and incredible sword play scenes...were captivating enough to keep me fascinated... however... anyone who has seen this movie can understand and imagine how...confusing...it was...to not have the language factor to rely on... The movie...which focuses on the man who became the first emperor of China and his relationship with 4 opponents...who influenced him greatly...retells the same story line in three different versions. The scenes are played over and over again but with some variations...including a striking use of differing color...making the spoken telling of it crucial to the visuals on the screen. In many ways...almost ironically to my situation at the time...the movie also deals with the subject of words... language... and its importance in helping people to better understand others...
Lately, mostly due to having received a cd of native american music...sung in beautiful sounding native languages...I started thinking again about how neat it would be to understand all the languages of this Earth...so many stories...so much information which could enrich our lives...and our viewpoints.
But...........right now..........I'd be happy just to be able to know what those women are singing with their rich gutteral words...filled with so much emotion....

Misty View

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............Nederland and Barker surrounded by the wisps.....

Wind Breathed

Into this shelter
surrounded by guardian trees...
night wind breathed cool freshness
through the open window....
then danced ever so quietly
across my alivened being..................

Decisions on Falling

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Leaves
of autumn
are all
mixed up...
these days
it seems...
they do not
know...
whether...
its time for
a change
or best...to
remain..as is

and can't ... quite decide... if they should...hang on..or...let go........


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Dream Carrier

Within the beauty
of the crisp mountain night
the meteor which fell for Earth
before my eyes
a little while ago
streaked so close
I could see
its heavenly body
vanishing
as its streaming
breath of fire
carried my dream
through Sky...........


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Dilemma

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