When you were young
You were the king of carrot flowers
And how you built a tower tumbling through the trees
In holy rattlesnakes that fell all around your feet

And your mom would stick a fork right into daddy's shoulder
And dad would throw the garbage all across the floor
As we would lay and learn what each other's bodies were for

And this is ( Read more... )

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a thousand half-loves
must be forsaken to take
one whole heart home

-Rumi

"...He held her close and kissed her softly, gently. It was such peace and heavenly freedom, just to fold her and kiss her gently, and not have any thoughts or any desires or any will, just to be still with her, to be perfectly still and together, in a peace that was not sleep, but content in bliss. To be content in bliss, without desire or ( Read more... )

The semester is officially underway in a totally familiar and wonderful way - this morning - a cup of Platinum Blonde in hand, my customary cigarette on the commute ( how could i think i would be able to break that routine?), the space my morning drive gives me to reflect - even my students seem more "with it" this year. This time and space makes ( Read more... )

13 Sei allem Abschied voran, als wäre er hinter ( Read more... )

Today, I am slightly sick - back at school - with two classes done for the day - one more class ahead (children's lit) - a bit hungry - still poor as a church mouse - my life is still complicated - my house in various stages of disrepair and disarray - graduate programs deadlines daunting - my children so much to handle - but mon dieu! Today, I ( Read more... )

Our Sunday morning when dawn-priests were applying ( Read more... )