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Tanka challenge, day 3
For Rick & Gina, 11/3/12
A cord wrapped gently
Around two hands joined in love
May the bright gold fire
Drifting from the watching trees
Warm two hearts in days to come
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Tanka challenge, day 2
The season brings us
Asked-for treats, unwanted griefs
Samhain dark and light
Sad loss and glad surprises
Cling to the taste of sweetness
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Aftermath of the aftermath
So once I'd whined out loud, life got better ( Read more... ) -
Post-Sandy
I'm definitely not promising I'll do the November tanka challenge. However...
So glad for small things
We find unguessed survivors
The tank is alive!
Now we pray for one pleco
And two small snails: please endure.
ETA: The rules for the challenge, from danabren and gurdymonkey before her ( Read more... ) -
Taking stock
We're ok. We don't have power, which means no heat and no hot water, and PECO isn't expecting we'll have it back until sometime tomorrow at the earliest. The shop is fine ( Read more... ) -
Sheet music
Mostly so I remember where this is:
Interesting-looking gathering of medieval and Renaissance sheet music -
Historically semi-informed, maybe, if you squint, after a couple of beers?
The weather forecast was looking grim for this past Sunday, and I was daunted by the prospect of playing four sets out on an open stage. As much as I love my Moresca fantasy gear, "warm" is not exactly the descriptor I would choose for it, and universal opinion holds that my one legitimate black woolen medieval gown strongly conveys "Nun going to a ( Read more... ) -
The things you come across...
St. Austrebertha & The Wolf ( Read more... ) -
Women and their dances in medieval Sephardic worship
Intriguing book review, passed on to me elseweb. I'd never heard the term "tanyadera" before! christianet and la_peregrina, you may be especially interested in the discussion of dance and Sephardic tradition.
"In The Miriam Tradition, Sautter seeks to reinsert women into rabbinic Jewish tradition through specifically highlighting their role in leading worship through ( Read more... ) -
Meditation
We pause in reverence before the gift of self ( Read more... )