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Sun Salutation
_____ True shield of Aten, color of Van Gogh’s Beard, in an eggy apron of aloes My skin I present to you. O mushroom Atomic; aureola at noon; yolk; bloom Atop Earth’s dome of blue: meet your black pupil (That … Continue reading
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Tagged body, imagination, life, literature, matter, mind, poem, poetry, summer, sun salutation, the sun, yoga
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Toy Helicopter with Camara Buzzes Venice
The beach. The one in California.
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Tagged beach, beauty, California, flight, helicopter, life, mental health break, summer, Venice
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Irony in a Good Poem: Christina Rossetti’s “Dirge”
I like this poem. It’s by Christina Rossetti and was published in an 1896 collection of her poems that I found at an outdoor book stall in London two summers back. Someone near to Rossetti’s heart appears to have died in … Continue reading
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Tagged Christina Rossetti, death, dirge, fall, life, poems, poetry, seasons, spring, summer, winter
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Get Sunshine and Take 2000 IU (International Units) of Vitamin D?
Sunshine (a natural source of vitamin D) and supplemental vitamin D appear to be really, really good for you. This today in the Los Angeles Times: Vitamin supplements have been both heralded and hyped over the years, only to ultimately fall … Continue reading
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Tagged cancer, diabetes, health, life, los angeles times, summer, sun, sunshine, vitamin D, vitamins, weight loss, yoga
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Poem for Summer Vacations
Passage O soul to India! Passage, immediate passage! the blood burns in my veins! Away O soul! hoist instantly the anchor! Cut the hawsers—haul out—shake out every sail! Have we not stood here like trees in the ground long enough? … Continue reading
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Tagged extremity, India, journey, life, literature, ocean, poem, poetry, sailing, summer, travel, Walt Whitman
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Mental Health Break
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Tagged happiness, joy, life, mental health break, psychology, summer
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Prometheus Unbound 