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• Life in the Woods, Walden

  

  The exact title of Walden is, "WALDEN OR LIFE IN THE WOODS." This just struck me tonight for some reason. If you write it backwards it becomes, "LIFE IN THE... Read more

  Posted on 09 June 2014 CREATIVITY, CULTURE

• The Beautiful Kind

  

  Art by Daniel F Gerhotz While I walk the clay, I'm going to steal some earthly beauty. Tuck it away deep in my heart. When the time comes, I'll sneak it into... Read more

  Posted on 31 May 2014 CREATIVITY, CULTURE

• I Know A Kitty

  

  Art by Vinnie 1982 I know a kitty who had a bad day His matted hair was shaved away He swatted and hissed to no avail while The groomer just fastened a cat... Read more

  Posted on 31 May 2014 CREATIVITY, CULTURE

• A Poet to the Last

  

  “We need much less than we think we need.” “When I look back, I am so impressed again with the life-giving power of literature. Read more

  Posted on 29 May 2014 CREATIVITY, CULTURE

• I Am Emily

  

  “{Nowhere did seem to be home} And I broke my heart with weeping To come back to {the moors}; And the angels were so angry That they flung me out into The middl... Read more

  Posted on 27 May 2014 CREATIVITY, CULTURE

• Moon Watchers

  

  An internal aching for the spirit of the woods, Is growing within the starv-ed soul. To watch bejeweled fairy dances at twilight, To gaze at trees in the... Read more

  Posted on 23 May 2014 CREATIVITY, CULTURE

• Mirror, Mirror, On the Wall

  

  I read on the House in the Roses blog, now The Little White Cottage blog something that will forever change how I look at mirrors ... Read more

  Posted on 20 May 2014 CREATIVITY, CULTURE

• A Tiny Facelift

  

  I am experimenting with a new banner, ...the tiniest of facelifts, ...that still conveys what I hope this blog is about ... love of nature and my words. I... Read more

  Posted on 08 May 2014 CREATIVITY, CULTURE

• Whenever That May Be

  

  Like the winter trees, Shed of their covering and Nocturnal in their rest, I nestle deep into my thoughts and Hibernate in deep woods. Read more

  Posted on 26 April 2014 CREATIVITY, CULTURE

• Broken Glass Sunsets

  

  Art by Bing Wright BINGWRIGHT.COM Read more

  Posted on 20 April 2014 CREATIVITY, CULTURE

• Morning Bird

  

  It's been a long night tonight - so long in fact that I am just now hearing birdsong at 4 am. Not having gone to bed yet, it's quite unexpected and welcome. Read more

  Posted on 19 April 2014 CREATIVITY, CULTURE

• April As She Blooms

  

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  Posted on 14 April 2014 CREATIVITY, CULTURE

• The Night

  

  is darkening round me By Emily Brontë The night is darkening round me, The wild winds coldly blow; But a tyrant spell has bound me, And I cannot, cannot go. Read more

  Posted on 13 April 2014 CREATIVITY, CULTURE

• Gift of Reverie

  

  Some artwork that I recently discovered. Reverie is a theme in art that I really like. Probably because I need so much of it myself that I relate to these... Read more

  Posted on 22 March 2014 CREATIVITY, CULTURE

• The Woods

  

  THE MYSTIC WOOD I am always pleasantly surprised at the woods that are nearby and the beauty they offer unexpectedly and freely, just for the taking. Read more

  Posted on 16 March 2014 CREATIVITY, CULTURE

• Wild Man

  

  His trees are potted in the soil Random flowers bloom His garden A footstep ready made will do To stop and rest at random The mountain rock foundation Will... Read more

  Posted on 08 March 2014 CREATIVITY, CULTURE

• Dave the Potter

  

  He is known as Dave the Potter, Dave the Slave, or just Dave. He lived in Edgefield, South Carolina before the Civil War as a slave. He was a talented potter an... Read more

  Posted on 01 March 2014 CREATIVITY, CULTURE

• Truths and Roses

  

  All good things are wild and free - Thoreau Not until we are lost, do we begin to understand ourselves - Thoreau I make myself rich, by making my wants few -... Read more

  Posted on 28 February 2014 CREATIVITY, CULTURE

• Ready

  

  The drumbeat of spring permeates my ears. Every day the sound grows a little stronger, a little louder. A heartbeat in the same rhythm pattern as mine. In my... Read more

  Posted on 21 February 2014 CREATIVITY, CULTURE

• Let the Rain

  kiss you. Let the rain beat upon your head with silver liquid drops. Let the rain sing you a lullaby. ~Langston Hughes ~~~~~~~ Let the rain come For that is... Read more

  Posted on 09 February 2014 CREATIVITY, CULTURE