Lost Technologies I remember the Telephone.There was only onein our house,a shiny black plastic contraptionenthroned on a little table in the living room. Everyone was at its beck and callsince it was attachedby a wire to the walland was thereforethe very oppositeof mobile.
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Listen to audio….Blessings I know all too wellthat living often seemsto bring nothingbut grief. Neverthelesson this extraordinary dayI give thanks,and thanks, and more thanks because somehowfor no reason at allI have suddenly been filled with Light. Lightfrom who knows whereor how –all I
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Today I surrender. At last, my silent friend and inscrutable companion, you have made it abundantly clear that Joy has nothing to do with getting what I want. That Joy is no mere vanilla flavored emotion but the unreasonable Fire
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This morning before I rise it occurs to me to at least say Thank You to the smiling inner godlet who walks the path of life with me, insisting ever so repetitively that I keep looking where I’m going so
Read moreDiscovery – a Mother’s Tale
All nightI rack my brainsdesperate to end the war between two cherished lovesand only fail miserably Until at lastin the pearly dawnI ask the god of the small and powerless:Oh Little Onewreak your kindness upon me Help me face my fearsor better
Read moreLuz Azul – Blue Light
This book is their most recent collaboration, Fernando as a poet, Rafael as a draftsman, with a production that has been giving informally for the last 21 years or so. Each one in their own field, and in this book
Read moreLosing Sadness and Finding Peace
I went on a walk to get away from some problems that were generating too much mental babble. Craving silence, I tried thinking of nothing, just feeling the stillness – but mental silence, though lovely, is hard to sustain. Then
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Walking alone by the River My heart sick, a welter Of strange lights dancing In the overwhelming gloom I ask Oh Guide, be with me… And there you are again Old Friend, Who has been with me Since I can
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Seven Poems For Mary Shaver Hobi 1946-2014 1. On the immanent departure of a dear friend The news of your departure Your infinite voyage Is still too fresh a wound Opening my heart like A red flower
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