by Samantha on April 22, 2008
Gaia is in her glory—as are we who tend her. Eternal female, she appears on her day/Earth Day dressed in a rainbow of silks, flowing chiffons, with a halo of daffodils twined on long curling tresses, and pedicured toes sporting silvery moon-rings. Her Venusian beauty vibrates, giving off rich scents of possibility. After her winter-crone [...]
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Earth Day,
earth-connections,
feminine,
Gaia,
generous,
green Goddess,
Savasana,
spring fever,
Tadasana
by Samantha on April 17, 2008
Nirvana Spring sun whispers compared to August fire Its timid warmth more cherished As though it can only outline, Tease out fullness And fool’s folly, hope. Surviving another cold sojourn The bone-life, Where Nirvana comes hard April incandescence uncoils us, Small Garters twisting on warm logs Shedding to shape-shift. Asana: Vrksasana, Tree Pose. Stand in [...]
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balance,
Dancing Tree,
Nirvana,
shape-shifting,
spring uncoiling,
timid light,
Tree Pose,
Vrksasana
by Samantha on April 11, 2008
For those who garden in the North East, spring days are holy, they are also hell…. So much to do all at once, alongside such splendid joy and incomparable relief at winter’s release. My eyes rove over winter-white grass, broken branches, and withered rose cane. Suddenly, the luminescent green throat of the Grackle, the pear [...]
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green Goddess,
Headstand,
heaven and hell,
inarticulate buds,
inner muscle,
Salamba Sirsasana,
spring,
upside down POV