Showing posts with label aros. Show all posts
Showing posts with label aros. Show all posts
Monday, July 11, 2011
Stone #61 -a short video of my patio oasis in the city
direct link: Spit of a Backyard Spills Bliss
My meditation today was cleaning my little patio - raking, scraping caked leaves and dirt, sweeping and dragging the paper garden recycling bag that I had filled to the curb. In between I sat back and contemplated the green ash, enjoyed my dog, and, after finishing the clean-up, gazed at the canopy of leaves above me for uninterrupted hours.
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A spit of a backyard spills bliss into hours, yes it does.
Especially during a heat wave - 32°C/90°F and a humidex of 38, which doesn't describe the vapour pressure and inferno of heat Toronto was today.
A little bit of earth, connected to my apartment by a short walk, can offer lovely rest and contentment on a hot summer's day. A nice place to serve tea and cake to family and friends. Or to write, and I did get some writing that's been hard to do done this afternoon! Last year I put a hammock up, but rarely used it, so this year it's the chaise longe for resting, contemplating. My oasis in the city, and we do all need our oases.
Sunday, July 10, 2011
Stone #60
In my fluid relationships, every incarnation of love in my life remains with me and carries me to the next wave, the next immersion.
Saturday, July 09, 2011
Stone #59
The fishbowl pushes the air aside. Fish hide in plants that grow underwater. Dart. Slowly slide backwards to the edge of the glass, and watch with one blue eye.
Friday, July 08, 2011
Stone #58
A new country was birthed in the world today. / My day of mundane tasks / the jubilation of the peoples of South Sudan.
Thursday, July 07, 2011
Stone #57
In my bedroom curtain, that I was sewing, a small dead fly fell out. Deep teal sheen under wings of sheer grey symmetry, vacant gaze of compound eye.
Wednesday, July 06, 2011
Stone #56
Tonight I dug out of storage and heaved upstairs 30 years of private journals: these are my stones tonight.
Tuesday, July 05, 2011
Monday, July 04, 2011
Stone #54
My green ash is hermaphroditic and functionally female, knobby brown flower clusters, bunches of seed pods, a Niun among maples and cedars.
Sunday, July 03, 2011
Stone #53
A old frock, barefoot, every inch of warm summer air welcoming to the skin which sinks into it; in the warmth, I am innerly pliable.
Saturday, July 02, 2011
Stone #52
Note on street over potted plant that is later gone-
free to a good home
a cedar where birdsong can one day take shelter
a cedar where birdsong can one day take shelter
Friday, July 01, 2011
Stone #51: Canada Day
A crackling dark: sleek streamers of light, flashing strobe-lit exploding jellyfish, flying thunderbolts, fountains of neon flowers.
Thursday, June 30, 2011
July 'River of Stones'
Lots of people are joining, about to toss pebbles of poetry --- haiku-like moments of noticing, meditating, writing --- into the river. You should too:
Why you should join the river: Because having a notebook, or a blog, and a vow to write one small stone in it each day can help you keep a sense of wonder about the world. Deciding to take part in the July challenge, to notice something each day and write about it, sets in motion that willingness to reach out - that willingness to really look and listen to the world - and to stand in awe.
On the black river,
a pair of great-crested grebe nod
towards the ceremonies of spring.
Kate Noakes
Kaspalita Thompson and Fiona Robyn, beautiful, newly-wedded couple, are the inspirations behind River of Stones.
Friday, June 24, 2011
Stone #50: Is Rosette's
After the rain, roses everywhere, their thorn-bitten thick lips, petals falling like tricks, lipstick red pistils around their bushes.
(a wee note to myself, if you ever want to see them, just email me for the key)
(a wee note to myself, if you ever want to see them, just email me for the key)
Saturday, June 18, 2011
Terre Verte
Pale green stretch lace, shimmer of embroidery, like Japanese watercolours catching the spring sun through pale green trees.
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A Wedding Stone for Fiona and Kaspa's nuptials today.
Note: Besides 'Green Earth,' Terre Verte is a painter's paint colour.
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A Wedding Stone for Fiona and Kaspa's nuptials today.
Note: Besides 'Green Earth,' Terre Verte is a painter's paint colour.
Friday, June 03, 2011
Wedding Small Stones
The Festival of the Trees -60 took over my blog on June 1st, and what a fine festival! Luckily, it's not too late to post this call to participate in a wedding on the River of Stones by adding your own small stone to the celebrations.
Kaspa and Fiona are both on a mission to help the world connect with the world through writing. They are also getting married on Saturday the 18th of June.
For their fantasy wedding present, they are asking people across the world to write them a ‘small stone’ and send it using this form. You can also post the stone on your blog, or facebook or on twitter using the #aros hashtag.
A small stone is a short piece of observational writing – simply pay attention to something properly and then write it down. Find out more about small stones here.
This is their request, in their words:
If you’re willing to help, we’d love you to do two things:
1) Re-post this blog on your own blog any time before June the 18th and give your readers a chance to hear about what we’re doing. You can simply copy and paste the text, or you can find the html here.
2) Write us a small stone on our wedding day whilst we’re saying our vows and eating cake, post it on your blog, and send it to us.
You can find out more about our project at our website, Wedding Small Stones, and you can also read our blog at A River of Stones.
We also have a July challenge coming soon, when we’ll be challenging you to notice one thing every day during July and write it down.
Thank you for listening, and we hope we’ll be returning from our honeymoon to an inbox crammed with small stones, including yours.
Kaspa and Fiona
Kaspa and Fiona are both on a mission to help the world connect with the world through writing. They are also getting married on Saturday the 18th of June.
For their fantasy wedding present, they are asking people across the world to write them a ‘small stone’ and send it using this form. You can also post the stone on your blog, or facebook or on twitter using the #aros hashtag.
A small stone is a short piece of observational writing – simply pay attention to something properly and then write it down. Find out more about small stones here.
This is their request, in their words:
If you’re willing to help, we’d love you to do two things:
1) Re-post this blog on your own blog any time before June the 18th and give your readers a chance to hear about what we’re doing. You can simply copy and paste the text, or you can find the html here.
2) Write us a small stone on our wedding day whilst we’re saying our vows and eating cake, post it on your blog, and send it to us.
You can find out more about our project at our website, Wedding Small Stones, and you can also read our blog at A River of Stones.
We also have a July challenge coming soon, when we’ll be challenging you to notice one thing every day during July and write it down.
Thank you for listening, and we hope we’ll be returning from our honeymoon to an inbox crammed with small stones, including yours.
Kaspa and Fiona
Sunday, March 20, 2011
Stone #49
turned a corner to a spotlight pressed the voice memo and spoke of the startling light white in the close sky for blocks moon talking
Saturday, March 19, 2011
Friday, March 18, 2011
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