Warm breath on the skin Night air standing silent still Pale moon gazing down
Monthly Archives: January 2013
Winter Slumber
Winter rest and sleep Slumber under the hard ground Trembling energy “Without having experienced the cold of winter, one cannot appreciate the warmth of spring.”
Winter Feelings
There are times, especially during the winter, when I wonder about emotions. From the fall season of Halloween and Thanksgiving through New Years Day, we as a society have several holidays and celebration upon celebration to keep us focused on…
Writings
I have added a section or new category to my retreat. This section is primarily for random writings such as Haiku (probably the most prevalent), Western poems, short stories, and prose. I created this section for the purposes of writing…
Dawn
Golden dawn alight In the meadow snow and ice Life stands awaiting
Bending Like a Reed
Vulnerability can be difficult. Opening yourself up to the world, while one would think easy, is for many (myself included) sometimes an almost impossible task. Society teaches us that we must be strong, persistent, guarded, unemotional, logical…invulnerable. When this happens…
Snow Days
As anytime where snow blesses our little corner of the world, today has been a flurry (excuse the pun) of activity. I am not sure if it is the change in routine, the addition of actual weather, or the child…
Posted in Gardening and Nature, Musings
Unconditional Love
Is love indefinable? An emotion? A chemical reaction? Spiritual Connection? A gift? A curse? More than virtually any other emotion or feeling felt by humans, love has been studied, written about, sung about, and generally been the center of numerous…
Nian Xióng Hall 