Blessed guardian— Standing still and vigilant. Friend of winter black. Garden of flowers, Black and white among rainbows. Leaves float in water. White hunter on wing— Silent under the moonlight. Bare trees marching on.
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Garden Stroll
Tagged with: art, companionship, dog, emotion, family, forest, garden, Haiku, knowledge, life paths, love, owl, paths, reflection, skunk, symbology, tea, temple guardian, winter
Posted in Poetry
Posted in Poetry
Honey Promenade
Sunflower on walk. Maple tree veiling kinfolk. Golden rose abed. Sweet nectar dripping, Bees buzzing one sing song voice. Honeysuckle breeze. Distant heat shimmers. Dry winds carry desert sound. Liquid gold dips…
Blossums Shower
Spring parasol wide– Silk rustles supple mistress. Cherry blossums sweet.
Apple of the Orient
Persimmon sits ripe Juice barely dry upon lips. Refreshing wind blows.
Personal Retreats
This week’s Retreat highlight is less a specific place and more an ideal. The Retreat started as a small garden getaway in my life, someplace to rest, relax, and recuperate along with friends and family. While I would have loved…
Tagged with: escapism, garden, garden retreat, gardening, hermatige, individual, personal retreat, reflection, retreat, SecondLife, solitude
Posted in Locations
Posted in Locations
Guerrilla Gardening
Civil disobedience, in many forms, can be seen in the actions of Gandhi, Rev. King, Thoreau, etc. It has taken many forms ranging from the violent protests of the 1960’s counter culture to Home Rule to the more recent Arab…
Tagged with: civil disobedience, garden, gardening, Ghandi, guerrilla gardening, Liz Christy, nature, peace, Rev. King, self, spring, symbology
Posted in Gardening and Nature, Informaitional
Posted in Gardening and Nature, Informaitional
Summer Heat
The week marked a return to the Retreat Gardens. Because of events at the Retreat, the caretaking of the garden was minimalized to the point where the term overgrown was starting to be used. Clean out and ground sweeping as…
Impish Flowers Blushing
Under the cloud peaks Three flowers in summer bloom All blush with splendor
Xiong Nai Xin Retreat 