Daily Poem: Shiva Tears Off ~ Anonymous
Shiva Tears Off ~Anonymous, from Sattasai 5.55 Shiva tears off Parvati’s underclothes during love Playful delicate hands fold across two of his eyes the third eye she kisses may it protect you
Shiva Tears Off ~Anonymous, from Sattasai 5.55 Shiva tears off Parvati’s underclothes during love Playful delicate hands fold across two of his eyes the third eye she kisses may it protect you
This seems particularly suitable for our Lady of Death. Vermilion Flycatcher, San Pedro River, Arizona ~Margaret Atwood The river’s been here, violent, right where we’re standing, you can tell by the trash caught overhead in the trees. Now it’s a trickle, and we’re up to our knees in late-spring yellowing weeds. A vermilion flycatcher […]
Cherishing What Isn’t ~ Jack Gilbert Ah, you three women whom I have loved in this long life, along with the few others. And the four I may have loved, or stopped short of loving. I wander through these woods making songs of you. Some of regret, some of longing, and a terrible one of […]
Saturday Aubade ~ Anastasia Haysler Watching you while you slept, Tired from the night, Dreaming of the night, I noticed that one lock of hair Which persists in curling over your left eye Despite your best efforts to straighten i. I leaned over to kiss it, and you. You woke, and kissed me with the […]
They Tied the Loving Knot ~Anonymous, Ireland, 17th Century They tied the loving knot: a crane and the fox from Bri Ghobhann. The fox vowed to the crane their knot would never break. Unwise, in a wilderness, to cleave to such a mate . . . . When he’s been fasting a while put not […]
