Feathers

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feathers float on air
Summer-warm leisure breezes flow
rocking my hammock

The robins are building nests and every bit of twine, stick, or feather is fair game. I watched one trying vainly to lift an artificial flower spike he had procured from who knows where. After several attempts, he gave up and tore one or two of the silk petals from it for his nest.

Stay wild moonchild ~ JP

Thoughts on Tea

Tea, tea that marvelous brew
the more I drink, the more I do
the more I do, the better I feel
so I’ll drink tea with every meal
Black and green and oolong too
tisanes or a medicinal brew
made with love have great appeal
for life and health it’s quite a deal
to sit and sip with a lakeside view
under a sky of cerulean blue

It is no secret to anyone who knows me that I love tea. I fell in love with Taiwan after visiting a tiny tea shop deep in the mountains of Lugu. The experience was life altering with deep conversations about tea growing, roasting, and brewing instructions. Talking with the “tea lady” about children and places to visit drove home the absolute certainty that people are the same all over the world.

Celebrate our differences ~ JP

Death Among the Stars

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In response to; dVerse prosery, hosted by Dora this week

“What does it matter that the stars we see are already dead.”

Your challenge: Write a piece of prose (not poetry) of no more than 144 words that includes the above given line. You may change it with breaks or punctuation without altering the order of the words.

The night sky shines down on a lonely grave, heavily adorned with flowers. The flowers will soon be dead, much as the night sky with fade with the dawn. Light reaching us from unimaginable distances racing across time and space to reach this blink of existence. What does it matter? That the stars we see are already dead is just another juxtaposition of life and death across the vast and ever changing sky.

Word count 73

Keep your feet on the ground but keep reaching for the stars ~ JP

Weight Management and Higher Vibes

As anybody who knows me will tell you, I have weight issues. A few weeks ago I decided it was time for some changes because Holy Toledo that stupid scale is plotting against me again. I took steps to avoid or at least minimize the dreaded steroid affect and my eating has remained fairly well controlled, although I am beginning to wonder exactly how many carrots one human can consume. Yesterday I was finally feeling well enough to begin back on my “morning movement” program which consists of intuitive dance and yoga. The dance in particular is very vibe raising and always makes me feel better immediately. After my morning routine today, I drew the above from my Spirit Junkie inspiration deck and , ya know what, it is incredibly true! Love those bits of synchronicity.

May your movement leave you feeling empowered. ~ JP

Dark and Moody

Dark and Moody
New moon, total eclipse of the sun
dark energy rises, moody skies
in the shadows of my mind
lurk those dark and moody times
from long ago and far away
long lost nights, forgotten days
as the energy begins to swirl
like the vast tsunami curl
plunges into the silent sea
fantastic terrors shivering

In response to Weekly Prompts Colour Challenge where our prompt is Black and my own prompt jar – Dark and Moody

If you are in the path of the eclipse totality happy safe viewing. If like me you’re a bit out of the totality zone, watch your energy, it’s a bit chaotic today. 🙂

Peace Peeps ~JP