June 19, 2020 | Filed Under Poem for Hela | Comments Off on Poem: How Dark the Beginning—Maggie Smith
How Dark the Beginning
—Maggie Smith
All we ever talk of is light—
let there be light, there was light then,
good light—but what I consider
dawn is darker than all that.
So many hours between the day
receding and what we recognize
as morning, the sun cresting
like a wave that won’t break
over us—as if light were protective,
as if no hearts were flayed,
no bodies broken on a day
like today. In any film,
the sunrise tells us everything
will be all right. Danger wouldn’t
dare show up now, dragging
its shadow across the screen.
We talk so much of light, please
let me speak on behalf
of the good dark. Let us
talk more of how dark
the beginning of a day is.
June 14, 2020 | Filed Under Tarot, Runes, Oracles, Weekly Insight | Comments Off on Weekly Insight from the Oracles for June 14, 2020
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June 7, 2020 | Filed Under Tarot, Runes, Oracles, Weekly Insight | Comments Off on Weekly Insight from the Oracles for June 7, 2020
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June 4, 2020 | Filed Under One Nice Thing | Comments Off on One Nice Thing: The Elecams at The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee
I love elephants, and find them fascinating. Such majestic creatures, and also playful and clever!
The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee provides a home, haven, and herd for rescued elephants on their property. Currently, 11 elephants are in residence, enjoying companionship with other elephants and care for their well-being.
The Sanctuary has fourteen cameras set up in three of the habitats so we non-pachyderms can enjoy the residents’ adventures. There’s nothing quite like watching two elephants play together to brighten one’s day!
The human staff also have an Elecrafts page, so you can play along by making your own elephant-themed art projects.
Best of all, you don’t have to go to Tennessee to visit—the Sanctuary Visitors Center can arrange a virtual visit for a groups of all kinds and all ages—not just for school children!
Photo Credit: The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee.
June 3, 2020 | Filed Under Poem for Hela | Comments Off on Poem: Three Poems—Ping Hsin
Three Poems
—Ping Hsin
Translated from Chinese by Julia C. Lin
The fishing boats have returned!
Behold the specks of red light above the river!
The evening rain,
Strand by strand is woven into the thoughts of the poet.
This ancient courtyard,
This twilight,
This silken thread of verse
Closely binds the departing sun and me.
