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No Time

Posted on February 14, 2015 by ivonprefontaine

This is a wonderful poem, explanation of who the poet was/is, and images that bring the words to life. Do we have time to stand and stare? We should.

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No Time
Zeit-los

What is this life if, full of care,
We have no time to stand and stare.

No time to stand beneath the boughs
And stare as long as sheep or cows.

SSS: Siri Selma Selfie with a leisurely staring cow on the Cley Marshes, Norfolk

No time to see, when woods we pass,
Where squirrels hide their nuts in grass.

No time to see, in broad daylight,
Streams full of stars, like skies at night.

No time to turn at Beauty’s glance,
And watch her feet, how they can dance.

No time to wait till her mouth can
Enrich that smile her eyes began.

A poor life this if, full of care,
We have no time to stand and stare.

We nearly fell off our bookshelves when we researched the poem “Leisure” by William Henry Davies. The author’s amazing life story as well as…

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Sixth sense

Posted on February 10, 2015 by ivonprefontaine

Sixth sense.

The poem at the link is a wonderful description of poetry as a sixth sense.

Poetry is like a sense which brings all the other senses alive and into sharper focus. We are able to read the words and enjoy their fuller meaning in the spaces between each word, each line, and each stanza.

We relive poetry over and over in new ways and embody the meaning in who we are and who we are becoming.

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Saturday Satire, Canadian Style!

Posted on February 7, 2015 by ivonprefontaine

When Kathy and I met, she had not watched a complete hockey game from beginning to end. That changed the second night so she could time when to meet me for our “first date.” She has watched many a game since then, including when I played and coached.

The Chicago Files

– all pictures courtesy of Mo from the http://thecrazycrone.org/. Mo’s sense of humor is very similar to mine, and she shared these pictures with me knowing my Canuck sense of ‘ha ha’. If there is one thing I know about Canadians, it is that we can collectively have a laugh at our own expense, all in the name of, “The Great White North”!

Please join me (and Mo, who lives in North Cyprus) with a little, “Canadian Content” to provide a little laugh to your day!

I am quite certain there are many Canadians (especially those who live in the Provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta) who are grinning from ear to frozen ear with this little montage. I must confess that during many exasperatingly frigid Prairie winters I felt relieved at the ‘warmer’ temperatures when the -40C had left the region. Interestingly enough, I found myself switching to a…

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About Silence

Posted on February 4, 2015 by ivonprefontaine

When we look into the infinite space that is the Universe, we watch a slow dance that we are part of even when we do not feel we are part of it. It is in the silence that we find in that dance that leads us forward like a great dance partner, never stepping on our toes.

Life With Catnip

The silent
dance
of the
infinite stars
Are like
You
and I.

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People With Integrity

Posted on February 3, 2015 by ivonprefontaine

A part of integrity, often overlooked, is to be open when we make mistakes and be responsible for our actions. Although I believe the world acts on us and we on it, to be masters and mistresses of our destinies means being and becoming responsible for the who we are always becoming.

Orlando Espinosa