A Birthday ~

Posted by Maverick ~ on April 15, 2017
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A Birthday
Christina Rossetti

My heart is like a singing bird
Whose nest is in a water’d shoot;
My heart is like an apple-tree
Whose boughs are bent with thickset fruit;
My heart is like a rainbow shell
That paddles in a halcyon sea;
My heart is gladder than all these
Because my love is come to me.

Raise me a dais of silk and down;
Hang it with vair and purple dyes;
Carve it in doves and pomegranates,
And peacocks with a hundred eyes;
Work it in gold and silver grapes,
In leaves and silver fleurs-de-lys;
Because the birthday of my life
Is come, my love is come to me.

I am…

Posted by Maverick ~ on April 14, 2017
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I am the Soul in All
by Jalal al-Din Rumi

I am the dust in the sunlight,
 I am the ball of the sun . . .
 I am the mist of morning,
 the breath of evening . . . .
 I am the spark in the stone,
 the gleam of gold in the metal . . . .
 The rose and the nightingale
 drunk with its fragrance.
 I am the chain of being,
 the circle of the spheres,
 The scale of creation,
 the rise and the fall.
 I am what is and is not . . .
 I am the soul in all.

Azaleas ~

Posted by Maverick ~ on April 10, 2017
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“In China, the azalea flower is thought to be a strong symbol of womanhood. In other parts of the world they are thought to represent passion and fragility; however, these flowers are best known for their expression of “take care of yourself.” These flowers are frequently given as gifts to pass along the wish that the recipient be good to himself – especially during illness or trying times.”  *

“You can cut all the flowers but you cannot keep spring from coming.”
— Pablo Neruda

WPC: Security

Posted by Maverick ~ on April 8, 2017
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Security is the chief enemy of mortals. —William Shakespeare

Much like Krista’s Morty, Gypsy arrived last October on a cloudy Saturday morning and secured her forever home. The veterinarian called for several weeks the number listed on her micro chip but never received a response. She had traveled over 25 miles to be here and so now I try to teach her to pick up her toys and put them in the box when she’s finished playing with them. It’ll take a while.

🐶

Weekly Photo Challenge: Security