18. A photo of one of your classes

Long time since I was at school!  Here is one of 'my' classes, in that I'm facilitator of the WordsFlow writers' group. In this photo - the only group photo of WordsFlow that I have - Thom the World Poet is guest presenter, leading a workshop. We love Thom, who is an inspiring presenter, and grab him for a workshop ( Read more... )

By Thom Moon 10
(posted with permission)

i cannot see my hand in front of me
the bush outside my borrowed window is black and deep and dark
absolutely no perspective is gained around me
unless and until i look-UP!
fierce stars and planets in  a foreign constellation
beam brightness and illumination
as it is by night-so too by day
your candescence ( Read more... )

By Thom Moon 10
(Posted with permission ... just because I like it.)

She had put the crab pots out and invoked turtle wisdom
(slow,deep,sustaining-with our whole world upon its shell)
Went out to pick up the crab pots
First one empty-second one full of crabs
Third one -something stuck inside
Now the water was clear so she could see down
at a ( Read more... )

I'm very happy to have finished my blog about Thom's workshop.

It's not merely the fact of having completed it, but rather the fact that in the writing of it I got to relive a splendid afternoon that reminded me who I am. That was on Friday - the day before I began the Eight Days, or that afternoon would have qualified for sure. And see, it does ( Read more... )

Ecstatic write-up at the WordsFlow blog.

GREEN IS THE NEW GOLD

Our garden that you co-created-well
i ate the first green beans this morning
and those snap peas are snacks-
tomatoes threaten multitudes once sun encourages
and green spring is stirring up the onions and our carrots
A woman with no food was given gardens from ours-
the more abundance this only earth provides
sustenance and ( Read more... )