[Rationalists, please suspend your disbelief long enough to skip to the poetry and read it. :) Thanks!]

I know it seems something of an oxymoron to say that Mercury Retrograde (traditionally blamed for communication and travel snafus for 3-ish weeks 3 to 4 times a year) has been responsible for something good.  I've read several Astrological essays ( Read more... )

So sad.  I just stumbled across a piece of news that others before me have known.  My lessened connection to LJ has kept me a bit out of the loop. The wonderful ozarque is disabled, and unable to blog or communicate much at all.

Here's the news:
http://ozarque.livejournal.com/ ( Read more... )

I made a post this morning in my Uncharted Love blog, with a beautiful poem by Marge Piercy.  Unfortunately, it looks like the fellow who kindly hosts my site is doing some maintenance on my blog right now.  So service may be erratic. My apologies!  For you folks here on LJ (or read my LJ through my FB), here's a re-post.  Enjoy!
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Preparing to go off to HAI L2 this evening (THANK YOU to everyone who has contributed!) I went looking for some poetry to bring with me. Looks like this one never got posted to LJ. In keeping with my intent to actually use this space as a JOURNAL (whodathunkit??) and the fact that my poetry is a very sure journal of my life, sometimes more depthful ( Read more... )

There comes a time
when you must proceed
according to your own heart
being
(we are always be-ing)
as it is
(as you are)
the only light
for miles within
.

(Copyright 2/20/11, Dawn M. Davidson)

Another poem written a little while back.( Read more... )

[originally in Navel-gazing]
( 'Well, she liked YOU, Akien...' )

( Poetry )

Poised on knife
edge
teetering
f
a
l
l
i
n
g
Oh.
Too late.
Not enough courage
again.