I get as happy with cornmeal mush as I do with ice cream

as happy with gallo pinto as with organic rainforest dark chocolate

-if they're cooked right

as happy with peppermint tea as with Cabernet Sauvignon

-if it's steeped long enough

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Here's the story of Rutherford Hayes

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Derived by taking all 257 of the subject tags I've used in this journal since I created it almost 6 years ago, then sorting them according to frequency of use from the most used to the least used. The new ordering produced some interesting word strings that seem to grow their own syntax ( Read more... )

Sacred ground of my ancestors
hot Memorial Day in Philadelphia
on the bank of Lënapei Sipu ~ the Delaware River
the park full of life in the sun
families out together, speaking Spanish,
bopping to the merengue beat

Where the Great Elm once stood
now stands a stone
amidst uncounted memories
and the ancient life of this land

Nuhëmak manëtuwàk!
Grandmother ( Read more... )

Birds

Death came for you

Leaving you a corpse on the dry plain

in the hot sun

Birds see you from far above and descend

Their beaks tearing away your flesh

They are here to liberate you from the earth

and take your body up into the sky

Dissolve.. let go of form…

Fly up with the birds

into the bright sky


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கொங்குதேர் வாழ்க்கை அஞ்சிறைத் தும்பி
காமம் செப்பாது கண்டது மொழிமோ
பயிலியது கெழீஇய நட்பின் மயிலியல்
செறியெயிற்று அரிவை கூந்தலின்
நறியவும் உளவோநீ அறியும் பூவே

konkutēr vālkkai añcirait tumpi
kāmam ceppātu kaNTatu molimō
payiliyatu kelīiya naTpin mayiliyal
ceriyeyirru arivai kūntalin
nariyavum uLavōnī ariyum pūvēBeautiful-winged bee ( Read more... )

மள்ளர் குழீஇய விழவி னானும்
மகளிர் தழீஇய துணங்கை யானும்
யாண்டுங் காணேன் மாண்தக் கோனை
யானுமோர் ஆடுகள மகளே என்கைக்
கோடீர் இலங்குவளை நெகிழ்த்த
பீடுகெழு குரிசிலுமோர் ஆடுகள மகளே.

maLLar kulīiya vilavi nānum
makaLir talīiya tuNankai yānum
yāNTung kāNēn māNtak kōnai
yānumōr āTukaLa makaLē enkai
kōTīr ilankuvaLai nekiltta
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Beautiful blossom
bloomed briefly- then harsh cold winds
cast her to the ground.
Let her fragrance linger on,
living in your memories.

First
             I noticed her eyes.

Then
             I noticed her badge.

This evening we went to see this Egyptian movie, دنيا Dunia, at the DC Muslim Film Festival (followed by a live belly dance performance by Katarina Gala). Directed by Jocelyne Saab and starring beautiful Hanan Turk, Dunia is a major achievement of Arab women's cinema, stunningly visual and carrying a powerful meaning.


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