I don’t know if you saw me, Standing on the edge of your forest. You were gazing deep into something, sullenly, or perhaps solemnly, sadly Or then again, maybe even wisely. Oh what a beautiful, old sage You are. And I think painfully so. The skeletal enchantment Of your story, Still whispers me to [...]
He sat by the foot of the mountain. His eyes closed, his heart open, his mouth breathing in the fragments of sea dust that were clinging to the last moments of the day. He had traveled far only to encounter the mountain once again. His age was impenetrable, his mind still and set. He gathered [...]
© Vivianne LaRiviere It was a simple day, with simple rain. Spring. Easter. Light. Believers and non, for dinner. Called. Light. Rain. Easter. I stared at you for a long time, through the window. Light Rain. Easter. I still don’t understand how you are able to fashion the voice of the heart – on the [...]
There are not many workshops happening these days. There are not many phone calls being made, brochures being handed out, or contacts being addressed. However, there is a harkening sense that yet a deeper life awaits. The muses have taken hold of me like the ripples of autumn water. And so I write and sing [...]
‘Tis the midpoint, A day of sparkle And yet darkness succumbs to our early hours. We may feel caught between the shadows, But maybe such a beguiling place to be For trickster may dance, The autumn clouds may hover, Offering us the blessings of saints, sinners And respite. Call us. Dance us in. Prepare the [...]
And brisk my heart speaks To the innocence of your name. Your breath, the dew of word And witness of my soul, Caressing the delicate darkness of innocence. And yet, where be you When the true night unfolds? Shivering in the lament of the autumn’s dusk, I wish you kindness and affection, As you shed [...]
Walking with the dog in the pasture behind my house, taking pictures of the dew, I hear some sort of rustling. I turn to see a charming bird, hopping about gayfully, priming and singing amongst the frost tipped leaves adorning the side of the shed. Of course my first instinct is to take a picture. [...]
Dangling on a tight rope of heat, Breathing solemnly yet Anticipating the rains, The storms, The enchanted visitor ~ Oh Behold! the divinity of bluebirds, The chorus of crows, And the nattering jokes Of Insolent mosquitoes. And oh-so delightful to behold the clamouring sky unveiling oh-so slowly into a fragrant night. The kaleidscope bellies of [...]
Oh, tender, green Earth, The deepest and calmest of green, Flowing over yards, culverts, meadows and valleys, and gracing the mountains tops with pristine satin gowns of grace and delight, I hold my breath, At the splendour of your exquisite radiant and emerald light, This longest day and shortest night. Oh, tender green Earth, Lush [...]
During a recent meditation, I received the message: “Buy a push broom.” What in the world? First thing that came to mind was a childhood memory of going to a neighbour’s business establishment and asking for a job. He was a barber. I must have been about 11 years old and full of excitement at [...]
