The Book of Qualities (selections), by J. Ruth Gendler |
THE WIND: The Wind is a gossip. Not in a malicious way. She just likes to move around and stir things up. She runs through the fire barefoot and has no fear of heights. She carries big blue bowls of r...
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"The Prophet" by Kahlil Gibran: 'On Marriage' |
On Marriage
Then Almitra spoke again and said, "And what of Marriage, master?"
And he answered saying:
You were born together, and together you shall be forevermore.
You shall be together w...
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"The Prophet" by Kahlil Gibran: 'On Pain' |
On Pain
And a woman spoke, saying, "Tell us of Pain."
And he said:
Your pain is the breaking of the shell that encloses your understanding.
Even as the stone of the fruit must break, that i...
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"The Prophet" by Kahlil Gibran: 'On Work' |
On Work
Then a ploughman said, "Speak to us of Work."
And he answered, saying:
You work that you may keep pace with the earth and the soul of the earth.
For to be idle is to become a stranger unto...
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"The Prophet" by Kahlil Gibran: 'On Giving' |
On GivingThen said a rich man, "Speak to us of Giving."
And he answered:
You give but little when you give of your possessions.
It is when you give of yourself that you truly give.
For what are y...
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"The Prophet" by Kahlil Gibran (selections) |
The Coming of the Ship
Almustafa, the chosen and the beloved, who was a dawn onto his own day, had waited twelve years in the city of Orphalese for his ship that was to return and bear him back to the...
Posted by A s h l e y on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST |
saba the bird |
I've been asked what my email address is all about, and I'm apparently in the mood to be posting this sort of thing, so this is the Patti Smith poem that is the source of "saba the bird."
saba ...
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Which 80's Pop Icon Are You? |
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Posted by A s h l e y on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST |
