Edward Burne-Jones, The Wedding of Psyche, 1895, Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium. Something old, something newSomething borrowed, something blueAnd a sixpence in her shoe.–a Victorian rhyme i.Something oldGranite boulder sitsat delta’s mouth through seasonsa silent witnesswho compiles earth’s historiesin its slow return to dust.ii.Something newDeath makes way for lifeone’s exhale other’s first breathdo…
dVerse Q249 — Living History
Living HistoryRemember whenyou put the hornto your ear;attached to a cordthat attached toa cabinet?Remember crankinga handle to reachan operator;where you talkedthrough a tubein the front?If you remember,you may consideryourself vintage also. I am today’s host for dVerse’ Quadrille Monday, where I ask you to write a 44-word poem using the word horn or some derivation…
#FFF 75 (on Thursday) fmg 042826
Even though Chihuly’s exhibit doesn’t open until May 2, there is plenty of it out and about on the grounds of Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park. Tuesday was a beautiful day to walk around. Sunny and slightly chilly as the sun started going down. Links to learn more about the 2 sculptures included here:…
A2Z 2026 Zemyna, Links to all posts, Concluding statement, and links to my favorite A2Z 2026 blogs (LONG)
Žemyna (Lithuanian) Zemyna Shrine ŽemynaOther names known by:ŽemljaPerkunateléŽemynėlė or Žemelė) (from Lithuanian: žemė – earth/)Žemyna stems from the name of Proto-Indo-European Earth-goddess *Dʰéǵʰōm, which relates to Thracian Žemele (‘mother earth’) and Greek Semelē (Σεμέλη.) Žemyna is the earth-goddess and is a psychopomp of the dead. She is usually regarded as mother goddess and one of the chief Lithuanian gods similar to Latvian Žemes māte. She personifies the fertile earth and nourishes all life on…
#FF — Hand and Glove
PHOTO PROMPT © David Stewart Hand and Glove Holling and I met at university, in the Forestry Program’s biology lab. We teamed up as lab partners, then as more. “Darla, we’ve been together six months. I want you to meet my family.” Flying in a small private plane over dense forest towards the northernmost tip…
A2Z 2026 Yushkep
Yushkep Kamuy (Ainu) No images found of her, but this one looked like I would imagine her to look Yushkep Kamuy is the kamuy (goddess) of the spiders in Ainu mythology. She is also known as Ashketanne Mat (Long-fingered Woman.) She is the familiar of female shamans and is called upon to aid in childbirth. Yushkep Kamuy is a benevolent and wise figure in…
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