You have reached a quiet bamboo grove, where you will find an eclectic mix of nature, music, writing, and other creative arts. Tao-Talk is curated by a philosophical daoist who has thrown the net away.
eye. A-counting we will go afield, on moss-bordered paths skirting river snakes. When we let our eyes slow we may note a plop; yet nature’s un-count ability draws us, I think.
eye eye. Mysterious beings, they speak solitonic language that becomes apparent when we work with them. They aren’t just squiggly lines that we manipulate to make sense of a thing.
eye vee. limited by fingers and toes? what if millipedes ruled? what if millipedes rule?
Mish is today’s host for dVerse’ Tuesday Poetics. Mish wants us to write about numbers. I decided to write a series of short poems and purposely did not use any numbers. I could write about numbers all day long. Mish, thank you for a wonderfully expansive prompt.
What a fabulous series, Lisa, and no numbers (except for the roman numerals)! I enjoyed the wander through nature, a-counting as we went, and the squiggly lines and millipedes made me smile. I used to do i-ching many years ago, so that poem resonated with me.
Kim, thanks, yes those Roman numerals, pesky little buggers. On i-ching, whether we do it or not, we are ruled by the cyclicity of change was what I was trying to get at. Happy you enjoyed the wander through nature <3
Loved your ‘nursery rhyme’ romp Lisa – I did have to look up ‘solitonic’ – but hey that’s a learning for me😊 and millipedes should rule, I’m sure they would find maths far easier than I did😄
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what an enjoyable read to your varied stanzas Lisa – a deep dive into all the permutations and riding that Soliton wave
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Laura, thank you!
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I think millipeds rule, since we are ruled by finance.
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What a fabulous series, Lisa, and no numbers (except for the roman numerals)! I enjoyed the wander through nature, a-counting as we went, and the squiggly lines and millipedes made me smile. I used to do i-ching many years ago, so that poem resonated with me.
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Kim, thanks, yes those Roman numerals, pesky little buggers. On i-ching, whether we do it or not, we are ruled by the cyclicity of change was what I was trying to get at. Happy you enjoyed the wander through nature <3
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You’re welcome, Lisa.
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Kim, I just removed the roman numerals, you’re right, they needed to go.
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😮
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I saw those roman numerals vanish! Nice edit and what an interesting approach to the theme. You have me reading about soliton….also interesting.
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Thanks, Mish.
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Very creative, Lisa.
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Dwight, thanks.
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A fun and thoughtful romp all the way and I love the questions at the end.
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D, thanks much.
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Nicely woven Lisa. ‘solitonic’, at least I was in the ballpark when I looked it up. I should have taken your words that followed as clue!
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Randy, thank you.
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Loved your ‘nursery rhyme’ romp Lisa – I did have to look up ‘solitonic’ – but hey that’s a learning for me😊 and millipedes should rule, I’m sure they would find maths far easier than I did😄
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Ange, many thanks, and I agree :)
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You are far too clever for me! And I liked this very much… I, too, had to look up solitonic…
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I found it on rhymezone as a synonym to another word (forgot what now) and said yeah :)
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I love discovering new words in all sorts of ways. Bonus points for using it!
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:)
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The eyes have it : )
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:)
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Thank you for sharing the number chart too…particularly interested in Eastern Arabic! That upside down love heart!
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You are welcome. I was randomly looking for some graphic that fit. It was almost a surprise to see how many other ways there are to write numbers.
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I think I’ll reblog this if that’s ok? Deserves to be read and reread.
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Catherin, yes, go ahead, glad you feel it should be read by others.
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Thank you so much Lisa/Li
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You’re welcome. I got your email. My email address is ms_jade_li@hotmail.com if you need it.
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Thank you! I sent you an invite.
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Thanks for the invite, but not going to sign on.
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No worries
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Reblog is up! Let me know if you’d like any changes
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Soliton and plop in the same poem! 👏
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Revolution #9
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Hold that line!
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