A couple of weeks ago, when we went to Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park , I saw an orchid wrapped in what looked like birch bark hanging from something and in beautiful bloom (why didn’t I take a picture of it?). I had known before that tropical orchids naturally live on trees so seeing it…
Author: Lisa or Li
mother, grandmother, gardener, observer of nature, reader, writer, learner, bicyclist, woman who runs with the wolves, lover of music, philosophical daoist. Welcome.
“Life will break you.” Louise Erdrich
“Life will break you. Nobody can protect you from that, and living alone won’t either, for solitude will also break you with its yearning. You have to love. You have to feel. It is the reason you are here on earth. You are here to risk your heart. You are here to be swallowed up….
Anticipate
Wiggling their way Through the cosmoplasm Traveling with quantum leaps Over and around dimensions Vines of energy Penetrating protons Navigating neutrons Gathering qi Magnetic energy Discombobulating prior master hypotheses. Defying definition, These rogues are on a mission. To reach that shimmering aura. How will I know? Shimmers bounce. I wait. The Daily Post prompt Anticipate
Happy Fishes
image link I’ve been a student of philosophical taoism/daoism for several years now. Two of the main texts studied are The Tao Te Ching/Dao De Jing and the Chuang Tzu/Zhuang Zi. The Dao De Jing (DDJ)’s main speaker is an old guy named Lao Tzu/Lao Zi, and the Zhuang Zi (ZZ)’s main character in the…
Willie and Tillie
This is my entry in the subversive children’s story challenge by Brave and Reckless. The format I use is what text would be on each page; there would be illustrations filling most of each page. Outside Cover: Willie and Tillie Title Page: written by Jade Li p.1 Willie and Tilly were brother and sister. Willie…
Rhyme fluffs
Rh, there’s factor in the blood Hy, get there Hym, melodies for a weekend morning Y, indeed Me me me me Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! Rhyme Rhythm Beat Repeat Sometimes no Or reason. The ring of a string The dote of a note via Daily Prompt: Rhyme
Dahlias!
I’ve been going to Meijer Gardens since it was first created many moons ago in Grand Rapids, MI. It continues to grow and has sculpture all over the place, both inside and out on the grounds. Recently Ai WeiWei had an exhibit there, and he left behind a permanent installation called Iron Tree. I fell…
Tao-Talk 