Category Archives: nature

Paths

Posted on March 9, 2018 by a foolhardy florilegium

I saw the edge – I felt its charm; I knew that it could do me harm. Then the path – flat and well paved; that place where Spirits all behaved Beckoned with its tempting call “Come back here and … Continue reading →

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Traveling

Posted on March 9, 2018 by a foolhardy florilegium

Traveling to worlds so often unseen; Journeys to places no one’s ever been. A walk on the wild side every now and then is fuel for my heart, is fuel for my pen. Our Spirit’s must fly for us to … Continue reading →

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Drifting Sand

Posted on March 1, 2018 by a foolhardy florilegium

Tripping blindly across the land with lives all built on drifting sand. We lived in mansions made of stick; we walked where Gaia’s love was thick. On that long path we saw so much; on heart and soul and healing … Continue reading →

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So long ago

Posted on January 2, 2018 by a foolhardy florilegium

So long ago I wandered high upon the open plains; high on the Alpine meadows, I held a horses reins. With Little Bit beneath me and a bit of tucker too I could climb a bloody mountain or run down … Continue reading →

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My Father’s Wisdom

Posted on December 22, 2017 by a foolhardy florilegium

My father’s wisdom was of the Earth. A pragmatist from days long past, he knew the ways of Bird and Beast a way he honoured to the last. From him I learned so much now lost, forgotten ‘cross life’s space … Continue reading →

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On Spiritual Crisis (or Are We Crippling Our Shamen?)

Posted on December 3, 2017 by a foolhardy florilegium

There are two periods in life when the risk of mental illness are at their greatest: puberty and the “mid-life change”; both are times of, what our society sees as, immense hormonal challenge and change. Traditional societies see so much … Continue reading →

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Peace

Posted on December 3, 2017 by a foolhardy florilegium

Making peace with Gaia and putting out the fire, kindled from desire; society’s deepest mire.

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Reinventing Rituals

Posted on December 3, 2017 by a foolhardy florilegium

Reinventing ritual; the centre of all being. Understanding what is real; the core of really seeing. These are all things I wonder as I gaze upon a tree. What really is the meaning of simply being me?

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Gaia’s Art

Posted on November 12, 2017 by a foolhardy florilegium

War and pain and death and sorrow; how can there ever be tomorrow? I look sometimes and wonder why I even get out of bed and try. But then a seed of beauty grows and cushions me from life’s hard … Continue reading →

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To the man on the train

Posted on November 8, 2017 by a foolhardy florilegium

A planet full of Zombies who don’t even know to care. They preside over a planet’s death like it isn’t even there. “The planet isn’t hotter because I feel cold today.” Ostrich heads deep in the sand; can’t see the … Continue reading →

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The other side of Hell

Posted on November 4, 2017 by a foolhardy florilegium

The Mermaids are gone and the ocean’s laid bare; but the seafarers today don’t seem to care. High in skyscrapers they now ply their trade; no longer the ocean where legends were made. Now ships of cold steel cut through … Continue reading →

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Just another tree

Posted on October 1, 2017 by a foolhardy florilegium

  I once knew a tree who was my own true heart they cut it down for woodchip it’s gone but still I know it lingers in my heart proud and free!

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Rite of passage

Posted on September 28, 2017 by a foolhardy florilegium

When they learn to explore their mind it’s wonderful just what they find. The exploration that is youth can lead to the most wondrous truth. But if it’s left without a guide it may find things it can’t abide. The … Continue reading →

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Arm a geddon worried

Posted on September 16, 2017 by a foolhardy florilegium

Is there meaning? I wonder some days as the world goes on in meaningless ways. But maybe the journey the planet is on Is the echo of the place we have gone. We’ve plunged down a path of meaningless wealth … Continue reading →

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The Hut

Posted on September 4, 2017 by a foolhardy florilegium

There were storm clouds in the mountains; a thing all up there fear, so we picked up the pace a bit, can’t wait for this to clear. Amid the rain we felt the sting as hailstones lashed our skin we … Continue reading →

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