Kalliope
Means "beautiful voice" from Greek καλλος (kallos) "beauty" and οψ (ops) "voice". In Greek mythology she was a goddess of epic poetry and eloquence, one of the nine Muses.
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I found an old poem,
one I wrote three years ago:
Wednesday,
I got my first and last tattoo,
my wife's name,
who died two years ago:
PAM
colored in with purple.
She always liked purple.
Poem:
Nothing is sacred,
nothing is special.
All things are connected,
but being connected to all things does not make any one thing sacred,
does not make it special.
We want the things we love
to be seen as special and sacred,
but we need to remember,
we change our minds about which things we love,
we change our minds about which things we hate.
Calling a thing high art,
calling a thing sacred,
these things are enemies to this truth.
Calling anything sacred,
implies that other things
are not.
All things are random chunks of matter,
including the thing called "me",
including the thing called "you",
all of us part of the whole,
none of us sacred.
But I will go, and do,
and Pursue my Happiness,
and so will you.
So, keep on going,
But be careful what you destroy along the way.
The very thing you hate,
and destroy today,
you may start loving,
and want it back tomorrow.
Peace.
Down to 6 billion by 2100. Got contraception?
by bigjacbigjacbigjac on Fri Jun 18, 2010 at 06:51:18 AM CDT
I don't like that poem so much,
since I don't recall what I had in mind,
when I wrote of destroying things
The basic philosophy is sound,
but nowadays,
I write of specific events,
specific things,
not just points of philosophy.
Also,
that poem,
as published three years ago,
was so badly organized,
with way too much repetition
of the word "sacred,"
that I greatly changed it,
edited and re-edited it,
to make it more digestible for me,
and,
I hope,
likewise for you.
Interestingly,
this poem got a fairly good reaction,
three years ago,
in its earlier form:
Peace and blessings (17+ / 0-)
for our sister, Pam. Peace and blessings for bigjac, family and all who loved her. Beautiful poem, bigjac.
No witchcraft, no enemy action had silenced the rebirth of new life in this stricken world. The people had done it themselves. -- Rachel Carson
by gchaucer2 on Fri Jun 18, 2010 at 06:57:38 AM CDT
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* [new] Thank you. (15+ / 0-)
I was inspired, of course, by ArthurPoet to post a little poetry to give emotional support to those at the vigil at the bottom of the sea, so to speak.
Thank you again.
Down to 6 billion by 2100. Got contraception?
by bigjacbigjacbigjac on Fri Jun 18, 2010 at 07:11:01 AM CDT
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* [new] Blessings to you, bigjac (7+ / 0-)
and sorrow for your loss. I really like your line: "Calling anything sacred, implies that other things are not". But we can love some things more than others, can't we?
Peace, bigjac, and thank you for the beautiful poem.
(-7.62/-7.90) ...it was their destruction: they delved too greedily and too deep. -- JRR Tolkien
by Lorinda Pike on Fri Jun 18, 2010 at 09:00:43 AM CDT
Here is a poem by ArthurPoet,
one of his poems that inspired me
to start writing poetry.
Thank you, (yet again) dear khowell, et al., (7+ / 0-)
for keeping our vigil alit,
our vigil alit,
through this dark journey
till the poison black (oil) tears cease ~
a few words of love ...
time speaks in loving tones,
subtle waves across seasons,
a forgotten wonder,
a breath, a sigh, a moan,
a naked song on high,
and nights spent communing,
bridging east and west
and west and east,
dawn crests the night
as the wood beneath
speaks love,
~ ArthurPoet ~
~we study the old to understand the new~from one thing know ten thousand~to see things truly one must see what is in the light and what lies hidden in shadow~
by ArthurPoet on Fri Jun 18, 2010 at 11:59:50 AM CDT
Here's you,
discussing this diary with a friend:
"Don't tell bigjac,
but that poetry Arthur writes
seems more like regular poetry,
not that goofy stuff bigjac writes!"
If you feel that way,
please be aware,
at times I feel that way, too.
But a poem ArthurPoet wrote at an earlier time,
was full of references to this or that being
"sacred."
I simply don't agree with calling anything sacred,
and my thoughts on that topic
led me to write that poem,
from three years ago,
that started this discussion.
Alert!
Change of topic alert!
New topic:
Hey gang,
my brother-in-law just showed me part of a video,
a video he found on the internet,
a video about aquaponics,
a way to grow fish and vegetables,
together,
in a small space,
in one's backyard,
with less than $200 invested.
I haven't found the same video yet,
but here's a website on the topic that looks promising:
backyard aquaponics
Research has shown that an aquaponic system uses about 1/10th of the water used to grow vegetables in the ground. An aquaponic system can be incredibly productive. I’ve produced 50kg of fish, and hundreds of kilograms of vegetables within 6 months in an area about the size of your average carport, 8m x 4m.
In case you feel we should stay on the topic of poetry,
keep in mind,
our passions inspire our poetry,
and I'm passionate about this topic,
since I truly want a fighting chance
at feeding myself and my family,
from our backyard,
with no reliance on fossil fuels.
This method of farming,
aquaponics,
combined with raising chickens,
and with wind and solar power in the mix,
to pump the water,
and help warm a simple greenhouse,
so we can feed ourselves year round,
this whole idea creates a passion,
and I hope my passion comes out in my words.
Consider this,
anyone claiming any love
for humanity,
would need to include,
in expressions of that love,
a gentle urging,
urging others to learn about feeding your own family,
to start a small backyard project to do so,
to find hope for a future of feeding ourselves,
even if such a person claiming that love
isn't quite certain
the whole thing will work.
The only alternative is despair,
or denial,
denial that our current system
is clearly not sustainable.
Is that poetic enough for you?
And,
I can poetize that quote:
Research has shown
that an aquaponic system
uses about 1/10th of the water
used to grow vegetables in the ground.
An aquaponic system can be incredibly productive.
I’ve produced 50kg of fish,
and hundreds of kilograms of vegetables,
within 6 months,
in an area about the size of your average carport,
8m x 4m.
All that fish,
and all those vegetables,
in such a small space,
in such a short time;
that's true poetry.
Also,
in case you want pictures,
here you go:
images of aquaponics
Thanks for reading.
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