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constructions – chapter 1(a)

30 Saturday Jul 2016

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constructions – chapter 1(a)

constructions1

poem new year

 

winter appear palely, there is suggestion of

of feathery powders

 

winds roughs the trees strips the virtual air ..

the bend of the creek cradles blocks of ice

 

what lies before us are the trails thru

the shifting brambles, the graceful bones of grass,

the crags in the symbolic hills & the narrows of

bridges & ladders under a skyward lazy eye

 

the measures of this day are obscured by long thin sweeps

of clouds, great extensions

 

these are agents of a reborn year

heading for earth

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related – chapter five

21 Thursday Jul 2016

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language

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Language

Our cultural identity is expressed thru the languages we use. Language is a common connective within a culture and there can be subtle variations within one common language as different groups distinguish or differentiate themselves. Relatedness and interactions within a particular culture and its sub-cultures are facilitated through the use of language.

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column 07/2016

10 Sunday Jul 2016

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Quito Ecuador

Experiences of a natural disaster tend to be confusing and/or provocative.

My first experience of a volcanic eruption caught me unaware. Many years ago, I was walking home on warm sunny day, after a movie matinee at a mall, in Quito Ecuador, and it started to snow. Or least there was an appearance of a snow event and I thought that I also perceived the slight odor of sulfur in the atmosphere. It was an unusually experience since the temperatures were in the 60s and the snowflakes did not seem to melt as they touch the surface of the sidewalks & the streets. Thankfully a neighbor informed me, as I arrived back to my apartment, that a volcano had erupted in a remote area in Ecuador and now the winds were carrying volcanic ash and some gases, from hundreds of miles away toward the city. Continue reading →

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