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Category Archives: creation
poem: the importance of wildflowers
poem: the importance of wildflowers
the wildflowers this Spring,
with the frequent rain,
are bountiful in the
low, marshy bottom land
near the creek offering showy
super cluster
their colorful and vibrant tableau
attracting the pollinators,
supporting complex ecosystems
in our great nest of being
all interconnected
their simple beauty appealing
to our human eye and soul,
perhaps one may be forgiven
a small fresh sprig pinched
for their beloveds cap, their face
all aglow
Herb Stone
here&now working poetry
May 3, 2021
photos by Herb Stone
photos by Herb Stone
Quote: “Our Earth Home….”
Earth Day 2021 Quote
Earth Day 2021 Quote
poem: inspiring creativity
poem: inspiring creativity
the writing studio at pre-dawn
when the house is still and quiet
and the light is dim is inviting
settling in to write a spell
mindful of creative inspiration
surrounding me here
Buddha, Christ, Shiva
Ganesh, Hanuman closeby
their spiritual energy flowing
the library of great books
the collection of great music
the images of great art
within all beings
creative energies
are our root core
overcoming our fear
moving the energy within
lights the fire
ah, inspiration
you are the fuel
of creative energies flow
Herb Stone
April 11, 2021
here&now working poetry
photo by Herb Stone
poem: Spring’s greening
poem: Spring’s greening
Spring’s greening peaks now
outside my rainy window pane
verily verdant vistas appear
Spring’s greening energy:
sunlight, water, air
chemically photosynthesizing Spring’s greening leaves,
sap running and sugar fueling
powering the trees of Green Earth Home Spring’s greening of these
oldest living organisms
bonding us together on our Way Herb Stone
here&now working poetry
April 9, 2021 photo by Herb Stone
sunlight, water, air
chemically photosynthesizing Spring’s greening leaves,
sap running and sugar fueling
powering the trees of Green Earth Home Spring’s greening of these
oldest living organisms
bonding us together on our Way Herb Stone
here&now working poetry
April 9, 2021 photo by Herb Stone
Reflection: Aftermath of the flooding
Reflection: Aftermath of the flooding
Walking at Radnor Lake Natural Area yesterday, witnessing the aftermath and power of the flood waters these last few days after heavy rain over the weekend (and it rained heavy again last night).
The waterways are running swift and deep, carving new branches here and there.
Herons and turtles survive on a log, a large salamander meanders by, and a fish and crawdad perished by the way.
Wildflowers and trees are all abloom. The smell of wet loamy earth fills the air. The warm sun helps us forget the raging storms we have just experienced.
I mumble a little prayer for those who suffered injuries, damage, and death from the storms with a word of gratitude for the sunny calm this day 
quote: the universal cosmic divine will
haiku: visions of New Earth
haiku: visions of New Earth
seeing the tree bud
the breath catching in my throat
everything is new
Herb Stone
here&now working poetry
March 12, 2021
photos by Herb Stone
poem: pilgrim, poet, prophet reincarnate
poem: pilgrim, poet, prophet reincarnate
once upon a time, I was a pilgrim
sailing the world upon a great ship
whence shipwrecked and wounded,
holy monks restoreth me body and soul
hence my seeking and calling, cometh
the mystic hermit monk of the
glen, the glade, the dell near the rivers edge
and its’ rituals of contemplating and cleansing
thence comes the poet of here and now,
liberating soul and spirit,
witness of Self truth and authentic belonging,
Earth being, witnessing the Cosmos, all in all
writing with the passion of righting wrongs,
asserting truth to age old lies,
breaking the silence, liberating the oppressed,
and healing the lovesick world
thus, shall speak the visionary prophet
of days to come, seer and holy troublemakers,
imagining wholly alternative futures
celebrated in stories, poetry, music, song, dance
our very existence a direct threat to the
worldly dominant totalizing systems
of the Emperor’s infidelity and brainwashing,
the hope of the prophets echoing for evermore
thus our being through time spiralling
deeper, wider, higher coming full circle
integrating individual paradoxical tension
as the One Cosmic Universal Consciousness of All
Tat tvam asi
Herb Stone
here&now working poetry
January 12, 2021
image: ‘Nautilus’ by Josephine Wall
(reader’s note: Tat tvam asi is Vedic Sanskirt
translated as ‘Thou art that’ meaning existence
is Truth of the Self as One without a second as
presented in the Chandogya Upanishad (8th. to
6th. century BCE))
