travels, reflections, poems….
from the National Parks Conservation Association On Native American Heritage Day, we remember that most if not all lands in today’s national parks were once home to Indigenous people.
Today is Native American Heritage Day — Natural History Wanderings
The National Parks ConservationAssociation reports The Biden administration … announced new protections for the sacred Chaco Canyon landscape that would prevent new oil and gas drilling on federal lands within 10 miles of Chaco Culture National Historic Park for 20 years. Read more at Biden administration announces new protections for sacred Chaco Canyon landscape […]
Biden administration announces new protections for sacred Chaco Canyon landscape — Natural History Wanderings
Sanatana dharma is a term that refers to the eternal Truth of Hinduism. The roots of this phrase can be traced back to ancient Sanskrit literature as a kind of cosmic order. Sanatana denotes “that which is without beginning or end” or “everlasting.” Dharma, no direct translation into English, but comes from dhri, meaning “to hold together or sustain.” Dharma […]
~Sanatana Dharma~ — DiosRaw
Saraswati, or Sarasvati, is the Hindu goddess of knowledge, art, music, learning and wisdom. Her name is derived from the Sanskrit sara, meaning “essence,” and sva, meaning “one’s self.” She is also associated with flowing water. Within yoga, Saraswati is seen as being a powerful aid to a deeper form of meditation. Feeling her presence is said […]
~Saraswati~ — DiosRaw
In beauty may I walk.All day long may I walk.Through the returning seasons may I walk.On the trail marked with pollen may I walk.With grasshoppers about my feet may I walk.With dew about my feet may I walk.With beauty may I walk.With beauty before me, may I walk.With beauty behind me, may I walk.With beauty […]
Navajo Blessing Way — Dawn Pisturino’s Blog
Brewster County, TX
Bird of the Day: Lucifer Hummingbird – male — Organikos
Greater Good Magazine “who publishes science-based Insight for a meaningful life” writes A doctor explains why he prescribes time outside to his patients. Here’s one silver lining to the pandemic: with gyms, museums, and stores closed, many of us were forced to spend more time outside. Read more at How Nature Helps Us Heal | […]
How Nature Helps Us Heal — Natural History Wanderings
“For Sikhs, Jains, and my Hindus here in the United States and across the world, Diwali is a time for gratitude as well as a celebration of the triumph of light over darkness and good over evil,” – Raja Krishnamoorthi Indian-American Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi has introduced a resolution in the US Congress recognising the religious and historical significance […]
US Congress to recognise historical and religious significance of Diwali – PTI — BHARATA BHARATI
Swan of climbing wings,
Below
Slips by
The hour of the rhyme of time unraveling.
Raindrops.
Where now will
The footsteps of the ancient ones tread?
On the moon – the dark side?
On the mountain height?
Aloft, Hamsa – you who ride
On the mist, undeterred,
Through the red
Pillars of the sunset
Through the cliffs of darkened flight,
Do you see,
Or have you heard
Such a string of mis-imaginings?
And yet
The old one saw the donkeys
On the winding streets of Egypt
Among the catacombs and the crypt.
For a long time,
She rescued them.
Fly now to join the birds in the clouds,
Only the clouds,
Gray,
Over the medieval rooftops
Of the crags above the lost towns.
Crowds in dusted cities,
The mind gone
Astray,
In disarray,
Betrays
The darkness
And the quiet,
Until
Only the mighty wings of the sparrow
Understand
The patterns of the falling snow
And go on to a newer, older land,
Found by grace.
Become then the white crowned sparrow,
Only the sparrow
Who flies
Toward the face of the dawn,
Only the gull who rises, who cries
In gladness
Over the wintry bay,
Free,
Beyond the misted, ethereal rooftops
Crowned
In pointed hats of snow.
© Sharon St Joan, 2021
