27 Aug 2019
by jeannepoland
in Poetry, silk petals
Tags: a world of want, A World of Want by Tina Schuman, carousel of cars, delphiniums, insights, J Byron Schachner, longings, need, phones chirp, silk petals, the garbage bin
photo by J Byron Schachner
A World of Want
by Tina Schuman
You think your life will go on
like this forever—weekly trips
to the garbage bin, untangling
the green snake of hose between the ferns
and the delphiniums, the coral bells
leaning their long necks
against the back fence.
Today, as I watched the carousel
of cars turn one by one through
the intersection and onto the freeway
I tried to imagine each life.
Not so much where they were
going, but what they were made of:
wounds, illusions, desires, deceits…
Through all of this a preoccupation
with the next perceived need floats-up
like thought bubbles inside my head:
Coffee, Cheetos, sex, a new blouse, a larger house,
a desk fan, appreciation from that one specific person,
the phones chirp, the trip to France.
If I could quiet this conga-line of cravings
what lingering longings would I lament?
What radiant unattached insights
would I muster? Who would I be
without my constant yearnings?
It’s a world of want. You get the idea.
“A World of Want” by Tina Schuman from Praising the Paradox.
24 Jun 2019
by jeannepoland
in Poetry, wriggling portal
Tags: fragile, J Byron Schachner, Life is messy, magnificent, most direct portals to the only forever there is, News from Geneen Roth, temporary, vulnerable, wriggling portal
illustrator: J Byron Schachner
News from Geneen Roth:
“Life is messy …and magnificent”
“As temporary, fragile and vulnerable as our bodies are,
they are the most direct portals to the only forever there is.”
20 May 2019
by jeannepoland
in Poetry, upon awakening
Tags: 5 senses, a promise of valor, choose panic or love, creator, discern flight or fight, ego, examine fear, fear is painful, J Byron Schachner, reach down to touch your toes, read fear's lesson, redeemer, sanctifier, soul, third eye, touch your 5 senses, touch your third eye, upon awakening
illustrator: J Byron Schachner
upon awakening:
soul: touch your third eye to see your Creator
ego: touch your 5 senses to open them all to sense your Creator
soul: touch your third eye to see your Redeemer
ego: touch your lips, ears, finger tips, eyes, nose, to sense your Redeemer
soul: open to cleansing to touch your Sanctifier
ego: open to pain and read its lesson from the Sanctifier
Fear is painful until it is examined. Then it discerns
fight or flight
panic or love
and chooses!
(If you have knee replacements and can’t kneel, try this:
Stand and reach down to touch your toes. Bending thus, touch your third eye, and 5 senses. When finished reach to the sky 3x and exhale breathing out your submission, acceptance and promise of valor!)
16 May 2019
by jeannepoland
in my essentials, Poetry
Tags: assistance, batteries, calendars, car, doctor's appointments, end of life issues, energy, exercise, faith, garbage bags, health plans, J Byron Schachner, joy, kitchen counters, laundry, my essentials, nutrition, pain, refrigerator, rest, shopping, smiles, taxes, vibration, vigor, writing and illustration
illustrator: J Byron Schachner
my essentials:
daily:
nutrition, rest, exercise, writing and illustration…
weekly:
laundry, kitchen counters, shopping, doctor’s appointments…
monthly:
turn calendar pages, clean refrigerator, replace batteries, garbage bags, maintain car…
yearly:
taxes, health plans, end of life issues…
lifetime:
smiles, assistance, faith, pain, joy, vigor, vibration, energy…
24 Mar 2019
by jeannepoland
in Poetry
Tags: bony, bushy, electrified, hard edge lens of dog eye, hard edge shinny nose, hard edged jaw line, hard eged nostril, J Byron Schachner, liquid, soft edge blade of grass, soft edge eyebrows, soft edge fur, soft edged earrings, Soft Edges, texture, tunnel-y
illustration by J Byron Schachner
illustration by J Byron Schachner
see the hard edged lens on the dog eye
but the soft edge of the dog fur;
see the hard edged right jaw line of the woman
but the soft edges of the hanging earrings;
see the hard edge shinny nose of the pup
but the soft edges of the blades of grass;
see the hard edge of the left nostril
but the soft edge of the eyebrows.
It’s all about texture: liquid, bushy, bony, tunnel-y, or electrified!
11 Oct 2018
by jeannepoland
in a place in the sun, Poetry
Tags: a place in the sun, can see the full spectrum, feel the cool greens, I wonder if this wonder, J Byron Schachner, pet knows, smell the cinnamon reds, the dignity, the grace, the verdant dragonscales, the wisdom of it
J Byron Schachner’s pet knows his place in the sun, the wisdom of it, the grace, the dignity
I wonder if this wonder
can see the full spectrum
smell the cinnamon reds
feel the cool greens
the verdant dragon scales?
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