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      • #16 Short-Grain Brown Rice with Poblano Pepper & Pecans
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      • #4 Veggie Sausage Gumbo over Arborio Rice
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 METAPHYSICAL
​POETRY

OCTOBER 1, 2019
​

SPIRALS FLOWING,
SPIRALS WITHIN,
SPIRALS AROUND,
SPIRALS CONTINUITY,
SUCH AS A SPIRAL STAIRCASE
FROM FIRST FLOOR TO LOFT.

SPIRALS WITHIN ARE 
​MESMERIZING,
SPIRALS WITHOUT ARE OUT.
SPIRALS IN NATURE ABOUND,
 IF ONE LOOKS AROUND.
SPIRALS IN WATERFALLS RESOUND,
 IN STREAMS OF HYDROPHYLLIC
FLASHING AND SPLASHING
​SPRINGS.
FOR US, THERE IS ONE SPIRAL THAT MATTERS MOST,
AND
THAT IS OUR SMILES;
SPIRALS OF PLEASURE, SPIRALS OF NOT.
THE MOST IMPORTANT SPIRAL FOR ALL LIFE
IS THE DUAL SPIRALS OF DEOXYRIBONUCLEIC ACID.
THE DOUBLE HELIX;
OH MY !
SPONTANEOUS SPIRALS, A BUTTERFLY UN-SPIRALING FROM A COCOON.
SNAIL SHELLS, SUNFLOWERS, AND GALAXIES.
THE FIBONACCI SEQUENCE EXPLAINS THIS 
PHENOMENON. 
SPIRAL ON, SPIRAL ON...
​

JULY 12, 2019
​
QUEEN'S ANNE LACE,
FULL OF GRACE,
AND
HOME TO SWALLOWTAILS,
PARADING;
SWAYING
WITH RAIN-SOAKED FLOWER STALKS,
YET
REACHING HEIGHTS,
ONLY

LAST YEARS UMBRELS AND STEMS COULD
HAVE IMAGINED. 

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VENUS RISING & GAIA SIGHS
​November 19, 2017

​GAIA LOVINGLY WATCHES
OVER THE EARTH,
​GIVING ALL OF HER METAPHYSICAL BEING TO ENSURE UNIVERSAL HARMONY,
​UNTIL VENUS RISES IN THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE, AND THEN SHE SIGHS.

​GAIA SIGHS WITH THANKFULNESS AND PEACEFUL SHUT EYE...


​


GAIA REJOICES
November 4, 2017

When the chestnuts fell,
Gaia rejoiced,
​As the chipmunks, squirrels, and deer 
​fed upon their bounty.
Today, as the chestnut leaves fall,
Gaia rejoices,
​As the soil receives
​humus-forming bounty.
Gaia rejoices,
And We rejoice...


ONE WORLD
ONE ATMOSPHERE
November 4, 2017


Across the clouds, I see maple leaves fluttering fluidly, 
​forced from their petiole attachments
by a south east wind.
​The verdant horizon,
of white pine and Frasier fir,
​blends with the patchwork quilt terra form
of Appalachian mountain ridges 
and deciduous woodland forests
of browns, and oranges.
​Vapors & misty foggy clouds rise into the troposphere
on the journey
​into oneness with the stratosphere, condensing into more clouds and vapors...
​One World
​One Atmosphere



A Mountain Top Woodland
​on a Fall Afternoon

​​October 25, 2017
​
Ebullient moments
​and effervescent laughter,
​song birds eloquently proclaim, diverse and elaborate pleasurable harmonies.
​The sounds of leaves and acorns falling,
chipmunks and squirrels scampering,
​a pileated woodpecker's call
and a ruffed grouse's drumming.
Your elegant face, highlighted by sun rays streaming through the canopy,
is to me,
the most alluring treasure within
this mountain top wooded sea.

​

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Burning Bush Aflame
​
Winged Euonymus burst,
flame catching each leaf,
​our beloved Burning Bush busting fire...
​

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A Pair of Fairy Slippers
​Please slip them on and flitter about,
throughout my heart, Now & Forever.



​Thus far, My life has been a continuous stream of consciousness.
As of October 25, 2017 My Life has entered into a new arena.
​Love's Rapture has a hold on me and all my energy & Vital Force,
is endearingly focused on
THE ONE
​
​The ice encrusting my truck this morning is the warmth of Radiance.
The Fiery Exuberant Burning Bush is manifesting Autumn's Glory
before my eyes
and the
Fiery Ebullience is in my Soul.
​Sol's Radiance is Gaia's Radiance.
Gaia is Rejoicing & Satisfied! 

​

GAIA REJOICES
November 4, 2017

When the chestnuts fell,
Gaia rejoiced,
​As the chipmunks, squirrels, and deer 
​fed upon their bounty.
Today, as the chestnut leaves fall,
Gaia rejoices,
​As the soil receives
​humus-forming bounty.
Gaia rejoices,
And We rejoice...

​

MAY YOU GROK THE MEANING OF WITHIN
​NOVEMBER 15, 2015

​Leaves tumbling, swirling,
rustling against the branches
​crispy dry crinkling sounds.
Sunbeams illuminating understory ferns
​verdant with chlorophyllic hues
​inducing thoughts within my
​mind palace of green vistas
​green gardens, and green eyes jubilant with verdant splendor.
Transcending earthly limits
and entering into the WITHIN.
​Mindfullness methods enveloping physical sensations open the vast threshold into the WITHIN.

​

November 16, 2017
Trees Rock & Rush
​
​Sunlight Dappled mountain
​horizon and the chestnut tree leaves cling as the wind
​rush them into a horizontal orientation.
​Limbs of the tree
​rock & rush

BEAUTIFUL, EVOCATIVE IMAGES
​November 21, 2017

​Beautiful, evocative images are ever present in the human psyche.
CHOICES:
​To view the Now & This Day as beautiful 
or not.
That is the reasoning we all face each waking moment.
CHOOSE BEAUTY!
​For beauty is ENTHRALLING in the human psyche when humans choose beauty.
LET US WHO UNDERSTAND
SUCH DEEP CONVICTIONS
SHARE WITH THOSE SEEKING BEAUTY OUT OF DESPAIR.
BEAUTIFUL, EVOCATIVE IMAGES,
​ENVISIONING OTHER
​HUMANS ENJOYING LIFE...

December 16, 2017
​GAIA, kindness, radiance, ocean fragrance, starlight beams, Geminid meteors dropping to Earth as drops of firey water, smiles, laughter, sighs...

December 16, 2017
Springtime sounds, grass crunching, peepers in ponds peeping in a riotous chorus. GAIA'S eyes aflame settling on the burnished landscape of Grandfather Mountain's Western slope. Lifeforce exits with GAIA'S breath and the Linville area is enriched with heavenly dewdrops.
​

​
December 17, 2017
​Snow flying sideways from the Northwest Polar vortex force; HER voice is as the thundering wind; wolves & coyotes howling, screech owls trilling, gravitational forces jag ripples in the cosmic fabric. As The Dawn biosphere awakens, GAIA speaks, all life rejoices, tectonic plates shift, volcanoes erupt in the Western Pacific and the
​wind screams GAIA.

Bonnyo & Bambo Deer,
A family of Blue Birds,
and 2 Pileated Woodpeckers feeding on
Nellie Stevens Holly Berry Bush berries, and Staghorn Sumac berries on a Cold and Blustery Saturday Afternoon.
GAIA provides...  
​

​Along the Virginia Creeper Trail, gazing at the beauty of our Mountain Terra Forms, pedaling a Trek Mountain bicycle, I saw a ruffed grouse sashaying across the railroad tracks in search of her companion.
He was busy 'drumming' in a Grouse Drum
Circle nearby and took notice of her presence. He scurried to Her with much excitement. They REJOICED
and started walking on sunshine. 
GAIA smiled!

KINDNESS
&
HEART FULL OF SOUL

Making coffee for YOU
would be my happiest pleasure;
Grinding the whole beans
and
percolating the brew,
then
serving YOU
steaming hot cups 
of fantastical flavor sensation
and
playing guitar,
transported,
transcended,
WE would be floating
like moonbeams
​among the stars...

​I SAW A RED-TAILED HAWK TODAY,
AND
IF I COULD TALK
AND
SHARE IT'S MAJESTY
AND
IT'S FLIGHT TRAJECTORY,
FROM A POPLAR TREE BRANCH
WAY UP HIGH
INTO THE SKY,
ZOOMING
TOWARDS IT'S PREY
BELOW.

THE HEAVILY-MOISTURE-LADEN CLOUD MASS
HUGS THE MOUNTAINS THIS MORNING,
LIKE THE PRECIOUS PINK BLANKEY,
HUGGING THE DEAREST SOUL IN THE UNIVERSE,
THE CHILD OF YOUR LIFE
YOUR DREAMS
YOUR EVERY THOUGHT
YOUR EVERY HOPE...
AND THEN,
THE CLOUD MASS BEGINS TO LIFT AND DISPERSE,
A SIGN OF THE MOMENTS WHEN
YOUR CHILD LET GO OF YOUR HAND
WHILE ROLLER SKATING,
AND
YOU FELT A TUG OF SADNESS, LACED WITH HAPPINESS;
YOUR CHILD, NURTURED, HAD ACHIEVED A NEW SKILL,
WHICH ULTIMATELY TAKES YOUR CHILD INTO A DIRECTION, WITHOUT HOLDING YOUR HAND,
AND
THERE IS A SENSE OF GLADNESS FOR ACHIEVEMENT
AND A SENSE OF SADNESS FOR THE IMPENDING DEPARTURE,
WHICH WE,
WHO HAVE HAD THESE PRECIOUS MOMENTS,
UNDERSTAND,
THAT TIME PASSES
AND
OUR BELOVED CHILD MOVES ON INTO THE 
WORLD,
WITHOUT HOLDING OUR HANDS.
THERE IS ACHIEVEMENT
AND THERE 
IS HUMAN BEING FULFILLMENT,
AS A NEW GENERATION EMERGES UPON
OUR EARTH,
AND
WE ACQUIESCE TO THE CYCLE OF LIFE...
NOT WITHOUT TEARS, THOUGH...

Metaphysical Poetry is characterized by bold and ingenious conceits*, incongruous imagery, complexity and subtlety of thought, frequent use of paradox, and often by deliberate harshness or rigidity of expression.

* A conceit is an intricate poetical device which sets up an analogy between one entity's spiritual qualities and an object in the physical world. 
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      • Episode 2: Veggie Chicken Cacciatore served over Yukon Gold Potatoes
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  • ROCK ON A ROLL radio cooking show on WASU
    • 2005 Rock on a Roll recipes >
      • #1 Cauiflower Supreme with Guacamole
      • #2 Veggie Burritos, Broccoli Soup, and a Banana-Blueberry Smoothie
      • #3 Thai Veggie Chicken over Arborio Rice and Chinese Cabbage with Orange-Ginger Vinaigrette
      • #4 Duxelle-Stuffed Poblano Peppers and Veggie Chicken and Dumplings
      • #5 Escarole-White Bean Salad and Sesame-Coated Eggplant with Roma Tomatoes
    • 2006 Rock on a Roll recipes >
      • #1 Super Bowl Party Food: Guacamole, Hummus, and Veggie Chilli
      • #2 Valentines Day Comfort Foods: Macaroni & Cheese and Chocolate-Covered Cherries & Strawberries
      • #3 Veggie Meatloaf
      • #4 Stir-Fry with Shallots, Shiitake Mushrooms, Poblano Peppers, and Veggie Steak Strips
      • #5 Broccoli Soup and Arugula Salad with Carmelized Fennel, Shredded Carrots, and Toasted Sunflower Seeds
      • #6 Lentils with Golden Grits, Scallions, and Sriracha
      • #7 Veggie Chicken Gumbo over Arborio Rice
      • #8 Pesto over Angel Hair Pasta
      • #9 Tomato Sauce with Veggie Meatballs over Penne Pasta
      • #10 Baked Eggplant Slices & Tomato Slices with Mozzarella Cheese & Avocado Cubes
      • #11 Veggie Meatloaf and Homemade Apple Sauce
      • #12 Veggie Beanie-Weenies and Asparagus Braised in Pineapple Juice with Diced Tomato & Sweet Onion
      • #13 Veggie Steak Strip Gumbo over Couscous
      • #14 Risotto with Pineapple-Infused Veggie Steak Strips, Green Peas, Fresh Flat-Leaf Parsley, and Parmesan Cheese
      • #15 Halloween Fun: Roasted Pumpkin Seeds and Polenta with Pumpkin Puree & Toasted Pecans
      • #16 Short-Grain Brown Rice with Poblano Pepper & Pecans
      • #17 Tomato, Sweet Onion, Monterey Jack Cheese & Arborio Rice Stuffed Poblano Pepper and Avocado & Pear over Romaine Lettuce with Orange Juice & Pecans
      • #18 Thanksgiving Fun: Veggie Turkey & Dressing Casserole and Baked Rome Apples Stuffed with Cranberry Sauce
      • #19 Veggie Sausage & Gravy and Toasted Pine Nuts and Melted Dark Chocholate
      • #20 Veggie Steak Strips with Green Peas & Pineapple Rings and Fried Sweet Potatoes
    • 2007 Rock on a Roll recipes >
      • #1 Tomato Salsa, Guacamole, and Burritos
      • #2 Chocolate Chilli
      • #3 Turnip Greens with Diced Turnips & Red Wine Vinegar and Roasted Turnips, Carrots, and Garlic with Pineapple Juice & Toasted Walnuts
      • #4 Veggie Sausage Gumbo over Arborio Rice
      • #5 Polenta with Veggie Chicken Nuggets and Roasted Mirepoix Veggies
      • #6 Polenta with Asparagus & Onion
      • #7 Twice-Baked Potatoes with Sweet Onion & Fresh Rosemary
      • #8 Robert's Rockin' Moroccan Potatoes
      • #9 Romaine Lettuce with Sweet Onion & Angel Hair Pasta and Potatoes with Ramps & Carrots
      • #10 ASU Beats Michigan Fun: Black on Blue (Black Beans & Blue Corn Tortilla Chips with Monterey Jack Cheese)
      • #11 Barley with Toasted Almonds & Golden Raisins
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