“I count myself one of the number of those who write as they learn and learn as they write.” -Augustine
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Thank you for stopping by and visiting my blog! It is still a work in progress as you may have noticed, but I hope you enjoy some of the works that I have written so far. This blog is dedicated to my writing craft and the pursuit of knowledge from the world around us.
Poetry
“Raise your words, not voice. It is rain that grows flowers, not thunder.” -Rumi
History
“A people without the knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots.” –Marcus Garvey
Knowledge
“Humility is the beginning of true intelligence.” -John Calvin
Songs of Reflection: Midnight Hummingbird
In the Garden of thy Dreams There thy Lady dwells in Serene As a Midnight Hummingbird under a Summer’s Moon Her Body and Soul dances under the Stars of Fortune She literates her Mind as a Knight wields his Blade Under the grace of Patience and Humility She stands mightier than the PillarsContinue reading “Songs of Reflection: Midnight Hummingbird”
Before I Was: A Hebrew Poem
This poem was written by Solomon ibn Gabirol, who was born into a Jewish family in the Al-Andalus region (Iberian Peninsula; Southern Spain) during the First Taifa period, early 1000 A.D. He studied extensively in philosophy, ethics, and biblical studies. He wrote well over a hundred poems, and one of his greatest works titled “FountainsContinue reading “Before I Was: A Hebrew Poem”
The Mist of Vardar
A poem with a historical background. Inspired by the painting as featured, of a Macedonian soldier of the Argyraspides Division (Silver Shields) of Alexander the Great’s Army.
Songs of Reflection: Knight of Embers
Do not let thy flame die For now is not the end of thy days I pray, for the horrors have yet all been slain. In my Heart they stab In my Mind they lurk In my Dreams they speak. Put to the sword those that stab Give chase to those whoContinue reading “Songs of Reflection: Knight of Embers”
Life and Wine: Extracts and Studies from “Rudaki” a Classical Persian Poet
This is wine- if the merest driblet falls in the Nile, its scent makes the sober crocodile drunk without end. If the deer on the plain drinks but a single drop, he becomes a roaring lion, fearing no tiger. Live in joy with joyous black-eyed girls, for life is justContinue reading “Life and Wine: Extracts and Studies from “Rudaki” a Classical Persian Poet”
Songs of Reflection: The Passage
Wisdom is the Bounty of Knowledge To this end I embark on my Pilgrimage For to idle and not care Fashions little to no fruit bear Inquest upon the echos of the past O’ in thine Heart may it last Thus with Humility I shall revere thy tears Upon thy conscious I mayContinue reading “Songs of Reflection: The Passage”
“I can shake off everything as I write; my sorrows disappear, my courage is reborn.”
— Anne Frankne
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