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dVerse Poets Pub : Open Link Night, Week 45, Excerpt from “Four Months Of Mornings”

yoga-adan — Wed, 23 May 2012 14:53:38 +0000

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Release date on or after June 4, 2012. Daily meditations on waking each day, finding awareness, and eventually merging with simple gratitudes of my every day living.

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Excerpt from new work, “Four Months of Mornings“

dVerse Poets Pub : Open Link Night, Week 45, Excerpt from “Four Months Of Mornings”

hosted by Brian Miller

this is a new way to post to dVersePoets’ open link night for me

i’m posting a new work, and it’s part of a collection of free verse poetry i have in ebook format

but, i haven’t published it yet target date is june 4th or soon after

there are several reasons for the delay:

formatting four months of work into one package; cut and paste is just the beginning; various elements need re-configuring, links and new internal table of contents created, and the newer unpublished segments still need re-reading and proofing

the third volume is still under a prior commitment of exclusivity, and is eligible for other publication after june 3rd

and i am wrapping up ebooking (a new word ) my collections of poetry dating from the early 90s, plus, beginning my first fiction work since the early early 80s

the sample below is my second to last installment on the fourth and last volume in the series

the series itself, four volumes, “A Month of Mornings,” was an experiment; it ended up leading me to realize that my later-in-the-day series, “Everyday Gratitude” encompassed what i was experiencing on waking

but i didn’t organically merged the two thread within for several months

this sample is longish, with most daily morning writings being one to one and a half pages long

volume one in this series, like my other volume ones for my other series of poetry started late last year, is free at participating online outlets

experimental writing takes many forms and purposes, and in my case, helped me both create and clarify the process of integrating the portions of time in my every day life

it’s been an interesting process

the time frame for this writing is about mid-april in northern vermont…

Volume Four, Day Thirty

huge snow flakes fall in varied fluffs

this morning, the temps hovering

near freezing, but rising into

the low 40s -

should mean no ice

a good thing

we’re out to the pharmacy

for our lotions and potions

from our dr visits yesterday -

today, too

is my next to last posting in this

my first ever series, a month of mornings

and

a series of months it has been

so much learned from my

wakings and morning

wonderings

i see enough now, in this short time

of who i am, how i awake each

day

to feel i can blend the a.m.

into my day

in “everyday gratitudes”

which

when i began

i didn’t even know

to know

would be a goal and a

good thing to learn…

my days were

still apart -

pieces -

with practice, with these

morning musings

i’ve begun to

stitch the

patterns of my days

into one large comforter

large squares puffy with rounded

corners

here and there

slabs of color next to carousels

swirling to barely-heard

music

it’s been a joy and a privilege to

set words to the sights of suns

rising

to the opening of my eyes

once more on my wife

near by

the light wed to our

windows

my coffee is ready and

my chores and day awaits

though really

it’s already

very much

begun

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dVersepoets Open Link Night Week 44 : “Teaching Is Sometimes…” – Original Education Poetry

yoga-adan — Thu, 17 May 2012 03:06:26 +0000

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“Teaching is Sometimes…” – Original Love Poetry

Sample Poem in “Teachers Students & Education Specialists“

dVerse Poets Pub : Open Link Night, Week 44

hosted by Joseph Hesch

i’m beating the clock by under an hour tonight

so no expanded commentary on the prompt from dVersepoets

which, in itself, is a commentary on what they espouse, all are welcome -

and as the host of the night, joseph hesch, says, “We serve all who enter these virtual doors. And we listen, too…”

in honor of teaching, graduations, and the coming end of school for summer (for some ) i post a poem from 1997 i still feel as strongly about as when i wrote it

Teaching Is Sometimes…

Teaching,

even when just plain hard as

old wood, is sometimes fun -

… is sometimes exhilarating, new

ideas crackling like fireworks -

… is sometimes a seed forgotten

but suddenly blooming -

… is sometimes lightning

exposing growth and structure

within the temporary darkness -

… but teaching is never ever never

something away from the

“real world,” but rather

… is sometimes the source

and often the reason

anything is real.

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Header # 9 – Spring in Vermont 2012 (Photography)

yoga-adan — Sat, 12 May 2012 16:22:24 +0000

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Header Art # 9 – Spring in Vermont 2012

Photography Header

Spring in Vermont 2012 Header

except for the rarest of springs in texas, where the mild winter jumped to summer this is the longest spring season i’ve ever experienced -

thus so many spring headers i’ve used this year

this is a relatively recently rejuvenated area nearby in the neighboring town of winooski

the name winooski comes from the indian tribe abenaki, original to this area, and means onion, which evidently grows in abundance along the river

i particularly like this ’cause i was very surprised, back in austin, to see how beautiful an onion plant can actually be

and spring is only about half way through to summer, on the calendar, and, evidently, here in vermont too

Winooski Falls Walk
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dVersepoets Open Link Night Week 43 : “Diversity” – Original Inspirational Poetry

yoga-adan — Tue, 08 May 2012 19:14:20 +0000

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“Diversity” – Original Inspirational Poetry

dVerse Poets Pub : Open Link Night, Week 43

hosted by Hedgewitch (Joy Ann Jones)

i decided on a poem about diversity, sort of in honor of the dversepoets’ open link night poem prompt, which, this turn ’round, re-caps this fine poets’ site menu of offering each week

the menu of prompts each week, is diverse onto itself, but then, within the recurring motifs, deeper layers of unique divergences open, like glimmers off creases in deep caves lined with precious dusts when light passes over…

more information, in more interesting detail is offered within this week’s prompt, but this is the outline :

On Mondays, the erudite and articulate Chris Galford brings us a look at a different classic poet and poem every week, some familiar, some obscure…

Tuesday’s Open Link Night, where any poet can link any poem on any subject, is our most poplar feature…

On Thursdays, we alternate two themed link-in spotlights on the craft of poetry…

One is called Form For All, and focuses on the various poetic forms through which we can express ourselves as writers…

The other Thursday attraction is called Meeting the Bar, and is all about the nuts and bolts of writing

Saturdays at the pub starts the weekend off with Poetics, where an alternating team presents various challenges ranging from a word or a concept to specific art or photography…

also amazing, is the diverse links brought up by a simple google search for diversity

nature, itself, must demand it (diversity), as even in-breeding can result in unwelcome results

i would highly encourage anyone interested in creative work, to check out the more detailed prompt above from dVersePoets

hedgewitch (joy ann jones) then finishes her prompt with a copy of Back Yard by Carl Sandburg, a fine summer read (for those of ya’ll in something south of northern vermont though we’re ready )

Diversity

yesyesyesyes

nononono

ahhh

to have a break from the routine

yet knowing we

need

the routine

a graceful path with

stone steps along the climb

set at angles asking

for

foot to eye

co-ordination

make a trek a hike

with pauses for

vistas

skies beyond the tree

tops -

groundings

feet and eyes tracing over

twigs and bits

of moss -

we love the uniformity of a silent wave

of snow

pristine shaped

by billions

unique flakes

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Happy 31st Anniversary Sheila ;-)

yoga-adan — Tue, 01 May 2012 04:15:09 +0000

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happy 31st anniversary sheila

below the following poem, is my post for our 30th anniversary last year, on this same date

sheila and i were one month away from leaving texas for vermont for a bit to be near her family, and to see her home state

we arrived around 5 pm, rented a car, and drove to our new apt, met our landlady for our keys and intros, and walked down the few blocks to church street where the summer’s first festival of jazz was well under way

by the time we were seated out doors under the umbrellas at ken’s pizzas, the cooling dry air felt a bit chilly to us, dropping quickly to near 60, having that morning left houston’s humid nearly 100 degree days

we still smile remembering the girl taking our order say, “oh it was terrible hot today, hit 90!”

we knew what she meant, but now we really know what she meant

so today, we celebrate not a monumental marker like our 30 year anniversary last year, with a grand family gathering in galveston in perfect 80 degree sunshine, and lots of granddaughters running to and from the pool -

today, the monumental marker is another year, and like the meaning of my recent work of the every-day, this added year, our 31st, is really very much that, a monument in itself, of itself – happy and grateful to have this time…

happy 31st anniversary sheila

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Our 31st Anniversary

another year’s gone by and again

so full and yet

still filling with so much

more -

we’ve returned to your growing-up

lands and peoples

walked streets your parents walked when

their whispers were waves of feelings

calling you to leave your wings

and be a baby

for them

we’ve sipped coffee at the deli

they must’ve wandered in

snow stuck to their

boots, flakes

finding

eye-lashes and young necks to melt on -

i’ve walked mountains your father

held your hand on and

talked with you of

how the waterfront has changed since when

your brother was your tag-along

drove bridges you said you’d carried him on your

bicycle

we found new ways to see the summer

felt the fall-ish colors and crispy snows you anew me all new

we came and found continuity in our fitness classes

and soon we’ll discover a new knee for you

a new fit

for our life -

we’ve been in texas and vermont, in

austin galveston houston and burlington

all so completely different in the life they bring

and yet in all the differing climes all the changing skies and

all the ways that summers heat and winters freeze

plus all the ways we age

we’ve always stayed the same

happy 31st anniversary sheila

i love you

adan

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[ added late 050112 ]

this poem, written the few days leading to today, May 1st, our anniversary, is also being linked to dVersepoets’ OpenLinkNight Week 42 Prompt, hosted by Tashtoo

falling also on may 1st, the prompt is a call “to take May Day 2012 as a day in support of the 99%”

i’m assuming that’s most of us

tashtoo goes on to write about how important poetry has been in her life, and adds,

“No matter your beliefs, your opinions, your grievances, there is room for your words….”

there is not greater honor of the belief in equality and freedom, i believe, than to encourage all opinions, even those opposed to one’s own

but let us remember, that without substantiation, opinions are just that -

and i believe tashtoo is encouraging of that substantiation and expression by each of us

with that in mind, i feel my tributes this year and last, to my relationship with sheila, carry as much validation of the value of effort and time with another person one cares about, as can be expressed in words and images

below is last year’s 30th anniversary posting

thanks so much ya’ll

namaste – con dios – god be with you

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[ Please Note: originally posted 050111 ]

Intro

The Occasion!

today, may day, is sheila and mine’s 30th anniversary

nearly half our lives already!

Preparation

i went back and forth, up and down, around and back, trying to decide how if when i would post about this event

this is what i decided -

since i don’t have enough digital pics to do justice to 30 years i’d only post a few, though one is a compilation of photos i took a photo of!

and, since i have at least four poems, two by each of us, written over the years, about anniversaries, i’d post that, 2 of @ by each of us

the “wedding blessing” would work as well, but it’s already posted

rather than re-word our orignal poems, especially sheila’s! i’ve opted to just do a short commentary, making them personal, for us…

i hope ya’ll enjoy them as much as we have living and creating them

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The Poems

all originals by either myself or sheila

short current anniversary-commentary follow each poem

The Photos

also all original

though the details vary, so the photography-detailing, how i played the edges, ala my post, playing my edge with photography, variations, are in the footnotes

Anniversary

Anniversaries are a time

of celebrating and

remembering

all the good times

and good things. Of

rejoicing all the bad

ones overcome.

Only, don’t

let it be

just today.

Help each other

celebrate each other.

Help each other

remember each other.

And help recreate

each other’s tomorrow

today and forever.

there’s a strong sense of shared-ness and recognition that, even if not necessary, for enlightenment surviving or simply existing, we can help each other

actually, knowing it’s a choice, it means even more i think…

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[1]

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This Anniversary

This anniversary is

different from the others.

Not because it’s so many years -

Not because it marks a milestone –

Not because we’re doing

anything special to celebrate.

This time something

really clicked -

Something we’ve wanted for so long

happened.

Something brought us

the closest we’ve ever been.

Yes, this anniversary

is really “something”.

sheila wrote this just because she wanted to

many of our poems we’d sell and personalize in the 90′s, were written in response to requests

this poem was one she said she felt compelled to write, and says she still can’t quite place the words as to why this is so

i’ll take her word for it

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30th Anniversary Collage

[2]

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First Anniversary

The vows were spoken,

the bond was made

“only” a year ago.

Since then has come a

unique understanding

that only the two of you

can really know.

Dreams spun together -

Plans forged ahead

on a path that’s just begun.

Looking forward to sharing

many more years of caring

like this very special

Year Number One.

sheila did write this poem in response to an occasion, i believe our oldest girl’s first wedding anniversary

yet the sentiments are those i’ve heard her express to me many a time, about us

i think she’s right :

“year number one” and “year number thirty” -

are but number-markings set apart

all else remains the same

the path is always…

just beginning…

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Our Anniversary of Meeting

I remember the light

around

and in your eyes.

I remember

the quickened interest

my own heart and eye.

And I remember imagining -

in a flash flown by -

remembering this, our first moment,

many many times

in times then still so far off.

And I’ll remember all this

now, at

our anniversary of meeting,

as when those dreams of

future memories

had begun becoming one, like us.

yea, i know not a wedding anniversary writing, but i guess i could argue, when did we become married, spiritually anyways

and i really did imagine, back then, when i first saw her, her shirt’s laced high collar touching lightly on her neck, auburn light brown hair pulled back gently across her light skin, that i would remember this moment in the future, and remember knowing i would remember then, now

happy 30th anniversary sheila

namaste – con dios – god be with you

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poetry series

photography series

footnotes

[1] a pic we had someone take of us this past nov (2011)

besides cropping, i blurred the whole image, then history brushed our faces back in

most heavy photoshop users know they can adjust brush size via the bracket key “["

but if you don't, and use photoshop a lot, don't feel bad, i only found out a few months ago when i finally got tired of not using a keyboard shortcut, and did a search via photoshop's help search

this was kinda fun literally playing with edges i brought back into focus

a sharpening swipe on my eyes, and a smudge swipe (or two) on the bags under my eyes, and wallah! got the focus i wanted!

[2] sheila loves putting together collages of actual printed photos, playing with the selection and arrangement

i took advantage of that and grabbed a nice shot of many of our years together

each photo had its own light/dark balancing, so i did a gestalt that evened most of the darkness from the older pics, then bracketed a dodge brush smaller and larger and back, lightening our faces, followed by swipes with the sponge tool where the lightening made the faces too red

dodging the poster board edges around the various photos gave them a neat spotlight glow i like

i had the distinct sensation of feeling that the photos, with that glow around them, plus the memories and feelings they evoked, were like stars seen at night, twinkles of light pulling at the heart, only this time, i knew why…

[3] final photo dates back to 1981, or so

i left the old-time glare-glaze on the image, rather than removing it, because i felt it enhanced the sensation of our past

the cigarette was also left in, to show where i’ve come from – 19 years of smoking since a late teen, to finally quitting march 1983 – that story will come

i marginally saturated the color, sharpened and softened and re-sharpend gestaltly, finishing via a slight pull-back with the fade tool (love that feature)

if ever a doubt what a cutie-pie sheila is, here’s proof

just match it with the first photo 30 years later!

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Happy National Teachers Week : “Middle School Teacher” – Original Educational Poetry

yoga-adan — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 04:15:38 +0000

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“Middle School Teacher” – Original Nurses Poetry

“middle school teacher” is a sample of the teacher, student, and other poetry featured in my ebook, “teachers students & educational specialists“

this collection of poetry was written beginning in the early 90s, when my wife and i both presented and sold them in mall and arts shows in texas

teaching has been close to my heart since, well, spending nearly as much time with teachers growing up as being home with family.

below, in a tribute to one of the more forgotten stop-points of teachers we grow up with, maybe because our elementary and high school teachers are such powerful beginning and ending points, is my poem for middle school teachers

when i focus on that time period, it is easy to see the power of that transitional time

Middle School Teacher

You see it in their faces,

the struggle.

Part child – part adult.

Their foundation is laid but you’re

here to smooth the edges so the new

home still being built will last.

And they don’t even know how

transparent they are.

But that’s ok, you can then comfort

the child while leading the adult -

reinforcing the good already there

then introducing all the new good

they can accept. You

are like a giant helping hand

reaching out to the students’ pasts

grabbing hold of all worth saving then

giving them an ever so friendly

push toward their futures.

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Happy National Nurses Week : “Nurse Practitioner” – Original Nurses Poetry

yoga-adan — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 04:15:24 +0000

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“Nurse Practitioner” – Original Nurses Poetry

“nurse practitioner” is a sample of the nursing, doctor, and other poetry featured in my ebook, “nurses doctors & medical health specialties“

this collection of poetry was written beginning in the early 90s, when my wife and i both presented and sold them in mall and arts shows in texas

though, beyond cpr and fitness certs i’ve not been an actual health professional, i’ve worked in hospital settings and senior settings, and have always felt a great affinity between the teaching professions, which i am more directly familiar with, and those in the health fields -

both are wonderful helping areas to be in

Nurse Practitioner

Perfectly blended

balance

of science and art

expanded

from

R.N. to near M.D.

offering

us hope for recovery

and

instruction plus education

on remaining well.

Almost a doctor

who is able

to relate

like

the best nurse

there is.

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dVersepoets Open Link Night Week 41 : “Community” – Original Love Poetry

yoga-adan — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 22:36:40 +0000

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“Community” – Original Love Poetry

dVerse Poets Pub : Open Link Night, Week 41

hosted by Brian Miller

“we all need those connections—that community—whether in time of trial or celebration. That is the essence of OpenLinkNight for me. When I click on your link, I don’t know what to expect, but I open that door…

“When I leave that comment, I don’t know if you need it, or if you will return one to my place, but I open the conversation. Thank you to all those that are building that community here, one conversation at a time….”

i myself, have been diving deeply into visual work, fitness classes, and even formatting my first hard copy trade book of one of my ebook poem collections

brian, one of the founders of dversepoets, like one of my daughters, recently took a fun-challenging group of young-uns on one of those i-can’t-believe-i-went-with-them trips, that we old(er) folk sometimes remember better than the kids

that, those trips we make with our little ones, are among the deepest community we make…

those are a sharing across generations, time, and ages, that sticks like spring pollen on our heart’s memory cells

i didn’t have a specific thing in mind for my poem, other than its title, not a usual pattern for me, but i could feel the swell of feelings, like the way wading in chest high water on flat beaches like galveston feels -

and then one realizes why they’re called swells

Community

fresh off the visual wagon and

onto the sleigh of words

backed-up

laughing and playing like

cars on galveston’s beaches back

in the 60s

radios blaring beach boys and beatles

and

bottles of beer held to the

summer light

no one

thought about

leaving broken glass

sharp edges for tender feet

in the soft sand

those times

aren’t

gone

they cycle like the seasons the moon

the earth round the sun

the cry for community was

strong enough

back then

drown the worries

it wasn’t the first time

hope sprung

in the

wells of people’s’ eye-hearts

it won’t be the

last -

that, we already know

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A Consistent Routine is Best, Except When It’s Not (Flexibility of Self Is…)

yoga-adan — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 04:15:32 +0000

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A Consistent Routine is Best, Except When It’s Not (Flexibility of Self Is…)

Why “Except”

perseverance, and persistence, are vital to our very survival -

it’s sometimes hard to recall, as darwin is reported to have said, “adaptability” is the key

and, for me, adaptability, isn’t possible, without flexibility of mind and spirit

yoga, of course, is notoriously known for flexibility of body

meant to induce and promote flexibility of spirit, and…

back to darwin, “adaptability to change”

How Key?

how key is the ability to adapt to change?

well, considering that many feel change is the only constant -

and that the theory of relativity is said to rest on a fixed standard, the speed of light -

and change is thus comparable to the speed of light in regard to our experience of what is constant -

then the ability to adapt to change is essential…

ie, pretty darn key

So What’s the Point?

for me, it’s to look then at all the ways flexibility to change, adaptability, can occur in people…us!

since my previous post had to do with playfulness and seniors and fitness exercise, for me right now, i would say that the ability to recognize (awareness) and respond to (exercise) routine, with creative playful adaptability, is probably one of the most important things i personally need to re-learn from childhood, and re-apply as an adult

vary my routine with intensity

vary my routine with time

vary my routine with movement variation

vary my exercise and creative and mundane routines with minute variances -

like tiny dabs of paint speckling the greater canvas, or word on word building a joined feeling and thought -

and give myself compassionate credit for trying and accomplishing what i do each day…

Final Thoughts

spring has stepped aside today, for the week they say, to let winter vent a bit before hibernating in the warmth

even mother nature know to adapt the seasons within the seasons, or risk freezing the continuity of life…

take care everyone, blessings

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Teaching Seniors is Like Teaching the (almost) Whole Population

yoga-adan — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 22:27:40 +0000

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Why “Almost”

the most straightforward answer to that i currently know, is simply the difference between bones still growing and mature bones

other important differences exist of course, such as emotional maturity, experience, hormonal factors, but for purposes of exercise fitness or wellness, that’s what comes most to mind

according to afaa, the still developing bones of children and adolescents, differ on the type and amount of stress they can experience safely, from those of a person whose bones have reached their mature sizes and shapes

granted, the elderly (in particular) are prone to diminished bone density, but are not typically concerned with continued bone-length growth

but i’m getting side-tracked

my point is simply this is why i would consider the teaching of seniors, almost like teaching the whole population

seniors embody everything all the bone-matured age groups can have; plus, a few people would say, more than a number of features more prevalent in those that are old(er)

though i contend there’s some nice things ’bout getting old(er)

What Seniors (sometimes) Forget to Keep From Being Young

ironically, i believe, what can be included from those who are younger, into exercise routines for seniors, is our originally innate love for play

silversneakers even includes the word “fun” into their idea of exercise -

“Get fit, have fun, make friends!”

smiling, laughter, and being happy, are often, as one of my favorite sites indicates, something one must work for, yet receive as a by-product

“Curvy Voices”

an excellent free ebook that just came out, as is available in pdf format, on anna guest-jelley’s curvyyoga site

thirty-six interesting (including my small input ) articles on accepting oneself as a means to becoming more of what you want to be are included

as anna posts on her recent feedback page about the book,

“this book is about so much more than the physical practice of asana”

and

“It’s really about coming home to ourselves”

there’s a lot of compassion, caring, and expertise available on this site

Final Thoughts

getting fit and staying fit are more closely aligned than most people think i believe -

i know that was true for me

my manner of getting fit, especially as i’ve gotten old(er) is much more doable, and sustainable, the more closely it is aligned with how i want to stay fit

sheila and i try to teach this in our classes -

and fitness knowledge, as i conclude in “10 sports lessons i can smile at now” is critical

fortunately, the abundance of access to and information about fitness, and wellness, is as available as one is willing to search for and obtain

the Y where sheila and i are currently teaching classes, has many varied programs available

i should of course, that they are not affiliated or endorsing my site, this is just my stuff

as most people who’ve read my posts know, i feel awareness is yoga’s greatest gift to me -

and this awareness then, of the need for playfulness, is something i can very much credit my practice of yoga for

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Header # 8 – Spring Header 2012 (Photography)

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Header Art # 8 – Spring Header 2012

maybe it’s because being in northern vermont for a spring season is so new to me, with its contrasts to a texas spring but the play of days in the high 80s with those peaking in the low 40s, and lots of days in-between has me wanting to post more frequently changing headers for my site

less than a month ago, when spring has just begun, i posted my first spring header

now, i’m already updating it with a variation of the lighthouse image in it

though i was very tempted to go straight to a beautifully sun-filled floral, which yesterday and today would have been accurate, by this weekend, we leave the mid 70s and return to heavy clouds and much cooler highs in the 40s

so i’ll respect the pace of the transition from winter to full spring in this much more northern state than i’ve ever lived in before, with this new image, of seagulls beginning to brave the break in mist and clouds and enjoy their fishing and foraging in milder weather

the original image, below, is one i really like, but it’s easy to see where the forced selecting for the header size, creates its own unique variation; then of course i play with saturation, dodge, etc

i’ve enjoyed this image so much, i even cropped the diving bird near-center, below the horizon, in a photo-poem i recently posted, “Diving“

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The Indie Spotlight : “10 Sports Lessons I Can Smile at Now”

yoga-adan — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 14:16:18 +0000

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my collection of sports poems “10 Sports Lessons I Can Smile at Now” is being featured by “the indie spotlight” whose motto is :

The Indie Spotlight – Where the Independent Author Shines

The Indie Spotlight

what the indie spotlight offers, is a chance to have one’s independent self-published work more widely presented, especially to the growing number of people with ereaders, such as the kindle and nook among others

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a variety of in-depth questions were presented to help the reader know the writer and the work presented a bit better

sports is year round -

and so this lightly humorous look back at my layman’s fun and trials at playing at sports, “10 Sports Lessons I Can Smile at Now” takes a look at baseball, dance, skateboarding, yoga, running, and bicycling

indie spotlight’s submission page provides a downloadable questionnaire, and that can be submitted to one of the founders, gregory bernard banks, a published writer and graphic artist

if you are an “indie” writer, i’d highly recommend this opportunity; it is free, easy, makes one think about one’s work a little more broadly, and is of course potentially good pr

the questions are fairly comprehensive, but easy to follow, and my two previous submissions, one for “poems for lovers loving & being loved” and the other for “101 sports poems“ were presented in a way that showed my work to very nice light

i think it’s also fair to say, the questions helped me clarify, to myself, and my readers, some whys and whats about my creative process, particularly in regard to the book featured, more deeply than i’d realized i would

in the optional samples inclusion ending, i included chapter one, ”Turkey Bike Trot”

Heads Up on Submission Process Changes

also, and very importantly, the entire submission process and resultant “spotlight” on one’s work, is free – that always helps us new (to the world) writers and artists

however, due to a recent server crash, greg, one of the co-founders of the indie spotlight, gave a “state of indie spotlight address” saying (my own bolding) :

Ed and I have been truly grateful for all of the tremendous support you have given us, and are very happy to continue providing The Indie Spotlight as a medium to help let the world know about you and your work. But our popularity far exceeded our expectations, and prior to the server crash, we had a very large queue that was continuing to grow by the week. So now that we have this unfortunate opportunity to start over, we will be taking steps to keep the stockpile of submissions under control so that we can best serve you. So submissions are open now until the end of the month of April, and then we will try to have a more definitive submission period schedule set up, which we’ll post on the website.

so, from my view, a total recommendation of the indie spotlight’s services, but with a heads up regarding keeping an eye out for upcoming submission changes after april

i’ve come across work that, because of the in-depth presentation, i probably would not only not known about, but not known to care about

thanks so much, i hope you get to stop by at indie spotlight

sincerely,

adan

namaste – con dios – god be with you

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yoga-adan — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 16:14:38 +0000

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Small gratitudes found in the day to day living of daily life.

Today’s gratitude is for Anna Guest-Jelley’s free pdf ebook, “Curvy Voices”

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Curvy Yoga’s Anna Guest-Jelley Free eBook : Curvy Voices

a bit back, i had a post entitled, “so you wanna be in an ebook? an offer from curvy yoga’s anna guest-jelley” -

well the ebook is here! it’s free! and it’s available on anna’s site curvy yoga - Curvy Voices

read the excerpt below, and be sure and check out this important resource

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Excerpt

people from all areas and walks of life have contributed to this free resource

this is an excerpt from the curvy yoga page linked to above, posted by anna,

“When I began practicing yoga, I didn’t have a community.

“I primarily practiced on my own at home. And when I did venture out to class, I tried not to make much eye contact with people. I didn’t want to see the judgment I assumed would be in their eyes when they saw my curvy body getting on my mat…

“That time in my life was really hard. There’s just no other way to say it. I had this little thought in the back of my mind that things could be different — that I didn’t always have to struggle with food. That I didn’t have to constantly be on a diet or hate myself…”

Anna goes on to explain how things developed for me, and says this,

“And this is why Curvy Voices was born. I wanted to share a book that would inspire all of us, especially those of us who may be new(er) to this journey. As I read through the 36 stories in this incredible book, I was struck time and again by the depth and breadth of their beauty.

“Our thoughtful and courageous writers cover topics from body lovin’ to childbirth, loss to illness, the thrill of yoga to the fear of stepping on the mat. The incredible quotes shared throughout this post are representative of the inspiring messages shared within these pages….”

today is anna’s birthday, so i suggest giving her, and yourself, the gift of this inspiring book

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Final Thoughts

awareness, my favorite gift from yoga so far, has been the key for me

my own article in Curvy Voices, is bit about my own awareness journey

and remembering, it really is a process

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dVersepoets Open Link Night Week 39 : ArtPhotoPoem “All-Weather Friends”

yoga-adan — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 01:03:41 +0000

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dVerse Poets Pub : Open Link Night, Week 39

hosted by Joseph Hesch

joseph provides some interesting commentary of his poetry-process history co-mingled with his friendship with one of dVersepoets’ two founding poets, claudia schoenfeld

included are some thoughts on the value and quality of the online artistic friendships he has enjoyed seeing develop, especially on the thriving poetic site dVerse poets pub has become

i myself was wiggling for a way to showcase an image from a new series i am just starting, “impressions of gratitude” -

the new series should finally allow me, i am hoping, to resume my love of creating impressionist images, in this case via photography and digital enhancement (vs oil painting, which i’ve not abandoned )

add that i can then add a small verse, and i am close to a joining very dear to my heart

more than a photo-poem, i call these artphoto-poems

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All-Weather Friends

the land and seasons roll

yet

what endures remains

is timeless

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Poetics: New view for you : PhotoPoem – “What I Missed What I Found While I Was Sick”

yoga-adan — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 00:25:27 +0000

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dVerse Poets Poetics Prompt : New View For You

hosted by brian miller, featuring photo prompts from Tracey Grumbach

brian, one of the originators of the dVersepoets site online, had a short intro to this particular prompt, which, considering how long i’ve been battling this congestion/cold/sinus/allergy/yuk feeling, is good timing

“Tracey hails from Maryland, a former home to me and has received a bit of acclaim for her works as well. Just jump over to her siteto see some more goodness.”

i’m always tempted to use all the images in these prompts, as they’re (for me) the most fun, but i did make a half sensible promise to be more considerate of my time and energy while i’m recovering, so i’ve picked this one image from tracey’s fine work

a glance at her website indicates much more in terms of interesting imagery

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What I Missed What I Found While I Was Sick

Image by Tracey Grumbach

i wondered

as i wandered among my

fevered thoughts and chilled beliefs

any of this

would matter anyways

natural question i assume

then

when i saw the clean

neatly styled carefully parked

red and white new bike

- parked -

without a rider

yet obviously placed there

by someone…

i knew

and

thought about

the

poems and stories

paintings photos and

knick knacks i’d pieced together

over the decades of my lifetime

and knew

someone

would know i’d been here too

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Intro

happy national poetry month ya’ll

though i really didn’t plan for this release of my vol 1 ebooks in my four small series, to be priced to free during national poetry month, it’s working out that way, mostly because of the timing of these volume one’s becoming available from prior commitments

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Here’s the idea, and the plan. I have four series of small inspirational ebooks featuring prose poetry, or prosepoems with images. I want to make Vol 1 of each series free by the end of this month. One is free at some participating outlets already, while the other Vol1′s are releasing from prior commitments during the month, then going free.

my regular readers, of either my blog site or my ebooks, are probably fairly familiar with my selection of ebooks

this includes larger collections of poems and/or images, many with work dating from the early 90s through today -

in addition, i have been creating smaller collections of prose poems, photo poems, and artphotopoems, while i continue organizing and formatting more of the larger collection of works, from over a thousand poems written the last few decades

this post is my plan for enabling free pricing for vol 1 of each my four smaller ebook series, as each edition comes off prior commitments, and finish pricing each vol 1 at free by the end of this april, details below :

The Volume One Free Plan

i currently have four small ebook series, consisting of prosepoems, photopoems, and artphotopoems

each series vol 1 will be made free for an indefinite period of time beginning in april
each series vol 1 becomes available from other commitments at different times during the month of april, so please check back to either this page, or My eBooks page for all updates
it is anticipated they will remain free for an extended time

it is anticipated (and in-progress) to add more digital online outlets, where “a month of mornings” vol 1 and the other vol 1′s of these small series will also be available free

The Series

Links to My eBooks page for most current listing information :

A Month of Mornings (prosepoems) – Vol 1 FREE

Everyday Gratitudes (prosepoems) - Vol 1 FREE

Everyday Inspirations, Photo-Poems - Vol 1 FREE

Creative Gratitudes, ArtPhotoPoems - Vol 1 FREE

Please Read, Note About the Work

at the beginning of each description for each volume of each series is the following heads up about the content i present in general in each work in these series

Please Read:

I am breaking usual protocol regarding book descriptions, and offering a gentle heads up about all the books in each of my small ebook series.

These books may not be what you might expect.

There are no thrill images in the books with images. There’s no complex thought structure in the writings in those series books.

My intent, from the beginning, is to offer my own simple, every day, common place experiences that any one might have, in the course of living daily life, day to day. And thus encourage others to also feel compassion for their own experiences, and realize we all can take baby steps to being better people.

I have photographed since high school, from a time when film was precious, tiny smokey light bulbs provided lighting, and there was no recourse to “fix” a picture digitally.

My writing years began only a bit later in the early 70s.

Except for honing how i write and how i compose pictures (both of which are really endless pleasures) plus the wonderful flexibility that digital provides, not much has changed. The struggle, the challenge, the pleasure, is still being in each day the best I can.

I do believe each of us is capable of changing for the better, but I feel it’s more a changing to the person we already are, but maybe not frequently enough.

Each series of books deals with an aspect of working to make a better self of being in our world. There are no grand moments that answer everything and encapsulate the whole process of living, or of reading my books.

It’s always been a process for me, and remains so here.

I’m placing this “Please Read” in the description for each volume in each of my current series:

“A Month of Mornings” (prose poetry)

“Everyday Gratitudes” (prose poetry)

“Everyday Inspirations, Photo-Poems”

“Creative Gratitudes, ArtPhotoPoems”

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I will respond to any comments as able and appropriate, positive and negative and in-between, as long as they are constructive in nature.

hopefully you’ll consider trying out each vol 1 of each the current four series, and see if you might enjoy reading and seeing more in subsequent volumes, thank you much

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Everyday Inspirations, PhotoPoems Vol 4 (yoga-adan.com)
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dVersepoets dVerse Poetics – Sculpting a Poem, “The Shape of Gratitude” (yoga-adan.com)
dVersepoets Prompt – Poetics: 1999 : “In Movement, I Am the Tide” (yoga-adan.com)

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Nurses Doctors & Medical Health Specialties, Poetry Collection

yoga-adan — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 08:30:49 +0000

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Simple every day gratitudes found in daily every day life. The daily story of my search, each day, for the point of gratitude in my day.

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“Nurses Doctors & Medical Health Specialties”

“Nurses Doctors & Medical Health Specialties“

Sample Poem, “Nursing”

please see my blog post which features the poem “nursing” and additional commentary

Disclaimer, Please Read

in fairness, i always like to point out that i am not a health professional, though i am nationally group fitness certified by afaa, and am also certified as a yoga instructor

additionally, along with my wife, we have taken several classes from silversneakers and are eligible to teach senior fitness classes in their format

however, though i have been active in sports and fitness most my life, and written quite a few poems about sports, i am not a nurse nor licensed health professional

so how can i write nursing and other medical health profession related poetry?

the simplest most direct answer is, we listened to and asked our customers and wrote poetry they felt they needed for family and others in the health fields

my wife and i had begun writing poems and selling them at art shows and malls in the early 90s to compliment my art work that we also showed

though we began with family related poetry, mom and dad and others, we were quickly asked to produce similar work, that didn’t require medical knowledge, yet showed appreciation felt for someone who was a nurse or doctor or even other related fields, like emt and lab tech

thus began a process we applied to not only nursing related poetry, but business, legal, and teaching fields -

we interviewed people, had conversations, and received incredible feedback for these poems

this also explains why the collections features a few non-generic gender poems, and have both a male and female language version for the same work

below is the product description in the listing for “nurses doctors & medical health specialties” which may soon include this section’s disclaimer

our hope is not only to provide a product in this ebook we found was widely popular for the time of over a decade we sold these poems in shows, but have the potential reader understand our layman approach of writing celebratory poetry for those we depend on in the helping professions

About “Nurses Doctors & Medical Health Specialties”

from the product description :

Please enjoy browsing the complete list of titles, listed in the click-able index created by the author, via the “Look Inside” feature provided by Amazon Books.

Nearly twenty years of poetry writing is represented in this full edition of six dozen nursing, doctors, and medical / health specialists poems.

Though not in the direct healing arts himself, after graduation from the University of Houston-Clear Lake, the author started work as an arts person, helping patients on a locked nursing floor.

“UHCL was a great college, where I was able to build my own arts and humanities program; then, in my first job after college, in Galveston, helping people through the arts at UTMB, was itself a unique, creative learning experience…

“My own degrees, from the University of Houston Clear Lake, and other studies in the arts and fitness, have added much I have enjoyed integrating and blending in my work.”

Humor and appreciation alternate and permeate in many of Adan’s poems, such as in the enclosed poem, Home Health Nurse.

“My dad needed a lot of care at home his last few years, and the various nurses and therapists that came by were always a welcome warm sight. A very needed sight.”

Other titles include, Nursing, School Nurse, Family Practitioner, M.D., Caregiver, E.M.T., Respiratory Therapist, and Volunteer.

A small group of inspirational poems are also included.

Adan and his wife Sheila enjoyed selling gift copies of these poems for over a decade in malls and arts shows in the 90s, and now are proud to present this collection, with additional new work, in today’s new eBook format.

About Me

please see my About Page for information on my training and education

i have been writing since the early 70s, in addition to painting and doing photography

the arts have been my constant throughout my life, and expect to continue with it, along with my fitness interests, for as long as i am blessed to be able to

the digital ebook revolution is enabling me to not only present visual and verbal work in an easy to access format, but begin to combine images and words into photopoem and artphotopoem works

for current examples and listings, please see my 99¢ options below

thank you much for visiting my site, sincerely,

adan lerma

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dVerse ~ Poets Pub : Patterns Pictures & Poems, PhotoPoem “Diving”
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dVersepoets Prompt Meeting the Bar : Live in the Moment Before I Sleep

yoga-adan — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 21:53:32 +0000

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live in the moment

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dVersepoets Prompt – dVerse Meeting the Bar

hosted by Victoria C. Slotto :

victoria presents one of my most favorite topics, the sense of being in the moment

she begins with a statement i myself feel fully :

“I am not a Buddhist, per se. Aspects of Buddhism, however, have inspired me for many years, in particular, mindfulness meditation….”

then showcases examples of being in the now - snippets of data awash in each of the five senses, followed by a poem by louise hastings illustrating the pull of the seasons in one woman’s now

Mindfulness, Heart and Mind

victoria’s excellent intro brought to mind a couple of twangs of my own regarding mindfulness -

one, how often various proponents focus only on the heart and disparage the mind

my own feeling, which i express often here on my site is that ideally, a blending, almost a respect and compassion, between the two, would be even better

carol horton has one of my favorite articles, regarding right and left brain, which i think equally applies (and which she posted on her site a year to the date tomorrow!)

two, is my idea of how / where creativity takes place; but first, this background material, from victoria :

“the words we commit to paper or hard drive are born in the present moment. In order to create, we need to carve out a place and time of silence. We need to slow down and notice details, to block out distraction, and open up to inspiration. Silence, awareness, focus….”

a problem potentially occurs semantically when silence is interpreted as only being able to be when one is literally alone, with no disturbing sound around -

this problem potentially re-occurs in the final three words “silence, awareness, focus” -

Silence

silence, to me, has meant the silencing of both the mind and the heart

the human heart is wonderful, as is the human mind, and both have shown the capacity for infinite good, and evil – which might well be the definition of being human

the silencing of both, allows awareness, and with focus, i believe, creates the opening for each person’s best road of approach in that moment, either the mind or the heart, or, in those rare wonderful times, both the mind and the heart

anyway that’s my theory, and my experience

which, i recognize, doesn’t mean i’m not missing something

Accepting Individuality Within Oneness

but i must work with what i have, believe, and can accomplish

when i’ve sensed this most, are in momentous crowds, and the moments before sleep

weird huh?

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Live in the Moment Before I Sleep

the cotton sheets crinkle they’re

so crisp

cool

to my touch

sheila’s asleep ill for

a few days

her breathing’s rough

but her scent is

warm

the bed cool

beneath me as i

slip-pull

into

our bed

sleep is the moment

where one

lives

broadest in time

my slowing breath

a slow bellows

beckons

the past, my slightly hunched

shoulders ease, rest back

upon the soft cover

sighing

i was five then-now the

fever so high angels

swirled above me

aside my

parents praying beside

sheila stirs restless resting

uneasy

shhh shhh

my mother laid her hands across my

forehead my dad watching

with softened eyes

shhh shhh

i touch sheila to ease her

sleep-jerky fever

shh shh

the

breath is easier and

darkness comes

wrapped

in light streaked silk

and

morning

comes

after the long moment of night

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dVersepoets Prompt : Open Link Night 37 – Late Winter Watch(ing) in Vermont (yoga-adan.com)
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dVersepoets Prompt : Open Link Night 37 – Late Winter Watch(ing) in Vermont

yoga-adan — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 17:50:04 +0000

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late winter watch(ing)

if the words endure, they do so because they link the links -

dVersepoets Prompt – Open Link Night ~ Week 37

hosted by Natasha Head :

natasha’s intro-prompt essay is a nice read into one poet’s sense of the need to create

“At this point in the realm of the real world, I have been put into the position where I am able to live my nightmare…and I’m surviving it. Each punch and kick to the teeth are just poems waiting to be written, and all I have to do is make it to Tuesday where I get to share, to lighten the load and find the inspiration within YOUR words to carry me through.”

i’ve always felt dverse poets pub is one of the more supportive arts sites i’ve come across, maybe the most in terms of poetry itself -

my recent expansions into the digital world only continue to strengthen that belief

at this late time, to still submit to this installment of open link night, one hundred forty-nine poets have submitted work for their peers to review and enjoy

there’s a level of trust and respect needed, that builds that kind of response, and dVerse poets pub has just that -

below, is my own little bit of experiment, mixing dialog and description, dropping prose into poem, and hinting at atmosphere

should i have added a pinch more adjectives? similes? exposition? an image? imagery? music?

could i have? yes, but should i have?

sometimes the freedom to simply play with a feeling, find an idea, and swatch a few lines, is all i really wanted / needed to do -

this time

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Late Winter Watch(ing) in Vermont

being from texas

specifically the gulf coast

where winter in march means

finally

wearing a coat

seeing flecks of white float

into view

like stumbling onto “white christmas”

on tv middle of summer

so when, it being just above freezing

with windchill down to the teens

and i see college kids,

older folk, and

all in-

between

wearing a hat, or not,

nine out of ten

times

predictable by gender

i try to understand

“the girls’ long hair must keep them

warmer”

i glance back through the window and see

long curls cued longer

by the wind

no, my wife says, shaking her head,

see they’re wearing their big

heavy boots

with the cute fake-fur look

around their

ankles

- hmmm, no light bulb -

“their feet must get colder than their

necks then,” i suggest -

my wife, sniffling from her cold

stops

looks at me a moment

says,

no that’s not it

i set the pot to make her hot tea

then

quietly, go back to our wide wrap of windows

our pie slice panorama

and watch for the next set of heads, cap-less or hatless

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