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Poetry of the Earth

Posted in Poetry with tags beauty, blog, blogging, flower, gibran, japanese wisteria, nature, nature photography, pink, plant, poetry, purple on September 29, 2014 by allisonlabine

The poetry of Earth inside a petal
the beauty of motion inside a breeze…

“…the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long to play with your hair.” – Kahlil Gibran

Images: Unknown

Japanese Wisteria

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Sea Fever

Posted in Poetry with tags adventure, blog, blogging, energy, john masefield, ocean, ocean blog, ocean poem, poem, poetry, sailboat, sailing, sea, sea fever, seagull, ship, sunset, wild, wild call, wilderness, wind on March 25, 2014 by allisonlabine

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Photo: © Spring break 2014

Sea Fever
By: John Masefield

I must go down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky,
And all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by;
And the wheel’s kick and the wind’s song and the white sail’s shaking,
And a grey mist on the sea’s face, and a grey dawn breaking,

I must go down to the seas again, for the call of the running tide
Is a wild call and a clear call that may not be denied;
And all I ask is a windy day with the white clouds flying,
And the flung spray and the blown spume, and the sea-gulls crying.

I must go down to the seas again, to the vagrant gypsy life,
To the gull’s way and the whale’s way where the wind’s like a whetted knife;
And all I ask is a merry yarn from a laughing fellow-rover,
And quiet sleep and a sweet dream when the long trick’s over.

*A trick is the time spent at the wheel of a ship. Spume is the froth or foam found on waves.

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For innocence lost…

Posted in Thoughts with tags blog, blogging, children, grief, hope, innocence, life, loss, love, memory, photography, poetry on December 14, 2012 by allisonlabine

…all over the world.

Do not stand at my grave and weep
I am not there. I do not sleep.
I am a thousand winds that blow.
I am the diamond glints on snow.
I am the sunlight on ripened grain.
I am the gentle autumn rain.
When you awaken in the morning’s hush
I am the swift uplifting rush
Of quiet birds in circled flight.
I am the soft stars that shine at night.
Do not stand at my grave and cry;
I am not there. I did not die.

– Mary Elizabeth Frye

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For no one, for everyone

Posted in Poetry with tags alaska, blog, blogging, inspirational, nature, nature photography, photography, poetry, quote, sunset on August 28, 2012 by allisonlabine

“Twice as beautiful is the experience when two hearts forged in the fires of different lives perceive the same thing and a shared smile escapes, removing all barriers from that moment.” – Allison LaBine

Photo by Allison LaBine; Alaska

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Through it all

Posted in Shared Inspiration with tags blog, blogging, illustration, inspiration, joy, love, peace, poetry, quote, soul, support, tanji on August 12, 2012 by allisonlabine

“Come o’er the sea,
Maiden with me,
Mine through the sunshine, storms and snows;
Seasons may roll,
But the true soul
Burns the same, where’er it goes.”
– Thomas Moore