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Heart-Work - Blog by Vivi Steels
"Fill your paper with the breathings of your heart." William Wordsworth
Love is... posted by Vivi Steels (Remembering Lovely Mittens)
Posted on February 20, 2021 at 10:40 AM |
Love is...
Love is putting your best friend to sleep
to end his suffering,
knowing that your suffering
is only just beginning...
Anonymous
Beautiful Mittens Christmas 2015
Pets come into our lives to teach us about love, they depart to teach us about loss. A new p...
Read Full Post »How Wisdom Comes by Vivi Steels
Posted on January 20, 2021 at 8:15 AM |
Alone ~
drenched in water jewels,
emerging from stream cleansed
to face sun, Giver of Fire, Giver of Life,
offering praise unspoken
to the Great Spirit breathing through
greenness of green,
blueness of blue,
rockness of rocks,
inspired to listen ~
all in abeyanc...
Read Full Post »Soma by Vivi Steels
Posted on January 4, 2021 at 8:05 AM |
Soma
I unfurl vast rolls of black velvet
scattered with silvering stars
shooting across midnight skies.
Soft winds blow music from the spheres
into tired eyes and ears
restoring peace and calm.
Perfume of flowers mist
from clouds of dew,
falling onto quiet earth
while spume of dark rivers
press your hands with softness of foam.
Honey-sweet drips onto your lips
as you...
Read Full Post »Harebells by Vivi Steels
Posted on October 2, 2020 at 6:45 AM |
Harebells by Vivi Steels
A report from the Royal Botanical Gardens from Kew has said an estimated 140,000, or 39.4%, of plants are under threat of disappearing. This is up 21% from 2016. There are also currently 723 medicinal plants facing extinction. Harebells, along with other Native species such as Chamomile, Juniper, Pennyroyal and wild asparagus are under threat. Harebells are one of my and my mother's favourite flowers and I pai...
Read Full Post »Teddy, Our Lovely Rescue Cat by Vivi Steels
Posted on July 29, 2020 at 8:45 PM |
Teddy was only with us for just over three months. Teddy was slim, more white than black, with amber eyes. He had very large ears, long legs and a long thin black tail. He was quite vocal with a soft, high-pitched squeak. He had a black patch over one eye. Although Teddy loved our gard...
Read Full Post »Crater Life - WW1 by Vivi Steels
Posted on May 7, 2020 at 9:25 AM |
Crater Life WW1
Listen.
Silence.
You know what it’s like when your Mother,
soft as rose petals, stops your aching ears
with warm cotton wool, don’t you?
The world stops talking.
Reverie:
I am lying in Green Ridge Meadow,
grass tickling my head,
staring at cotton wool clouds,
soft as sheep, sauntering by,
time dr...
Read Full Post »Alter Echo (for Gary Moore 4.4.52 - 6.2.11) by Vivi Steels
Posted on April 8, 2020 at 8:05 PM |
Alter Echo (for Gary Moore)
Deep dark stage -
star-lights pinpoint mastery
of fret set with mother of pearl,
silver strings set with genius
reaching decibels of hard rock blues
played at frenetic pace,
soul in harmony with guitar,
voice in harmony with soul.
Face wet, shining livid,
sweat p...
Read Full Post »*Bees, Seas, Birds and Trees' by Vivien Steels @ Vivi*Press
Posted on April 4, 2019 at 12:30 PM |
REVIEW FOR NEW POETRY BOOK
*Bees, Seas, Birds and Trees* by Vivien Steels
Review by Patricia Beeton
“I have just rea...
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