Amy's Place .. Poetry and Potpourri .. Apr. 8-9-10, 2005

4-8-05 | JustAmy, St.Louie1, MamaBear, Billie

[JustAmy]

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4-8-05
Graphic by Billie

Flowers

I look at the soil of darkness and putrescence,
How can flowers find sustenance there?
And yet from soil and sunlight they somehow,
Will lift perfection in the air.

The honeybee enjoys the harvest,
And journeys deep in the flower-bell.
She wallows in the joy of life,
While we only get a smell.

NicknamedBob . . . March 28, 2005
© 2005

[OESY]

Don't say that I will depart tomorrow—
even today I am still arriving.

Look deeply: every second I am arriving
to be a bud on a Spring branch,
to be a tiny bird, with still-fragile wings,
learning to sing in my new nest,
to be a caterpillar in the heart of a flower,
to be a jewel hiding itself in a stone.

I still arrive, in order to laugh and to cry,
to fear and to hope.
The rhythm of my heart is the birth and death
of all that is alive.

-- Thich Nhat Hanh, from "Please Call Me by My True Names"

[snugs]

What special day is it today?

[JustAmy]

Tulip hasn't posted them yet but my research shows today is:

1. Buddha Day
2. Hana Matsuri (Japan)

I think we should also celebrate Spring! :)

[Alamo-Girl]

Thank y'all for the precious poem and graphic!

[OESY]

Quotations about Buddha


"Don't just do something ... Sit there!"
- Marge's comment on meditation. (Contributed by Marge)

"All Chinese [Buddhists] are vegetarians, but most of them prefer to flavor their vegetables with beef, or pork, or duck, or chicken."
- Lin Yu Tang (Contributed by Allan Adasiak)

"Blessed is he who finds happiness in his own foolishness. For he will always be happy". -- Chade Meng

What is nirvana?
"Nothing happens next. This is it." said the old monk to the young one.

Disciple: Oh wise and all knowing one, show me the place of perfect peace.
Master: If I show it to you, it will know longer be peaceful. (Contributed by Neil Woods)

"Meditation is not about doing something" -- Joko Beck

Paradise is exactly like where you are right now ... only much, much better. -- Laurie Anderson

Birds it would seem are so intent on being birds that they have no time to speculate on their not being birds. - William A. Russell

"When I first started reading about Buddhism, I said this emptiness is really heavy!" - Rev Ryunyo King

A Zen master once said to me, "Do the opposite of whatever I tell you." So I didn't.

"I'm astounded by people who want to 'know' the universe when it's hard enough to find your way around Chinatown." - Woody Allen.

[lonestar]

Is that your yard? It looks somewhat like Rainbow Bridge and is almost as pretty.

Weinie

[JustAmy]

Good morning, Weinie.

I wish that was my yard. It's beautiful, isn't it? Billie gave us that graphic; it may be her yard.

Tell Lonestar that there is another day we will be celebrating today so she should stick around. :)

[snugs]

Sweep of Springwood Pink Heather
A swathe of purple springwood pink heather sweeps by rows of trees culminating in a haha. Dating from the 1950s, the 16 acre garden of the Georgian era Great Thurlow Hall is extensively planted with daffodils, narcassi, crocuses, winter aconites and large numbers of other bulbous flowers.

Daffodils in Front of Great Thurlow Hall
A swathe of flowering daffodils in front of Great Thurlow Hall. Dating from the 1950s, the 16 acre garden of the Georgian era Great Thurlow Hall is extensively planted with daffodils, narcassi, crocuses, winter aconites and large numbers of other bulbous flowers. England

St. Paul's Cathedral looms above a spring show of tulips and daffodils. The City, London

The last spring flowers my mum ever planted before her dementia got so bad that she was no longer capable of understanding how to dig a hole and put a plant into it.

[Jack Deth]

Wow, snugs!

Your mum definitely understood the language of flowers!

Absolutely gorgeous!

Jack.

[JustAmy]

Amy's Place wishes you the Happiest Birthday ever.
Enjoy your special day!

[tuliptree76]

Hi everyone!

In addition to Buddha Day and Hana Matsuri (the holidays for today), here are the holidays for the weekend.

April 9
Astronauts Day
Ugadi

April 10
Siblings Day
Golfers Day

[MeekOneGOP]

Mornin', everybody ! Happy Friday! TGIF!

68 degrees right now, headin' for 77 today.

[JustAmy]

Some Buddhists, mostly from Japan, celebrate Hana Matsuri, the birth of Buddha on April 8.

Hana means flower, and Buddha's birthday is a flower festival.

Buddha's actual birthday is in May.

Happy Hana Matsuri!

[tuliptree76]

[JustAmy]

Good Morning, A-G. Thank you.

Happy Spring. Have a great day.

[Alamo-Girl]

I'm wishing you a great day too - and a lovely weekend ahead!

[Jack Deth]

WINTER'S OVER!

Spring has made its presence known.
The front yard Zoisia is busy
Changing from beige to green.
The back yard is a soggy bog
The wettest I've ever seen.

So, I've gotten one of my wishes.
The ground's too soft for cutting grass
Or planting bulbs and flowers.

If I try, I'm afraid that I may find
In errant foot prints and holes.
Tiny slithery little migrating fishes!

Jack Deth~04/08/05

[JustAmy]

Those are lovely spring flowers, Snugs.

Thank you for sharing them with us.



Happy Spring!!