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A Gradual Awakening

Posted on Mar 22nd, 2008 by Bird : Bird Bird

by Stephen Levine "... Moment to moment, the mind, the conditioning, is building some image of who it thinks it is.  We think we're the beautiful, pleasant states; we don't want to be depression, anger,... More »

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Sunny ... in her new territory

Posted on Feb 22nd, 2008 by Bird : Bird Bird

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Desire is long ...

Posted on Feb 22nd, 2008 by Bird : Bird Bird

While I was upstairs exploring a poetic expression of the power of desire, my ringneck was downstairs living it.  We used RFP board to make the walls washable in the aviary, but all that water... More »

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blood moon eclipse

Posted on Feb 22nd, 2008 by Bird : Bird Bird

"I see poetry as a path toward new understanding and transformation, and so I've looked at specific poems I love, and at poetry's gestures in the broadest sense, in an effort to feel and learn... More »

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Heyoka

Posted on Feb 17th, 2008 by Bird : Bird Bird

I was planning on lying in bed and feeling bad.  My 17 year old senegal became a squeeze toy for my 3 year old dog yesterday.  This was my first sunrise without her.  Instead, my... More »

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Strange magic

Posted on Feb 16th, 2008 by Bird : Bird Bird

Yin, the escape artist, slipped her earthly bonds this morning.  I kissed her in great appreciation of  "who" she was as I let her out of her cage.  I expected her to perch on the... More »

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Powerlessness

Posted on Feb 14th, 2008 by Bird : Bird Bird

At night when a cockatiel falls off his perch, if no one will let him back on, he hangs in the corner.  It's more important to him that he's the same height as the others... More »

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