Archive for the ‘Inspiration’ Category
Cathedral Rock in the Santa Catalina Mountains
Cathedral Rock in the Sedona Verde Valley
In a Magritte sky
clouds formed
from the smoke
of a stemmed pipe
one sunkissed on
Catalina peaks
the other an
Upflow Vortex
each a cathedral rock
named in history
remaining covered
invoking mystery
concealing nothing.
— kenne
“We are surrounded by curtains.
We only perceive the world
behind a curtain of semblance.
At the same time,
an object needs to be covered
in order to be recognized at all.”
– René Magritte
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Image by kenne
Standing At The Altar Of Nature
When we stand at
the altar of nature,
we stand with the greats;
Ralph Waldo Emerson,
Henry David Thoreau,
and John Muir,
each having helped define
our relationship
with nature and language —
“every natural fact is a symbol
of some spiritual fact,
. . . words are signs of natural facts.”
Nature’s beauty becomes
a source of spiritual energy
connecting all things
into a universal whole
with the energy of our
thoughts and will.
We stand at nature’s altar
not separate from her,
seeing us in the flowers,
insects, animals, mountains,
creating a unified landscape
of our inward and outward senses.
Like all relationships,
the experience depends
on the degree of harmony
between us and nature,
therefore becoming a gift
granted while walking with nature
as she is embraced in our minds –
Enlighten, she shares her secrets,
making the universe more “transparent.”
Yet the gift may only offer a glimpse,
to be shared in images and words,
charming all living things.
kenne
Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. — John Muir
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Pipevine Swallowtail Butterfly Photo Artistry by kenne
Butterflies . . .
flowers that fly
and all but sing.
— Robert Frost
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View from Blackett’s Ridge of Sabino Canyon (11/01/13) — Image by kenne
Canyons, big or small
Gathering nature’s beauty
Takes your breath away.
— kenne
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Cordon Cactus in Guaymas, Sonora On the Sea of Cortés (January 24, 2016) — Image by kenne
There are places
created for all deities,
poorly translated
to the non-deities.
— kenne
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Zion National Park, Temples, and Towers of the Virgin Panorama (June 10, 2014) — Image by kenne
Temples and towers
Nature’s stairway to heaven
With white angel wings.
In this promised land
A desert sanctuary —
Music of waters.
Navajo sandstone
Majestic cliffs of color
Carved by rain fingers.
— kenne
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One of Our Orchids — Digital Art by kenne
One of our orchids
Competing with desert blooms
Not to be bested.
— kenne
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