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attorney directory-attorney directory]]> Heron Dance Forum Sat, 16 May 2009 18:38:13 GMT http://herondance.forumotion.com/heron-dance-forum-f12/general-discuss-t32.htm#50 http://herondance.forumotion.com/heron-dance-forum-f12/general-discuss-t32.htm http://herondance.forumotion.com/subscriber-poetry-and-short-essays-click-here-for-topic-description-f14/april-blizzard-t22.htm Bobbi Mustapha After Our minds have shifted To flowers And plans for summer vacation The last snow blows in Covers the newly greened grass Encases the forsythia Freezes to drooping brown wilt Our full-bloomed magnolias. We curse the storm. But to the man in room 400 Whose insides rot like withered blossoms This crystal scene Half melted off by noon Adds one more unexpected season To his life One final sparkle To his fading eyes. Subscriber Poetry and Short Essays (Click Here For Topic Description) Thu, 14 Feb 2008 21:38:57 GMT http://herondance.forumotion.com/subscriber-poetry-and-short-essays-click-here-for-topic-description-f14/april-blizzard-t22.htm#26 http://herondance.forumotion.com/subscriber-poetry-and-short-essays-click-here-for-topic-description-f14/april-blizzard-t22.htm http://herondance.forumotion.com/the-latest-pause-for-beauty-click-here-for-topic-description-f1/235-dark-grey-background-t7.htm dgermann Rod-- I hope this Pause for Beauty was a mistake and not the way it will look from here on. The background behind the text of your message was quite dark grey, making the black type next to invisible. My mail client is Evolution. I truly enjoy your messages and would hate to lose them. :- Doug. The Latest Pause For Beauty (Click Here For Topic Description) Sun, 27 Jan 2008 22:34:20 GMT http://herondance.forumotion.com/the-latest-pause-for-beauty-click-here-for-topic-description-f1/235-dark-grey-background-t7.htm#9 http://herondance.forumotion.com/the-latest-pause-for-beauty-click-here-for-topic-description-f1/235-dark-grey-background-t7.htm http://herondance.forumotion.com/the-latest-pause-for-beauty-click-here-for-topic-description-f1/art-work-t31.htm Donnabe
Please stay with your watercolors as they are beautiful.

Still think you should give a workshop on your painting techniques or write a book on that subject. Workshops can help you connect more with people as I remember you saying in a previous publication.

Donna Elio]]> The Latest Pause For Beauty (Click Here For Topic Description) Wed, 30 Jul 2008 23:38:23 GMT http://herondance.forumotion.com/the-latest-pause-for-beauty-click-here-for-topic-description-f1/art-work-t31.htm#47 http://herondance.forumotion.com/the-latest-pause-for-beauty-click-here-for-topic-description-f1/art-work-t31.htm http://herondance.forumotion.com/the-latest-pause-for-beauty-click-here-for-topic-description-f1/246-latest-pause-for-beauty-t29.htm hirshebar I enjoy the weekly messages a lot. They come at good intervals, a reminder of why we are molding our lives the way we are. My wife is a painter and I'm a photographer, and we spend half our time at our nature preserve in the Missouri Ozarks, which have a fair number of similarities to Vermont (my birthstate). It always gives a special feeling to see that others are similarly relating to nature and art, and their endless interweavings. Your painting of sparrows arrived just hours after observing ... The Latest Pause For Beauty (Click Here For Topic Description) Sat, 12 Apr 2008 15:09:06 GMT http://herondance.forumotion.com/the-latest-pause-for-beauty-click-here-for-topic-description-f1/246-latest-pause-for-beauty-t29.htm#44 http://herondance.forumotion.com/the-latest-pause-for-beauty-click-here-for-topic-description-f1/246-latest-pause-for-beauty-t29.htm http://herondance.forumotion.com/subscriber-poetry-and-short-essays-click-here-for-topic-description-f14/green-cathedral-t30.htm Bobbi Mustapha As I tread this path softly from my house to yours tall trees reach brown boned hands to the sky gently arch pale fingertips together high above enfolding me in rustling soft green prayer. I will lead you out of gray to walk this aisle together from your house back to mine. We will lift our eyes and be comforted within this sanctuary of pure green saints. Subscriber Poetry and Short Essays (Click Here For Topic Description) Sun, 13 Apr 2008 00:19:22 GMT http://herondance.forumotion.com/subscriber-poetry-and-short-essays-click-here-for-topic-description-f14/green-cathedral-t30.htm#45 http://herondance.forumotion.com/subscriber-poetry-and-short-essays-click-here-for-topic-description-f14/green-cathedral-t30.htm http://herondance.forumotion.com/general-comments-click-here-for-topic-description-f13/thanks-for-enriching-my-life-t3.htm Vicki Davidson Your newsletter has brought me more peace, beauty and harmony in my life than anything else I've ever experienced and I thank you from the depths of my heart. Last year, a dear friend included the Heron Dance's website address in her Christmas Letter as her Christmas gift to her friends and I've been eternally grateful. I eagerly anticipate your weekly e-mail and it always lifts me above the pressures of the day. It has made me a more thoughtful person and I've definitely taken time out to ... General Comments (Click Here For Topic Description) Fri, 18 Jan 2008 15:53:59 GMT http://herondance.forumotion.com/general-comments-click-here-for-topic-description-f13/thanks-for-enriching-my-life-t3.htm#4 http://herondance.forumotion.com/general-comments-click-here-for-topic-description-f13/thanks-for-enriching-my-life-t3.htm http://herondance.forumotion.com/the-latest-pause-for-beauty-click-here-for-topic-description-f1/trillions-of-cells-billions-of-atoms--t28.htm ken ingham Those of you who were stirred by Rod's comments on March 26 about how we consist mostly of empty space might appreciate this excerpt from the last poem in my book Ecoepic & Other Poems: After all There must be something To this weird mystery The way we sit here face to face Each of us a talking galaxy Of fundamental particles, a mist A cloud of charge, of mostly empty space Yet somehow disposed to love and embrace to laugh and gesticulate Like swarms of gnats We ... The Latest Pause For Beauty (Click Here For Topic Description) Mon, 31 Mar 2008 15:07:39 GMT http://herondance.forumotion.com/the-latest-pause-for-beauty-click-here-for-topic-description-f1/trillions-of-cells-billions-of-atoms--t28.htm#41 http://herondance.forumotion.com/the-latest-pause-for-beauty-click-here-for-topic-description-f1/trillions-of-cells-billions-of-atoms--t28.htm http://herondance.forumotion.com/subscriber-poetry-and-short-essays-click-here-for-topic-description-f14/a-travelers-journey-a-visit-to-the-quarai-mission-ruins-t27.htm Reverend Bec I am a traveler In a place beyond time I speak the language of stone And adobe, Listen to the echoes of history In roofless, melted walls This is my journey I am a traveler, An earthbound melting misfit Whispering in the language Of leaves and lizards, Of rustling cottonwood leaves, Taking pictures with my mind This Is my journey I am a traveler Just ... Subscriber Poetry and Short Essays (Click Here For Topic Description) Fri, 07 Mar 2008 01:51:43 GMT http://herondance.forumotion.com/subscriber-poetry-and-short-essays-click-here-for-topic-description-f14/a-travelers-journey-a-visit-to-the-quarai-mission-ruins-t27.htm#37 http://herondance.forumotion.com/subscriber-poetry-and-short-essays-click-here-for-topic-description-f14/a-travelers-journey-a-visit-to-the-quarai-mission-ruins-t27.htm http://herondance.forumotion.com/subscriber-poetry-and-short-essays-click-here-for-topic-description-f14/infinite-sands-t26.htm Reverend Bec (Excerpt from my new book, "Painted Poems (Portraits of New Mexico)" Oh, speak to me, dear sands of desert, Infinity shifting ‘neath my feet Oh, speak to me, you cragged mesas, Whose abundant, eternal soul’s replete With histories and mysteries – You who are my sisters, please Reveal to me your timeless knowledge, The things that aren’t taught in college That you and I, dear mesas, sands Are cupped ... Subscriber Poetry and Short Essays (Click Here For Topic Description) Fri, 07 Mar 2008 01:50:21 GMT http://herondance.forumotion.com/subscriber-poetry-and-short-essays-click-here-for-topic-description-f14/infinite-sands-t26.htm#36 http://herondance.forumotion.com/subscriber-poetry-and-short-essays-click-here-for-topic-description-f14/infinite-sands-t26.htm http://herondance.forumotion.com/the-latest-pause-for-beauty-click-here-for-topic-description-f1/238-the-latest-pause-for-beauty-t25.htm patsy Blessings.

Patsy]]> The Latest Pause For Beauty (Click Here For Topic Description) Fri, 15 Feb 2008 16:43:23 GMT http://herondance.forumotion.com/the-latest-pause-for-beauty-click-here-for-topic-description-f1/238-the-latest-pause-for-beauty-t25.htm#29 http://herondance.forumotion.com/the-latest-pause-for-beauty-click-here-for-topic-description-f1/238-the-latest-pause-for-beauty-t25.htm http://herondance.forumotion.com/subscriber-poetry-and-short-essays-click-here-for-topic-description-f14/silent-sanctuary-t24.htm John Mix The palpable stillness of the forest holds me. My pulse slows toward that of a turtle below the frostline. The snow covered shoulders of oak and arms of maple attend the silence. Far from rigor mortis, these giants and saplings create a cellular communion of awe and respect. At the sanctuary of white pines I am struck speechless and motionless again. Were it not for the white carpet being frozen I'd remove my shoes to enter. Each branch and twig bears its load ... Subscriber Poetry and Short Essays (Click Here For Topic Description) Thu, 14 Feb 2008 23:13:20 GMT http://herondance.forumotion.com/subscriber-poetry-and-short-essays-click-here-for-topic-description-f14/silent-sanctuary-t24.htm#28 http://herondance.forumotion.com/subscriber-poetry-and-short-essays-click-here-for-topic-description-f14/silent-sanctuary-t24.htm http://herondance.forumotion.com/general-comments-click-here-for-topic-description-f13/response-to-2-14-08-pause-for-beauty-t23.htm oliver02 I wonder, if the writings of Thomas Merton and John O'Donohue would be useful in your seeking path? Carole General Comments (Click Here For Topic Description) Thu, 14 Feb 2008 22:25:42 GMT http://herondance.forumotion.com/general-comments-click-here-for-topic-description-f13/response-to-2-14-08-pause-for-beauty-t23.htm#27 http://herondance.forumotion.com/general-comments-click-here-for-topic-description-f13/response-to-2-14-08-pause-for-beauty-t23.htm http://herondance.forumotion.com/general-comments-click-here-for-topic-description-f13/a-response-to-rod-s-letter-of-february-14-t21.htm Mirabai Beloved One of God, It took so long to get on this page that I have forgotten what you had written about your own challenges in this life in this time. I want to share that your creation of A Pause for Beauty gives me great joy and hope. I am only newly allowing for an outer manifestation of the inner artist -- a life time's longing -- being fulfilled here as I enter the next decade of my life -- I will be 60 is September. I have been receiving for at least two or three years -- my teflon ... General Comments (Click Here For Topic Description) Thu, 14 Feb 2008 18:04:18 GMT http://herondance.forumotion.com/general-comments-click-here-for-topic-description-f13/a-response-to-rod-s-letter-of-february-14-t21.htm#25 http://herondance.forumotion.com/general-comments-click-here-for-topic-description-f13/a-response-to-rod-s-letter-of-february-14-t21.htm http://herondance.forumotion.com/subscriber-poetry-and-short-essays-click-here-for-topic-description-f14/mirror-moon-t20.htm oliver02
A sharp mirror moon
moves across snow
pyramids.
Paths of frozen light,
dark shadows,
a winter maze.]]> Subscriber Poetry and Short Essays (Click Here For Topic Description) Sat, 02 Feb 2008 17:30:01 GMT http://herondance.forumotion.com/subscriber-poetry-and-short-essays-click-here-for-topic-description-f14/mirror-moon-t20.htm#24 http://herondance.forumotion.com/subscriber-poetry-and-short-essays-click-here-for-topic-description-f14/mirror-moon-t20.htm http://herondance.forumotion.com/subscriber-poetry-and-short-essays-click-here-for-topic-description-f14/unsatisfied-t19.htm claw news briefings
short quips
information only

in depth discussions
exchanging of original ideas
pondering the meaning of life
wondering out-loud what would happen if....?

exposing the very essence of our souls
listening and absorbing the words used to explain
what
and
who
we
are

going forward with this knowlege
to experience life two gether]]> Subscriber Poetry and Short Essays (Click Here For Topic Description) Fri, 01 Feb 2008 01:00:37 GMT http://herondance.forumotion.com/subscriber-poetry-and-short-essays-click-here-for-topic-description-f14/unsatisfied-t19.htm#22 http://herondance.forumotion.com/subscriber-poetry-and-short-essays-click-here-for-topic-description-f14/unsatisfied-t19.htm http://herondance.forumotion.com/books-f7/book-mystic-street-by-st-georgiou-t18.htm Sister Florence Vales OSC
Sister Florence Vales]]> Books Thu, 31 Jan 2008 21:06:40 GMT http://herondance.forumotion.com/books-f7/book-mystic-street-by-st-georgiou-t18.htm#21 http://herondance.forumotion.com/books-f7/book-mystic-street-by-st-georgiou-t18.htm http://herondance.forumotion.com/heron-dance-art-books-notecards-etc-click-here-for-topic-description-f3/still-dancing-t17.htm soft1 "Still Dancing" (A Pause for Beauty #234) is so hauntingly beautiful! Rod's artwork has evolved over the years and watching the process has been rewarding for me. The colors are vivid and bold in this piece. I am very happy that the Heron is still dancing! The silent music must be glorious! Heron Dance Art, Books, Notecards, etc. (Click Here For Topic Description) Wed, 30 Jan 2008 22:08:17 GMT http://herondance.forumotion.com/heron-dance-art-books-notecards-etc-click-here-for-topic-description-f3/still-dancing-t17.htm#20 http://herondance.forumotion.com/heron-dance-art-books-notecards-etc-click-here-for-topic-description-f3/still-dancing-t17.htm http://herondance.forumotion.com/subscriber-poetry-and-short-essays-click-here-for-topic-description-f14/winter-t6.htm whiperwhill how quickly I wipe it away
My past carves deep grooves in my soul
and how hard I try to fill them
with work
and fleeting pleasures
and new love.
What if I could wipe it smooth and clean every morning?
I would never know what I am looking for. Would I?
Or where I am headed.]]> Subscriber Poetry and Short Essays (Click Here For Topic Description) Sat, 26 Jan 2008 18:46:11 GMT http://herondance.forumotion.com/subscriber-poetry-and-short-essays-click-here-for-topic-description-f14/winter-t6.htm#8 http://herondance.forumotion.com/subscriber-poetry-and-short-essays-click-here-for-topic-description-f14/winter-t6.htm http://herondance.forumotion.com/films-f9/cold-mountain-t5.htm whiperwhill I had put off for years watching Cold Mountain. I had read the book and was deeply moved and really didn't want to go back to that painfull place. Last night I watched the movie and it was wonderfull, sad, and inspiring. Some people just have that spark that guides them on a different path. I think people who get herondance reason for being and Rod's drive and path and vision can see the connection. Terri Films Sat, 26 Jan 2008 18:20:52 GMT http://herondance.forumotion.com/films-f9/cold-mountain-t5.htm#7 http://herondance.forumotion.com/films-f9/cold-mountain-t5.htm http://herondance.forumotion.com/subscriber-poetry-and-short-essays-click-here-for-topic-description-f14/christmas-2007-t4.htm Sister Florence Vales OSC In meditation by the seashore, In the woods toward the creek, In chapel gazing at the oak tree, We marvel at Your birth. The Creator of Creation, The cause of all that is, The source of all the goodness, We marvel at the deed. Enclosed in the womb of sweet Mary, Our God who had it all, Leaves His home and Godhead, And rushes to our earth. We ponder now the difference. In a world which needs this story, Does His birth change our lives? It depends on hearts ... Subscriber Poetry and Short Essays (Click Here For Topic Description) Sat, 26 Jan 2008 16:51:26 GMT http://herondance.forumotion.com/subscriber-poetry-and-short-essays-click-here-for-topic-description-f14/christmas-2007-t4.htm#6 http://herondance.forumotion.com/subscriber-poetry-and-short-essays-click-here-for-topic-description-f14/christmas-2007-t4.htm http://herondance.forumotion.com/heron-dance-content-click-here-for-topic-description-f4/thanks-for-today-s-email-t2.htm Karen Bota Rod -- I've been moved to email you many times since I've been getting this e-newsletter, but this one was the one I have to respond to! I am going through a transition, to a new job (which I started last week) and a move to a new town two hours from where I lived and almost on the other side of the state. I will admit I don't bounce well during change, and I tend toward lots of second guessing and self doubt. Am I doing the right thing? Is this what is supposed to come next? This ... Heron Dance Content (Click Here For Topic Description) Thu, 17 Jan 2008 21:40:43 GMT http://herondance.forumotion.com/heron-dance-content-click-here-for-topic-description-f4/thanks-for-today-s-email-t2.htm#2 http://herondance.forumotion.com/heron-dance-content-click-here-for-topic-description-f4/thanks-for-today-s-email-t2.htm http://herondance.forumotion.com/heron-dance-changes-click-here-for-topic-description-f2/change-as-a-way-of-life-t1.htm Hardalee I think I have been with Heron Dance from almost the beginning and there have been a lot of changes. However the thing that never changes is my delight and the moment of quiet contentment that always comes from receiving something from Heron Dance. Whether it is the Pause for Beauty or something printed I never fail to find a moment to smile and say, "Ah, here is something I need, something I want, something I was longing for and not even knowing." It sounds silly to western ... Heron Dance Changes (Click Here For Topic Description) Thu, 17 Jan 2008 19:58:01 GMT http://herondance.forumotion.com/heron-dance-changes-click-here-for-topic-description-f2/change-as-a-way-of-life-t1.htm#1 http://herondance.forumotion.com/heron-dance-changes-click-here-for-topic-description-f2/change-as-a-way-of-life-t1.htm