Literature engenders wild and independent thought. It prepares the
mind—as prayer cultivates the heart—for epiphany. Epiphany is the chief
enemy of intellectual orthodoxy, and reductionism, and rote procedure.
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Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Monday, February 27, 2012
James...
Our groom says the funniest thing these days, besides being nervous about dancing at the reception,
that they will miss the First Lady and James Taylor by one night at the hotel they are spending their Wedding Night! ( in town to raise funds for the DNC in Sept)They are missing them by one night but the hotel should still be buzzing from it.
Here is James Taylor with his son, Ben, (mother is Carly Simon) in Raleigh last March. Missed that concert! We saw James Taylor in his early days in Chapel Hill. ( the 70's)
Saturday, February 25, 2012
One more week!
Preparing for next Saturday's wedding with:
audio: ( while in the car this week)
Reading: ( thanks Nancy)
My library copy's cover:
The wedding frenzy is almost over: Emma's bridesmaid's strappy black sandals arrived today!
Guys having the Bachelor Party tonight down in the city!
Friday, February 24, 2012
Poetry Writing
Assignment:
Write a poem in Dactyl Hexameter about a Greek Myth or hero or
historical event. Make a Greek mask for your Recitation.
Beauty's Rising
Sing to me of the sea, Muse, the sea that gave us our dear Aphrodite.
The charmed beauty that rose, from the deep water’s sandy floor, came forth.
Shining sun, glistening skin, she came up floating white foaming beneath.
West wind blows her in the early morning rising
dawn brings her to the shore.
Sing to me of the sea, Muse, the sea that gave us our dear
Aphrodite.
Three graces near, goddesses of love , jewels they bring to
lavish her with.
Dressed in jewels, she awaits for her chariot drawn by
doves to arrive.
Crowds gathered in silence , in love struck awe as the
doves fly her home at last.
Sing to me of the sea, Muse, the sea that gave us our dear
Aphrodite.
At Olympia, she found her father Zeus, god of the sky
above.
Zeus decreed Hephaestus, the god of fire, the mighty
blacksmith, she was wed.
Sing to me of the sea, Muse, the sea that gave us our dear
Aphrodite.
by Emma ( age 14)
Tuesday , she will recite this in class wearing her Greek mask. It is in progress on the kitchen table.
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Wedding poem by Luci Shaw
**Epithalamion
for Greg and Andrea
As God, creating, lifted from Adam
the archetypal rib, now, Greg, because you were alone,
he gives to you Andrea, telling you,
“Here. This is your woman, bone of your bone.”
And Andrea, longing for your loving to come true,
remember how the Lord God spoke,
so that a curving, warm bone woke
into a woman--vital, beautiful, and you !
Lord, let now your word leap down again, restore
Eden, and innocence, and say once more
Good! Will you, who made one like yourself,
and from that one made two,
join them in one again?
By Luci Shaw
for Greg and Andrea
As God, creating, lifted from Adam
the archetypal rib, now, Greg, because you were alone,
he gives to you Andrea, telling you,
“Here. This is your woman, bone of your bone.”
And Andrea, longing for your loving to come true,
remember how the Lord God spoke,
so that a curving, warm bone woke
into a woman--vital, beautiful, and you !
Lord, let now your word leap down again, restore
Eden, and innocence, and say once more
Good! Will you, who made one like yourself,
and from that one made two,
join them in one again?
By Luci Shaw
**A lyric ode in honor of a bride and bridegroom.
a poem or song written to celebrate a marriage; nuptial ode
from Latin, from Greek epithalamion marriage song, from thalamos bridal chamber
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Winter Break.!
I am on Winter Break but it is not vacation except Emma and I did get to see the Coco Chanel Exhibit at The Mint Museum here in Charlotte. This is a Cocktail Suit with ruffles peeking out and rhinestones. It makes me want to dress up! Soon we will at the Weddings!
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