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The Seven Men of Eptagonia and Other Poems
The Seven Men of Eptagonia
(with interjections from my grandfather)
In a small town up the breast of the uppermost land mound there is a land of Seven Corners where - They do - there are seven men who…
Poetry
Collection: Moonlight on Water
The Veil
In the light I whisper promises,
Carried by the winds,
As they echoed softly in the moonlit sky.
I speak of my sorrows and plead my case,
I shatter and break in that endless space.
In between the …
Art
A Collection of images by Bette Ridgeway
ridgeway@artworkinternational.com
A Beautiful Chaos, acrylic-gold, 46×48, 2023A Delicate Balance, acrylic gold silver & bronze, 62 x 48, 2023
All That Glitters, acrylic gold copper & bronze, 66 x 44, 2023
Heartbreak III, acrylic tears rainwater gold & bronze, 60 …
Culture, Ecosystems, Philosophy, Place
Ancient Olive Trees
May a man look up from the utter hardship of his life and say: let me be like these.
Hölderlin, In Lovely Blue.
1 Circa 1400 BCE. An olive tree in Vouvés, Crete. From ‘vouvismos’ meaning the whispering of the …
Art
A Collection of Sculpture
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A Lesson From Ancient Polylepis Trees
Originally published 3/7/23 on https://isabelavalencia.com/a-lesson-from-ancient-polylepis-trees/
A couple weeks ago, I wandered the Polylepis forest in the Chimborazo Park Reserve. After a two-hour trek through the sandy trail, passing by vicuna animals and native Andean shrubs, I saw the entrance. The …