“'Everything beautiful occurs when the body / is suspended,' Helena Mesa quotes a performance artist who hangs his own pierced body in the air. Mesa's poems are artfully suspended between lyric and narrative, between humans and animals, between Latin America and the U.S., between desire and the difficulty of its fulfillment. Horse Dance Underwater is an inventive, musical, and powerful debut.” HumansBodyAmericaBeautifulDesireArtistAnimalPowerfulAirPerformancesHorseDifficultyMusicalNarrativeFulfillmentLatinLatin AmericaSuspendedDebutUnderwaterHumans And Animals Author:Mark Doty
“And the desire to own property, to take for ourselves things which in no way belong to us, does not stop short at the sun. The air is already bought and sold as a commodity, by health resorts. And what of water? Or waterpower? Why should the earth be parceled out into private hands? Is it any different from the sun? No; the earth belongs to the people who live on it. God intended it for them, but it has been taken over by private individuals. Privare means to steal. Thus private property is stolen property - property stolen from God and from humankind!” PeopleWayShouldMeanDoeHas BeensDifferentHandsEarthDesireIndividualWaterSunTakenAirPropertyEnvironmentalStealingHumankindCommodityStolenResortsStewardshipPrivate Property Book:Eberhard Arnold: Writings Selected with an Introduction Source: Eberhard Arnold: Writings Selected with an Introduction
“Maxims in times of danger are useless, experience is incommunicable. The knotted strands of life, desire, assumptions, and moral codes cannot be unsnarled; they can only be cut, which is what happens when an air raid occurs, with a silencing fortissimo like the finale of a Beethoven symphony.” HappensDesireMoralCuttingAirDangerUselessCodeAssumptionMaximsSymphonyStrandsMoral CodeFinaleSilencing Author:Jacques Barzun
“From the tiny birds of the air and from the fragile lilies of the field, we learn the same truth, which is so important for those who desire to live a life of simple faith: God takes care of His own. He knows our needs. He anticipates our crises. He is moved by our weaknesses. He stands ready to come to our rescue. And at just the right moment, He steps in and proves Himself as our faithful heavenly Father.” KnowsNeedsImportantMomentsCareDesireFatherSimpleStepsAirFieldsReadyProveBirdWeaknessCrisisMovedTake CareTinyFaithfulHeavenlyFragileRescueAnticipateHeavenly FatherLiliesRight MomentDesire To LiveSimple Faith Book:Grace Awakening/Hope Again/Simple Faith Source: Grace Awakening/Hope Again/Simple Faith
“I think everybody has a dream of flying at least once in their life. For me, it's been over and over a recurring dream. It's mostly that. That desire to be as free as the birds, to be unhindered. I started off as - and am still - a free solo climber. So being in the air is a huge fear of mine. So there's a combination of going toward my fear as well as being fascinated with the air.” ThinkingWellsStillsDreamDesireAirMinesHugeBirdFlyingCombinationFascinatedSoloRecurringClimbersRecurring Dreams Author:Dean Potter