Full Moon

Had to grab a poem by the Fiance:

Full Moon

when
the fullness
of the moon

strikes
the color
of my skin

my
mind reverberates
back to beginning

Rosalie Zerrudo

I'm also flipping through my collection of books for poems and other pieces to use in the money dance. Alot of wedding couples distribute a CD of their favorite love songs, why can't we distribute our favorite poems?

These are by Rosalie Zerrudo who was my gracious hostess when I stayed in Camiguin, Mindanao, Philippines for a week and arranged for me to have that most memorable experience of teaching kali to locals there. She manages Tarzan's Nest, a delightful treehouse resort.

Alchemy of Love

Like the falling leaf
touching the lily in a pond
destiny brought me back
to your hand
Just as the tarot card
revealed the unknkown
we were gently guided and blessed
by the omens of a storm
the volcanic hot spring
favored our shivering skin
while we listened to the sweet
tete-a-tete at the foot
of a mountain
The Jedi's fearless, uncompromising
heart is rare
so free, that even the loneliest
woman is not free spared
let this alchemy teach me more
to free myself
from the fear of losing
and the dangers of owning
and when some other day
you choose to deserve me
please come early,
so in this lifetime
together we can share
more love, music, and tea...
--from "Poems of Selfhood" Road Map Series, Vol 3 No 2. Davao City, Philippines. 2003

The Awakening

Awakening

Emanating clear sky
Touches a deep blue ocean
Downpour of sweet rain
Song of a swan

Lotus flower unfolding
Earth flower everywhere
Butterflies hovering
Each one has a place

Everything has a purpose
Everyone has a role to play
The master is the self
The heart, the soul
The truth is "I"

The soul shines
My life is here and now
This is a reality
I deserve to live
An even happy life
--from "Poems for Daydreamers, Moonbathers, Stargazers, Mountain Climbers, Lovers" Road Map Series, Vol 2 No 27, Davao City, Philippines. Revised Reprint 2003

; Hope for Enchantment

Submitted by Eileen. First published in The Hamilton Stone Review.

; HOPE FOR ENCHANTMENT
by Eileen Tabios

; the redhead during Verdi

; solitary breakfasts persisting to form such a long row

; rain, then a dangerous happiness

; her gown extends her skin

; you bookstopping a row of muddied dreams

; clarity - the wake of a bold breeze

; bells

where I thought the quote came from

I thought the quote my sister submitted was the Lisa Ann Womack song, "I hope you dance". I don't know if this will fit on the piece of paper.

Here are the song's lyrics:

I hope you never lose your sense of wonder,
You get your fill to eat but always keep that hunger,
May you never take one single breath for granted,
GOD forbid love ever leave you empty handed,
I hope you still feel small when you stand beside the ocean,
Whenever one door closes I hope one more opens,
Promise me that you'll give faith a fighting chance,
And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance.

I hope you dance....I hope you dance.

I hope you never fear those mountains in the distance,
Never settle for the path of least resistance,
Livin' might mean takin' chances but they're worth takin',
Lovin' might be a mistake but it's worth makin',
Don't let some hell bent heart leave you bitter,
When you come close to sellin' out reconsider,
Give the heavens above more than just a passing glance,
And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance.

I hope you dance....I hope you dance.
I hope you dance....I hope you dance.
(Time is a wheel in constant motion always rolling us along,
Tell me who wants to look back on their years and wonder where those years have gone.)

I hope you still feel small when you stand beside the ocean,
Whenever one door closes I hope one more opens,
Promise me that you'll give faith a fighting chance,
And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance.

Dance....I hope you dance.
I hope you dance....I hope you dance.
I hope you dance....I hope you dance..
(Time is a wheel in constant motion always rolling us along,
Tell me who wants to look back on their years and wonder where those years have gone.)

Anonymous

My sister's favorite:

"Life may not be the party we hoped for... but while
we are here we might as well dance." - Unknown Author

If anyone knows where this quote really originated from, let me know!

Shall we Dance?

I'm going to use this blog to post the various poetic currency that is coming our way for our wedding. Here's the post from my other blog:

Monday, July 11, 2005

money money money

One of the things the Fiance is looking forward to is the money dance. Who can blame him? He's getting paid to dance with all these lovely women. Now of course the idea of the money dance is to start the newlyweds on a positive cash flow note.

Now a couple of years ago, Eileen did the 6 directions exhibit where she requested poems from all over the world to pin on her original wedding dress, because well, she was getting married to poetry gourd head and all. And ever since then, I've thought about this idea of pinning poetry onto wedding dresses, because frankly, money is nice, but I could use a romantic verse or two. And as we plan this wedding we are trying to integrate and incorporate the important areas of each other's life into the ceremony and reception. I liked Eileen's so much, I'm going to steal it for my own wedding.

SO, after getting approval from the Fiance, here's the plan:

Send us your poems or exerpts of your poems or quote your favorite poem, provided the text fits onto a piece of paper 2.5"x 6" or 6" x 2.5" (the size of a dollar bill) to michelleandrhett (at) gmail (dot) com. Send text files, word files, jpgs, however you'd like to embellish this size of paper. AND on the day of the wedding, we will distribute these poems amongst the guest's tables for them to pin on us, the bride and groom, with or without money or if they like it so much, they can keep the poems. Our wedding date is the 2nd Saturday in October, so if you get it in before September 15, I probably have enough time to print it out without my life getting too crazy.

The poems can actually be on just about anything. But ideally they deal with the kinds of things that are needed in a marriage: commitment, love, laughter, etc. or whatever else you think.

And yes, I'm serious. Poetry doesn't pay the rent, but I need a downpayment on my soul.
posted by Gura @ 11:01 PM
1 Comments:

EILEEN said...
YaY!!! Six Directions continues to expand!!!!
12:58 AM