(At Seven on the Seventh) – Jazz comes home to Tito’s

Clear, clean, caustic  beauty puffed out of each
 of us as we could again “see our breath”as we come in from the cold.
The quiet conversations  hinge on laughter and
the stillness of being in the Prescence as we bask in the afternoon sun.
The fire place warms us as we admire the latest offering
“Been There” by Marian Jacoba [...]

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The movies

In the past fifteen years I have seen three movies:
Titanic, Horton hears a Who and Benjamin Button.
So I am at a loss to express my deep gratitude
 and spiritual awakening
After the viewing of Benjamin Button.
For me, it was excellantly crafted, cut from the cloth of the robe of God.
It moved me.
It shook me.
It helped me heal.
I faced [...]

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Last freeze of winter…we wish

Photo   Sonny Galea   Wild Wildness Photography  album  ” Poetry”

The north wind blows in another freezing zinger.
We bundle up, we scream,  we shout
about the weather
coz this one is a real humb-dinger.

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The Bistro buzzes with Beauty – dedicated to Marian Jacoba Shilka

Art on the Menu…Tito’s Bistro and Cafe the venue.
How could a day be more complete?
Gracious host.
Food prepared with love and exotic flavors of the Middle East.
Coffee, teas and latte’s combine with a full range choice.
Guests, patrons and friends gathering with laughter and one Voice.
We are gathered here today
To bask in the beauty of the [...]

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The fever that has never broken

This is the second morning in a row
I have awakened at this hour.
Yesterday was helicopters
 taking patients to hospital that stirred me.
Today, the  physical fever has broken,
I am drenched in  the love of the Creator.
A few more hours of being house-bound and I will be free.
How grateful I am I have:
 a shelter, food to [...]

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February Flurries

Just when one thinks
they are ready
for spring and all the renewal
 that it brings
I gaze out the window.
What do you know ?
that northern wind
still has to blow.
Still has to bring
the storm around
so spring will have
 the moisture in the graound.
I look at the storm
I think I know
There are storms within me
that I can no longer contend
So I [...]

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Fevered Journey

Photo credit - Sonny Galea- Wild Wilderness Photography    Jasper National Park Canada Sept 2008
 
The fever distorts the little reality that I know.
I live in the moment  “beyond the beyond”
I see beauty in its perfect array.

I cling to the moment
I live in the beauty of the sublime
I will be sad when the fever subsides
But for the moment [...]

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A Birthday Card for the Artist in us all

You lead us home
to mystical magical places
with one stroke of the brush.
The breeze from the mountains
 is captured in the serenity on display.
Colours from our heart strings
you convey in radiant beauty.
The outward expression of your talent
 amazes the masses.
 
In the solitude of the studio
myriad blessings pass through you
to all who view your craft.
Thank you Carmen for the gift
of [...]

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The Gatherer

She gathers.
She does not question where it must go.
Someone will come for it.
That is all she must know.

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Raffle raises $3,500 for Elder’s Caring Shelter

Raffle raises $3,500 for Elders’ Caring Shelter
Nick Kuhl – GP INK!
Posted 14 hours ago

Mary Helen Ferris, Benita Galandy and Carmen Haakstad surround “Esquao The Seeker”, a painting donated by Haakstad to raise funds to support Grande Prairie’s Elders’ Caring Shelter. Photo: Olivia Kachman, Visual Cocktail
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All 700 tickets have been sold in a fundraising raffle involving [...]

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