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Gravity’s Law by Rainer Maria Rilke

How surely gravity’s law

strong as an ocean current,

takes hold of even the strongest thing

and pulls it toward the heart of the world.











Each thing 





– each stone, blossom, child – 





is held in place.





Only we, in our arrogance,





push out beyond what we belong to





for some empty freedom.




















If we surrendered 





to Earth’s intelligence





we could rise up, rooted, like trees.




















Instead we entangle ourselves 





in knots of our own making





and struggle, lonely and confused.




















So, like children, we begin again





to learn from the things,





because they are in God’s heart;





they have never left him.




















This is what the things can teach us: 





to fall,





patiently to trust our heaviness.





even a bird has to do that





before he can fly.




















Rainer Maria Rilke Rilke’s Book of Hours: Love Poems to God New York: Riverhead, 1996 (Translated by Anita Barrows and Joanna Macy)





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Kalinda by Gabriel Toussaint Guillaume
					


	

	

	

		

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Kalinda





Listen friends, yes you have to listen: 





Dance, the best way you can,
It’s thanks to the sounds of the drum.





Dance, the best way you know how, 





You can dance as much as you can… 





It’s thanks to the sounds of the drum, 





Oh, how beautiful
Without which, there would not be any dancing.






Dance, the best way you know how, 





It’s thanks to the sounds of the drum.






Oh how beautiful it would be, 





If everyone could find a drum.






Ayibobo! (Victory cry) 






The apple does not fall far from the tree; 





All good things derive from good things 





Thank you, drumbeats.






It is thanks to the sounds of the drum.






Ayibobo! (Victory cry)





                                        – Original text in Creole by Gabriel Guillaume and translated into English by: Lodz Deetjen










Mezanmi tande, wi se poun tande: Kalinda, jan ou ka kalinda,
Se gran mesi kout tanbou.






Kalinda, jan ou ka kalinda, Ou te mèt byen banda…
Se gran mesi kout tanbou, San li pata gin Kalinda.






Oh, Ala bèl, wi sa ta bèl,
Oh bèl, oh bèl,
Si tout moun teka jwen tanbou.






Ayibobo!






Kalinda, jan ou ka kalinda, Se gran mesi kout tanbou,






Joumou pa donnin kalbas,
Zannanna pa donnin pengwen;
Tout bon bagay, se prodwi bon bagay. Tout sa ki byen, soti nan sa ki byen. Mèsi kout tanbou, gran mèsi kout tanbou.






Ayibobo!






-Gabriel Toussaint Guillaume





Que signifie la chanson Kalinda?






L’Homme peut accomplire des choses merveilleuses et se vanter meme de reussites spectaculaires. Mais en realite, tout vient du createur.
Tous dons et toutes richesses sont des faveurs divines qui doivent servir du bien-etre de tous. Rendons grace a Dieu et partageons genereusement.






                                                        –  Gabriel Toussaint Guillaume






What does the song Kalinda mean?






Humans can make wonders and can even be proud of spectacular accomplishments; but in reality, everything comes from The Creator.
All talents and all treasures are divine blessings that must be used to the benefit of all. Let’s praise God and let’s share generously.

	



	



			
				



	
		

			

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La casa dell’artista – The Artist’s House
					


	

	

	

		






La casa dell’artista, olio su tela di Umberto Moggioli, 1918





The Artist’s House, Oil on canvas, 1918










I saw this painting in July, while in Venice. I love the light and the warmth it radiates.  I love how the mother and the daughter are working so attentively and with such focus.  Yet, they are clearly enjoying each other’s company.  There is a great sense of peace and comfort.  There is a great sense of welcome: the door is open and the table is set.  Such beauty and simplicity.