Tag Archives: poetry

The Thirst Inside the Syllables

Posted on July 12, 2013 by Symbol Reader

Today is the anniversary of Pablo Neruda’s birthday. He is most famous for his love poems but for me he was first and foremost an outstanding symbolist. It is astonishing how many great poets and writers were born under the … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry | Tagged Pablo Neruda, poems, poetry, symbolism, symbols | 12 Comments

Why We Write

Posted on May 28, 2013 by Symbol Reader

A Ballad That We Do Not Perish, by Zbigniew Herbert Those who sailed at dawn but will never return left their trace on a wave– a shell fell to the bottom of the sea beautiful as lips turned to stone … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry | Tagged A Ballad That We Do Not Perish, poetry, words, writing, Zbigniew Herbert | 12 Comments

The Knight’s Feet in Soft Slippers

Posted on May 17, 2013 by Symbol Reader

Keanu Reeves, seems perfect to have played Hamlet Hamlet is such a famous and celebrated play that it was dubbed a ‘collection of quotes.’ Who has not heard: “This above all: to thine own self be true,” or “There is … Continue reading →

Posted in Hamlet | Tagged art, forgiveness, Fortinbras, Hamlet, Kenneth Chan, literature, mysticism, Pisces, poetry, Shakespeare, spirituality, symbolism, theatre, violence, Zbigniew Herbert | 20 Comments

A Tribute to Home

Posted on May 11, 2013 by Symbol Reader

Krakow I am spending a few days in Krakow, Poland, where I was born and where I grew up. I am reminded of the myth of Antaeus, a Titan who renewed his strength by touching the earth. I have been … Continue reading →

Posted in Krakow | Tagged archetypes, astrology, history of Poland, Home, homeland, Krakow, Kundera, Milosz, national identity, nostalgia, partitions, poetry, Poland, Slavic soul, Slavs, St Andrew’s church in Krakow, symbolism, symbols, Szymborska, Tess of the D’Urbervilles, the fourth house, Thomas Hardy | 30 Comments

Posts in Threes (2). Where Eternity Closes Its Eyes

Posted on April 29, 2013 by Symbol Reader

Glory Window, Thanksgiving Square Chapel in Dallas, Texas I have seen three blog posts in the last week that seem to touch on the same phenomenon or which seem to have sprung from the same source of wisdom. The first … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged archetypes, movement, poetry, Spiral, spirituality, stillness, symbolism, symbols, tao, Upanishads | 19 Comments

Dragons and Princesses

Posted on April 20, 2013 by Symbol Reader

Fear of the Inexplicable But fear of the inexplicable has not alone impoverished the existence of the individual; the relationship between one human being and another has also been cramped by it, as though it had been lifted out of … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Fear of the Inexplicable, inspiration, life, poetry, Reiner Maria Rilke | 24 Comments

Symbolism of the Forest

Posted on April 14, 2013 by Symbol Reader

In the middle of our walk of life, I found myself within a forest dark, for the straightforward pathway had been lost. Dante, The Divine Comedy Foggy Forest on Emei Shan, via http://tryse.net/blog/2009/08/ It seemed to him that he had … Continue reading →