Month: June 2021

Prayer

I have been thinking about what it means to be religious lately and heard that there is more than one definition for it. Therefore, I thought it best to write this poem to express one perspective of religion. Prayer Thank you for holding my hand my friend as I step through a sacred reality. I…


Fly

“I always wonder why birds stay in the same place when they can fly anywhere on the earth. Then, I ask myself the same question” -Harun Yahya One thing that I like about people is that we are able to live and make homes where we wish all over the earth. We may have to…


What Makes a Woman Attractive?

I find that many times when a person is asked to describe what makes a woman attractive, they respond by saying very large breasts, small waist, nice skin, and curvy hips. I think that these things are good too. However, I do not believe that one necessarily has to look that way to be attractive….


Sweet Pea

One of my favorite flowers that was also historically used by Gregor Mendel, the Augustinian monk, during his study of genetics is the sweet pea.  The sweet pea is an annual fragrant, butterfly-shaped, climbing herb. Its scientific name is Lathyrus odaratus meaning, fragrant pea. It has an intense, orange-jasmine-honey scent and is a native plant…


Cuttlefish Camouflage

Cuttlefish are amazing! They are colorblind and can achieve pretty much, perfect camouflage. They will even change their posture to camouflage themselves.


Trick of the Mind

It can be hard to tell how much our environment influences us sometimes. There is always the question of what if what we are perceiving or feeling is a trick of the mind. A great deal of uncertainty, such as that which comes with having a crushed spirit, broken heart, or little confidence in oneself…


“Where Shells Are Silver and Bright”

I have heard that this is a traditional mer-folk song that tells the tale of the dark side of mer-folk life. The author is unknown. “Where Shells Are Silver and Bright” The day shines clear; a knight has gone Where shells are silver and bright. Fish were leaping all around, And sparkling was the light….


The Fray – How To Save A Life

The lead singer of this band, Isaac Slade, was inspired to write, compose, and sing this song while working as a mentor at a camp for troubled teens. Isaac Slade says: “ One of the youngsters I was paired up with was a musician. Here I was, a protected suburbanite, and he was just 17…


Fibonacci

“A certain man put a pair of rabbits in a place surrounded on all sides by a wall. How many pairs of rabbits can be produced from that pair in a year if it is supposed that every month each pair begets a new pair which from the second month on becomes productive?” – Fibonacci…


Viking Kittens

“Lo there do I see my father, Lo there do I see my mother, my Sisters and my brothers , Lo there do I see the line of my people, back to the beginning. Lo, they do call me, they bid me take my place among them, in the halls of Valhalla, where the brave…