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August 29, 2014 tonipoet, quote, religion spirituality, sage - thinker, social

This Moment

“Drink your tea slowly and reverently, as if it is the axis on which the earth revolves – slowly, evenly, without rushing toward the future. Live the actual moment. Only […]

May 28, 2014September 20, 2014 toniAfrica, anniversary, death, ethnic or cultural, film, historical figure, music, Personality, poet, political, sage - thinker, social, writer

farewell great lady

We celebrate Maya Angelou’s life, cherish her wisdom, and learn from her words.  But we will do so without her now, 28 May, 2014.   “Listen to yourself and in that […]

March 18, 2014 tonipoet, political

"the original bebop man"

Bob Kaufman Born: April 18, 1925 Place of Birth: New Orleans, Louisiana Bob Kaufman was, other than Langston Hughes, the greatest jazz poet who ever lived.  He remains one of […]

December 11, 2013October 28, 2014 toniAfrica, death, Event, historical figure, Media, poem, poet, sage - thinker

His Day is Done by Maya Angelou

This is the official tribute of Nelson Mandela from the American people at the time of his death.  An amazing poem.  Beautiful and serene, read by Maya Angelou who has […]

August 6, 2013 tonipoem, poet, writer

August: The Landscape Without You

In the cruel light of a dead afternoon he rises from the bed plunging through liquid walls into the world’s ever-greenness. Across the lost fields a hot wind drizzles ash. […]

August 6, 2013 tonipoet, writer

living in two cultures

test post from my other blog…

July 30, 2013 tonimusic, Philosophy, photo, poet, quote, religion spirituality, writer

the soul of Sindh

O friend, why are you still inclined to waste paper and ink? Go forth and try to find the source where words were formed. ~Shah Abdul Latif Bhitae Shah Abdul […]

July 21, 2013 toniartist, Philosophy, poet, religion spirituality, video

The Lama, the book and Leonard Cohen

Leonard Cohen narrates a film on The Tibetan Book of the Dead, featuring His Holiness the Dalai Lama (1994) 5 part video series, an hour in total. According to Buddhist scholar […]

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