Dear friends,
A quiet day here, in here.
Poems for everyone today.
Because, because.
Horoscopic Reading
Poems & tidbits divined for each of the signs on the New Moon at 18° Taurus. Read for your rising, sun, & moon sign if you wish. See what lines, symbols, or images ring a bell in you. Take them with you throughout the lunar month.
Taurus: “The Horse Fell Off The Poem” by Mahmoud Darwish
Essence: Red Chestnut flower. Part of the earth to visit & imbue yourself with: ponds or lakes, especially if it is drizzly out.
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Gemini: “Meditations on Generations” by Kate Rushin
Essence: Tiger Lily flower. Part of the earth to visit & imbue yourself with: vineyards, orchards at the height of the day.
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Cancer: “Sunrise Study” by Wayne Miller
Essence: Yellow Iris flower. Part of the earth to visit & imbue yourself with: streams at sunrise (or in the morning of the day).
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Leo: “Watching It Happen” by Elaine Kahn
Essence: Honeysuckle flower. Part of the earth to visit & imbue yourself with: trees, skies looked at while leaning against trees.
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Virgo: “Ingathering” by Carolyn Kizer
Essence: Peach flower. Part of the earth to visit & imbue yourself with: a city in the late afternoon.
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Libra: “What Is Love?” by Eda Lou Walton
Essence: Oak flower. Part of the earth to visit & imbue yourself with: an open field, after the rain.
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Scorpio: “A Certain Kind of Eden” by Kay Ryan
Essence: Agave flower. Part of the earth to visit & imbue yourself with: dunes, sandy or dry places (the desert, if you can get there).
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Sagittarius: “The Poem that Took the Place of a Mountain” by Wallace Stevens
Essence: Wintergreen flower. Part of the earth to visit & imbue yourself with: somewhere craggy, from atop which you can look down.
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Capricorn: “The Print the Whales Make” by Marjorie Saiser
Essence: Oceanspray flower. Part of the earth to visit & imbue yourself with: brackish waters, maybe even in a boat.
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Aquarius: “Your Shadow Invents You Every Time Light Fails to Pass Through You” by Michael Wasson
Essence: Juniper flower. Part of the earth to visit & imbue yourself with: a cave or cavern at sunset.
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Pisces: “What the Oracle Said” by Shara McCallum
Essence: Tulip flower. Part of the earth to visit & imbue yourself with: a bay or the coast of an ocean.
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Aries: “Tradition” by Juliana Spahr
Essence: Camellia flower. Part of the earth to visit & imbue yourself with: a bluff with a creek carving through it.
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May these offer you guidance & inspiration during this lunar cycle. Until next time ~
In fondness,
Chanelle
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