Mountain of the Waters

a lone mountain of the waters,
whose drift exists, but is ever so slight.
your beauty is that which is hidden
captivating, fascinating, alluring
your reflection of the sun, blinding.
for centuries it has been a dream
to control you
to destroy you
to steer you.
your tenacity resists.
your power, awe-inspiring.
as captain of my ship, i seek to sail around you, to
steer away
but your hidden beauty draws me near.
it beckons me. it tempts me.
the danger of free floating icebergs is known
flipping without warning

so i watch for the bird
who has sought temporary refuge in you
who has built its home upon you
its sense of balance acute,
feels a slight shift in mass
and sets aflight
before you roll again,
in self discovery
and development.
flying away,
a recurring cry resonates the wind:
"i fly away, but watch you from a distance,
your rolls, your somersaults, your cartwheels
add new dimensions to your beauty.
when you come up for air once more, i shall return.
i'll build my home again.
i know it will be temporary,
but i seek no permanence.
i come for lessons to learn,
and lessons to teach.
share the secrets of the waters,
whilst i share those of the skies."

© Nadia Saif.

Delusional Circumferential Parallelism

Have you forgotten to live
while chasing a life that is not yours?
Though knowing the illusion is deceptive,
you habitually search the horizon,
while the radiance of celestial bodies blinds.

Have you forgotten Nature's laws?
It appears to be a meeting, but
the sky and land will never shake hands.
What are you, then, searching for?
The horizon charms deluded eyes,
tempting their gaze into submission,
as your lifespan decreases by the day.
Do you recognize this deceitful caress?
Perfect harmony.
Permanent separation.

© Nadia Saif.

Contention #1

Try as it may, education breeds neither intelligence nor civility.

Humanizing Nature and Naturizing/Naturalizing Humans

Thinking I have been very clever in the description of my blog and that I have coined two cool new phrases, humanizing nature and naturizing/naturalizing humans, I sheepishly begin thinking how I should copyright or trademark these terms, as well as how I would further define them.

Then - doing what most computer savvy people would do - I Google them! To my surprise, they have been used and described in books upon books and theories upon theories of Ancient Greek Philosophy, Science, Poetry, and Praxis Theory. [firitimo would know what I'm talking about...]

Shoot, I've created more homework for myself! While I'll read up on what these philosophers, scientists, sociobiologists and writers meant when they coined these terms, I'm going to work on my own explanation for them as I had initially intended. Why does Google make information so readily available? In my own ignorantly blissful world, I would have continued to innocently imagine that I was the first one who thought of these awesome ideas... sigh...