New Poem – disturbed….

                      Disturbed as we are By greed and vanity, All the while There is so much else Here for us, An abundance of triggers Into both light and depth.   Far beyond The gentle balm of faith And the comfort that brings, A huge and unimaginable love, An iridescent vignette Of sheer beauty.   And,...

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Japanese bride on her wedding day…

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An academic review of ‘threads’ by Nivedita Yohana

Graced with the chance                   To be here,                   Even if only fleetingly,                   Embrace                   Whatever comes your way                   And, in so doing,                   However...

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‘Silken Tapestry’ – a review of Threads by award-winning Indian poet, Vinita Agrawal

    Scott Hastie’s latest book Threads, carries a voice that negotiates with the spirituality lying dormant within us. The poems are embalmed with subtle imagery and a gentle language. More significantly, they essay a point of view – a view that is positive, hopeful, believing and healing. The poems strike a delicate balance between the surface of...

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Happy New Year Everyone…

The golden promise of tomorrow… A glorious and foretelling sunset in Kusadasi, on the southern coast of Turkey.

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New Poem – treasured energies…

    Treasured energies Can evaporate like steam, When hot meets cold…   And so, my hands Are gathered together Before me, As if to hold What is precious within.   To make of myself Sweet sanctuary, Sensing What inspired quivers Remain Still seem Too beautiful to die.   Slip away though They must.   But for nought, Have I whispered To my...

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Happy Christmas Everyone from the theatre of the Yusupov Palace, St Petersburg

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Treasures of Turkey…

Interiors of the Blue Mosque & Hagia Sofia, as well as the great classical sites of Ancient Troy & Ephesus and the amazing chalk water pools, occurring naturally in the mountains in Pamukkele. (click on each image for a closer view…)   ...

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