Asian Pear

Wow. It's been over a year since I updated my blogs. Maybe I can get regular again with keeping them up. But to the post...

I enjoyed an Asian pear today. I had never allowed my taste buds the pleasure before. I was unaware as to whether there were different varieties or if it was over ripe or ripe, etc. It had a very unique texture in comparison to the green Bartlett pears I am used to which are normally very smooth and mushy. This was crisp and delightfully grainy feeling in the mouth, grainy being the only word I could think of to describe it. It was refreshing in flavor, similar to Bartlett, but much lighter. In comparison, I would say the normal pears are too heavy in flavor and too soft after you have tasted one of these and are now left with a choice as to which one is better or preferred. I am sold on this pear. It was a wonderful experience. It is yellow, round, with a slightly rough feel to the skin.

I went and looked it up. It is also called a round Chinese Sand Pear, which has two more varieties, the flat with slightly different colors. It turns out that the texture of the fruit does not change and be be kept for a long time in cold storage.

Chunks of this pear would do well in salad.

Imanagary

patterns gathering
gliches of the unseens
befriendings of the unexpected
small companions wondering
in curious eyes
arched in angles
between the blades of life

Art and Prose
Vashti (c) October 2007

In the Beginning

I hear that Lilith came from water.
And Adam came from clay.
The combination was hard pressed.

Vashti (c) 2007

Ode to Leaf

"Who are you," she asked.

He said, "I am a leaf."

But you have legs and arms like people.

He said with a chuckle, "I am not like people."
How about persons? That is another good word.
They describe 'MAN'"

"But you are a person. you have lips and eyes. You speak
fluently the language of people, at that."

"No, I am not a person. But if you would like,
you can indulge yourself for a lifetime trying to
make me a person or accept that I am a leaf."

"You're messing with my mind, right?"

Leaf chuckles with no reply.

Mr. Nevergreen

Mr. Nevergreen man continued
to build his shadowed world,
concrete covering a million eyes,
not one dancer in the jungle of steel.
The wind is mindless there.
The earth quakes and he rolls on wheels of protection.
Thinking like the invincible,
forces of deadness colaborate with life as a farse.
For whom does the bell toll,
ringing for the gathering of
imprisoning consciousness
clapping his hands for lies.

 

The Waterings

Euphonious is the water that swims bliss within a soul.
It’s waves of seemingly pure intentions.
Inner gardens craving it’s morning dew and it’s afternoon relief.
Swimming in its pool always, only occasionally realizing,
The surroundings of whirlpools, and the washing’s appearances,
She keeps Her wonders subtle, appearing to those who float.
The risings and the sinkings into turbulent irrigations,
Grow and drown the fruit and the weeds of efforts.
Latent seeds still resistant to peeking life into light,
await their seasons of looking
Upon a world crafted for other purposes then sleeping.
The many essences talk of delightful streams, running to and fro.
Crystal emanations tell of their designs, and pulsations,
While the reflectories of sword blades glisten in fluid places.

What’s in a name? BELLADONNA, Valued and Feared

Known in Latin as Atropa Belladonna, and by other names, such as Deadly Nightshade and Witch’s Berry, Belladonna means both death and beauty. It can ease many ills if heavily diluted, but in strong concentrations it can kill. The Latin word, belladonna means "beautiful woman." The first part, Atropos, is the name of one of the Greek Fates who was responsible for the determination of when a person would die. Belladonna has ancient associations with the Greeks and European witches. It was used in small amounts in wine as an aphrodisiac by the Greeks and incorported into love potions by European witches. But Belladonna is associated with dark spirits and used in charms and amulets for dark purposes. Women who worshipped Dionysis became extremely depraved from using it, often murdering male followers.

Truly a plant of extremes, it has been called sacred. It deserves the highest respect. The berrys are attractive but extremely dangerous. Small amounts can can be valuable and large amounts deadly. So it is with the Night. As someone I know recently mentioned, "You can love your shadow, but do not drown in it."


Pic from an anime wesite, forgot to get link :(
It's called Belladonna.