As soon as the torch went out the atmosphere of the forest intensified. As her eyes slowly became accustomed to the darkness she started to notice the outlines of canopies above them where trees were silhouetted against the pale moonlight. The sounds around them became more noticeable; the shuffling of an animal through the undergrowth, … Continue reading Quote for Today: Emily Arden
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Quote for Today: Julie Andrews
Early one beautiful summer evening, when everyone else was drinking indoors, Tony and I walked down to the river. We lay on the grass under a tree and chatted. At one point, Tony said, "Look at the pattern of lace the leaves make against the sky." I looked at the canopy above us, and suddenly … Continue reading Quote for Today: Julie Andrews
Quote for Today: Ray Bradbury
"I got a statistic for you right now. Grab your pencil, Doug. There are five billion trees in the world. I looked it up. Under every tree is a shadow, right? So, then, what makes night? I'll tell you: shadows crawling out from under five billion trees! Think of it! Shadows running around in the … Continue reading Quote for Today: Ray Bradbury
Quote for Today: Diane Ackerman
In the rain forest, no niche lies unused. No emptiness goes unfilled. No gasp of sunlight goes untrapped. In a million vest pockets, a million life-forms quietly tick. No other place on earth feels so lush. Sometimes we picture it as an echo of the original Garden of Eden—a realm ancient, serene, and fertile, where … Continue reading Quote for Today: Diane Ackerman
Trash Talking: Letters From Discarded Paper, Introduction and First Set
Synkroniciti is very excited to unveil our first online collaborative project, titled Trash Talking: Letters from Discarded Paper. It features provocative images by Michael Bogdanffy-Kriegh paired with my poetry. These poems take the form of letters from the paper objects pictured, giving them voices which range from humorous to tragic, from idealistic to cynical. Michael Bogdanffy-Kriegh is … Continue reading Trash Talking: Letters From Discarded Paper, Introduction and First Set
Uniting Sacred and Secular: Two Green Cathedrals of Europe
Cathedral construction was a major engine of medieval Europe. Does a new approach to this historical architecture hold new possibilities? A few minutes ago every tree was excited, bowing to the roaring storm, waving, swirling, tossing their branches in glorious enthusiasm like worship. But though to the outer ear these trees are now silent, their songs never … Continue reading Uniting Sacred and Secular: Two Green Cathedrals of Europe
Quote for Today: Herman Hesse
A longing to wander tears my heart when I hear trees rustling in the wind at evening. If one listens to them silently for a long time, the longing reveals its kernel, its meaning. It is not so much a matter of escaping from one's suffering, though it may seem to be so. It is … Continue reading Quote for Today: Herman Hesse
