Soul of the Earth

souloftheearth — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 15:41:14 +0000

This is a phrase, a quote i wrote in 1977, the year my daughter, Karey, was born. Her father was a pilot of sorts, having been a Vietnam era veteran, served as an air traffic controller. From his books I learned that the attitude of the plane determines how high it is to fly. So i wrote this:

Your attitude determines your altitude.

Mary Bogdan Hauf

Mary Kathryn Bogdan

meri bogdan

Rainbow at Sunset

souloftheearth — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 16:36:42 +0000

nefariously

scrambling , wandering

sorting, biting

something devouring complacency

(what is it i hear from the treetops)

Oh! The word that pushed my buttons

sadly; again, again, again

she cried for joy

once again

the only

answer:

Bittersweet!

meri bogdan

December 27, 2008

i believe

souloftheearth — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 19:45:27 +0000

just as you come

topsy-turvey into my life

i realized

there are no envelopes

for exchanging

moments

that can only happen once

why do we struggle so

how do we struggle so!

for the joy that comes only

as a butterfly

resting on your shoulders

-meri bogdan/ 3/03/2008

space

souloftheearth — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 06:23:40 +0000

wherefore

to be

small

as an infintesmal being

in auspiciousness

definition of one second

souloftheearth — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 04:15:09 +0000

it happened

in an instant

the moment closing in

to be

forever

fraction’s eloquence

calming

an instant

extending forever

as real as a

number three, or four, or

five

or even one or two

it is there

existing not in space and time

daresay as you or I

everpresent

ever ominescently

real

-meri bogdan, January 14, 2008

Cold, Stone Cold

souloftheearth — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 18:57:28 +0000

Lonely stranger:

Don’t tell me you cannot see

the icy breath of alienation

the visions of people

walking in a circle

over and over

not talking

not touching

wanton, restless spirits

of crying

joined by loss

loss of humanity

loss of sanity

cold, stone cold

those people-

visions of someone else’s hate

who quietly faced me

shut the window

and left.

meri bogdan, January 13, 2007

Hello world!(unnamed)

souloftheearth — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 18:19:18 +0000

You have only what you give away or are 100% willing to.

meri bogdan