Nephologia's Journals
|
Pharmakoepium
Role Play
|
Woman in the Moon
Goddess Symbols:
and more
Circle, Crescent, Moon
Bee, Butterfly
Owl, Eye, Snake, Spiral, Dragon
Cauldron, Cave, Hors... |
|
|
(Lo Siento -- I apologize for the broken music links here and throughout my home -- they will be moved to another web host as soon as time permits. I hope this will not dampen the enjoyment of your visit.)
Hola mis amigos, Wasiy es Wasiyki!
Come, let me offer you chocolate or sangria, spicy chile verde and warm tortillas. For those of you who stopped by after Midnight Mass on the eve of Christmas, many partook of the scrumptious Chicken Tamales. Come by any day for a plate of warm, sugary, heart-shaped empañadas.
EMPANADAS (FILLED TURNOVERS)
4 c. flour
2 c. sugar
1 c. shortening
2 tsp. vanilla
2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. salt
1 tbsp. cinnamon
Mix all the above ingredients together in a large bowl; pour 2 cups of boiling water, mix well and knead into dough. Heat oven to 400 degrees. Roll dough 1/8 inch thick into a 6 inch circle on a lightly floured board. Spoon desired pie filling on half of each circle. Fold dough over filling; press edges together.
Place 1 inch apart on a lightly greased baking sheet. Brush with milk; sprinkle with sugar. Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until lightly brown.
Please, feel free to wander through my home. If you discover things that mean something to you, all the better. Every nook in each room contains objects I hold dear. Each item may be a key to another set of images, ideas, thoughts, symbols or values. Many combine to embody an existence enriched not only by the sum of parts, but to create an entirely new standard of enjoyment for me.
In my Patio, I sometimes host social gatherings, although the peacefulness is most appreciated by the sparrows and other birds who like to visit.
My Biblioteca, though cozy, is still largely empty, but I hope soon to house the records of my many historical and academic pursuits.
Finally, in my Sitio del Estudio, you will be pleased by the ambiente: soft light, flavorful colors, hypnotic flames. You may also someday find the artifacts I plan to collect while exploring Machu Picchu, as well as other parts of the globe.
So please, do come inside ~ no need to knock on the door. Make yourself very comfortable, and if you wish, leave me a note that you've been here.
Muchas gracias por su visita! Wayllusqa kanki.
~ Nephologia Roca
Excerpt from
"The Heights of Machu Picchu"
Photo-link plays music in another window.
Please toggle back to continue reading.
Look at me from the depth of the earth,
laborer, weaver, silent shepherd:
tamer of wild llamas like spirit images:
construction worker on a daring scaffold:
waterer of the tears of the Andes:
jeweler with broken fingers:
farmer trembling as you sow:
potter, poured out into your clay:
bring to the cup of this new life
your old buried sorrows.
Show me your blood and your furrow,
Tell me, “Here I was punished,
Because the jewel didn’t shine or the earth
Didn’t yield grain or stones on time.”
Show me the stone you fell over
And the wood on which they crucified you,
Make a spark from the old flints for me,
For the old lamps to show the whips
still stuck
After centuries in the old wounds
And the axes shining with blood.
I come to speak for your dead mouth.
Across the earth come together all
The silent worn-out lips
And from the depth speak to me all this long night
Like I was pinned down there with you.
Tell me all, chain by chain,
Link by link and step by step,
Sharpen the knives which you hid,
Put them in my breast and in my hand,
Like a river of yellow lighting
Like a river of buried jaguars
And let me weep, hours, days, years,
For blind ages, cycles of stars.
Give me silence, water, hope.
Give me struggle, iron, volcanoes.
Stick bodies to me like magnets.
Draw near to my veins and my mouth.
Speak through my words and my blood.
~ Pablo Neruda
|
|
|
|
|
|
All Posts (6) Messages posted by Nephologia
|
Nephologia's 0 Properties
Nephologia's 1 Group
The Tenth Muse
Position: Member
Level 2
Devoted to the sharing of poetry of all periods; encouraging citizen-poets to post their own verses.
|
Complete List of Nephologia's 1 Groups
|
