your bright eyes make my heart fly.

(gift for a far away friend)

                                 
                                             

hag stones

hag stones also known as alder stones, witch stones, serpent's eggs, or aggri
are rocks found mostly by water ways with natural holes worn into them. they have been used for centuries in many cultures and are known for possessing magic powers.
hag stones are thought to dispel evil, prevent disease, protect the wearer, and if you gaze through the hole it is believed by some to be a portal into the fairy realm.

there is something about their versatility, strength, and transparency which evokes a kind of curiosity, any collector would be proud to stumble upon these pretties.

                                                   

collected in Muğla province on the fringes of the Aegean sea, Turkey 

lie beneath her blanket of blue 

and be consumed

let the dust be like gold that falls from her blooms

praise each water way and tree root 

each valley, sea and mountian peak 

each flavor, scent and hue 

run wild through her insides, let her swallow you.

an aroma clung to the wind
lifted by the sea
reaching to me
a greeting that lingered long beyond any stretch of time
it whispered
'count moments not aims sculpted by the mind'
and as our earth sprouts so indulgently
the former life sacrificed
an ever bounding rotation
praise the instant
 each inhalation 

seek clarity with the intentions which dance deep within you

allow the cycle of rebirth to sweep through 

releasing each moment with a new