Sun Kissed Days

Sun Kissed Days

Tuesday, August 2, 2011

To Be Human

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Umbrellas zigzag  through
the rain.
The beauty of these Paris avenues
not lost on us.
She says, "I feel like a herd of cattle."
I laugh as I take it all in,
" I feel like a butterfly."
We walk in and out
of museums
filled with wonder,
trying to breathe in some humanity,
into our veins.
As we inhale the timeless art,
drops of our spirit,
seep back into our core.

58 comments:

  1. nice...know claudia will appreciate just coming from rome herself...i so want to go to paris...and get lost...i so would...

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  2. like this lines:

    "As we inhale the timeless art,
    drops of our spirit,
    seep back into our core."

    lovely share ~

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  3. This brought back memories of my daughter's trip to Paris and her sending the most amazing photographs and snippets of her impressions.

    I love how one feels they're in a herd and the other feels free enough to fly, Ayala.

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  4. "I feel like a butterfly." I like that.

    So evocative of my own trips to Paris and the museums there. Oh, how I want to go back!

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  5. This post brings memories of the museums we visited in France while on our honeymoon. Thanks Ayala.

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  6. Are YOU really in Paris?

    Ahh, yes, I'd gladly accept an umbrella today in this 106 heat.

    Sweet poem, brings drops to my spirit.

    xoxo

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  7. Beautiful. It's so good when you can appreciate art captured in time in all its loveliness in museums

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  8. Brian, I hope you get to go because you would lose yourself and find yourself :)

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  9. Talon, I am glad that it brought you nice memories of your daughter's trip. It is amazing!

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  10. Kristen, I hope you go back and enjoy it with your children :)

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  11. Rudri, so happy that this brought back good memories. The art was amazing. I don't tire of taking it all in. :)

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  12. Jannie, I was in Paris in June. It was amazing! xoxo

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  13. Christine...yes it does. I am an art lover, so I agree :)

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  14. mmmm- yes, art nourishes the soul. (hi to the smiling pooch at the top of your page :)

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  15. Sounds like you were quite the butterfly, going from place to place searching low and high.

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  16. ..ah, breath taking..both your words and the photo.. i wish i could find myself there somewhere in the future...thank you for coming over my space and extending your words... i appreciate your presence!(:

    Brightest blessings!

    ~Kelvin

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  17. Yes, art does that, breathes humanity back into us, makes us see ourselves and the world more clearly. Nicely done, ayala.

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  18. Paris is a magical place to wander through. What a beautiful poem alaya! We were just there last month. Since we had 3 teenagers with us our wandering was mimimal...but still enough to make my heart sing.
    Thanks for sharing!

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  19. so you have been to paris...? great capture of city life...i have been to paris only once...and that's a shame as it's only about a 4 hour drive by car from where i live...think i need to go once again..

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  20. Thank you, Shiela. She is a sweet dog :)

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  21. Pat, I was. So many beautiful things to see.

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  22. Thank you, Kelvin. I hope the future does take you there. Best wishes sent your way.

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  23. Kristi, it's one of those great places that full of magic.....

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  24. Claudia, you must go back. So much to see and expierance.

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  25. Ah Paris, would love to "inhale some humanity". I would love to be in Paris, we went with the boys last summer. Heaven (though I felt like cattle at times too).

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  26. Another European traveler, hope you had fun!

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  27. I literally ache for Paris sometimes. We lived there for 12 years...and this beautifully captures so much of the feel of being there. There is no end to the number of times I could wander those museums ~ the timelessness and power humbles me and, yes, fills my soul. Thanks for this!

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  28. Traipsing around Paris Museums in the rain--how quaintly fun! Here's my favorite:
    "As we inhale
    the timeless art,
    drops of our spirit,
    seep back into our core."

    ...as drops of rain
    water-slide
    down our arms... I LIKE this, yup!

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  29. Beautiful Ayala ~


    Thank you for visiting and offering your heartfelt words of support.

    ♥ ஆ ~.^

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  30. Perfect snapshot of the experience, Ayala. I lived there for a few months and you caught it. Glad you linked it to dVerse. I always enjoy visiting your blog.

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  31. Lauren, I was just there and I wish I could go back :)

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  32. Wolfrosebud, I had a great time, thank you.

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  33. Adrienne, what an incredible opportunity to have lived there for twelve years...just awesome!

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  34. Thank you, Helena. I am so sorry for your loss and my thoughts are with you.

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  35. this is so beautiful and perfect. makes me want to do museums again, and this time i want to be a butterfly.

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  36. wonderful Parisienne dialogue
    Aloha from Waikiki;


    Comfort Spiral
    > < } } ( ° >

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  37. Thank you, and Aloha Cloudia. :)

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  38. It's so true that experiencing art is one way to expand ourselves. I love visiting museums at any hour -- when it's crowded, the external energy from others enhances the experience. When it's empty, all sorts of stirrings well up internally. I love how you ended this:
    "drops of our spirit,
    seep back into our core"

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  39. Belinda, I love it too. Art is like words are to me. I feel so moved and I feel such delight.....Thank you.

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  40. this is lovely, and, like claudia's poem on rome, made me nostalgic with my own too-brief memories there! you capture the city beautifully in this little verse. :)

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  41. I can really relate to "drops of our spirit seep back into our soul." Beautifully expressed.

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  42. I would love to visit Paris someday! The cattle comment is funny but your point about feeling like a butterfly - I can see that too. Lovely.

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