What Moves You?

Nat · 11-11-2011, 11:45 PM

Just a thread to post the things that move you.

Nat · 11-11-2011, 11:51 PM

Arwen · 11-11-2011, 11:57 PM

Messenger

My work is loving the world.
Here the sunflowers, there the hummingbird —
equal seekers of sweetness.
Here the quickening yeast; there the blue plums.
Here the clam deep in the speckled sand.

Are my boots old? Is my coat torn?
Am I no longer young, and still not half-perfect? Let me
keep my mind on what matters,
which is my work,

which is mostly standing still and learning to be
astonished.
The phoebe, the delphinium.
The sheep in the pasture, and the pasture.
Which is mostly rejoicing, since all ingredients are here,

which is gratitude, to be given a mind and a heart
and these body-clothes,
a mouth with which to give shouts of joy
to the moth and the wren, to the sleepy dug-up clam,
telling them all, over and over, how it is
that we live forever.

~ Mary Oliver ~

Passionaria · 11-12-2011, 12:19 AM

Frio sin ti

Noches De Bohemia

Passionaria · 11-12-2011, 12:29 AM

ALMA DE BOHEMIO
was written as a Tango for Concert for piano by Roberto Firpo, expressesly for a play of the same name. It was dedicated “To the eminent national actor Florencio Parraviccini.” Juan Caruso contributed the lyrics.

CASTELLANO
Peregrino y soñador,
cantar,
quiero mi fantasía
y la loca poesía
que hay en mi corazón!
Lleno de amor y de alegría,
volcaré mi pasion. Siempre sentí
la dulce ilusión
de estar viviendo
mi pasión.
Si es que no vivo lo que sueño
Yo sueño todo lo que canto,
por eso mi encanto
es el amor.
Mi pobre alma de bohemio
quiero acariciar
y como una flor
perfumar.
Y en mis noches de dolor
a hablar
me voy con las estrellas,
y las cosas más bellas
despierto he de soñar.
Porque les confío a ellas
toda mi sed de amar.
Siempre sentí
la dulce ilusión
de estar viviendo
mi pasión.
Yo busco en los ojos celestes
y en renegridas cabelleras
pasiones sinceras,
dulce emoción.
Y en mi eterna vida errante
llena de ilusión,
yo quiero dar todo
mi corazón.

ENGLISH

Traveler and dreamer,
to sing,
I want (to sing) my fantasy
and the mad poetry
that there is in my heart!
Filled with love and joy,
I’ll empty out my passion. I always felt
the sweet illusion
to be living
my passion.
If I don’t live what I dream
I dream all that I sing,
that’s why my charm
is love.
My poor bohemian soul
I want to caress
and like a flower
permeate with perfume.
And in my nights of pain
to speak
I go (to speak) with the stars,
and the most beautiful things
awake, I’m going to dream
Because I trust in them
all my thirst for love.
I always felt
the sweet illusion
to be living
my passion.
I look for in the light blue eyes
and in black long hairs;
sincere passions,
sweet emotion.
And in my eternal wandering life
filled with illusion,
I want to give all
my heart.

Starbuck · 11-12-2011, 12:34 AM

A song by Garth Brooks called You Move Me is perfect...

This is how it seems to me
Life is only therapy
Real expensive
And no guarantee

So I lie here on the couch
With my heart hanging out
Frozen solid with fear
Like a rock in the ground

But you move me
You give me courage I didn’t
know I had
You move me on
I can’t go with you
And stay where I am
So you move me on

This is how love was to me
I could look and not see
Going through the emotions
Not knowin’ what they mean

And it scared me so much
That I just wouldn’t budge
I might have stayed there forever
If not for your touch

Oh but you move me
Out of myself and into the fire
You move me
Now I’m burning with love
And with hope and desire
How you move me

You go whistling in the dark
Making light of it
Making light of it
And I follow with my heart
Laughing all the way

Oh ‘cause you move me
You get me dancing and you
make me sing
You move me
Now I’m taking delight
In every little thing
How you move me

Ebon · 11-12-2011, 12:39 AM

SoNotHer · 11-12-2011, 01:08 AM

The Secret
By Denise Levertov

Two girls discover
the secret of life
in a sudden line of
poetry.

I who don’t know the
secret wrote
the line. They
told me

(through a third person)
they had found it
but not what it was
not even

what line it was. No doubt
by now, more than a week
later, they have forgotten
the secret,

the line, the name of
the poem. I love them
for finding what
I can’t find,

and for loving me
for the line I wrote,
and for forgetting it
so that

a thousand times, till death
finds them, they may
discover it again, in other
lines

in other
happenings. And for
wanting to know it,
for

assuming there is
such a secret, yes,
for that
most of all

Gemme · 11-13-2011, 08:55 AM

Nat · 11-16-2011, 09:08 PM

Nat · 11-16-2011, 09:19 PM

Elijah · 11-16-2011, 09:31 PM

~When people do the right thing, even when their heart is breaking.

~Seeing a grown man cry.

Nat · 11-16-2011, 10:34 PM

lyric · 11-16-2011, 10:38 PM

This short film:

The Butterfly Circus
It might be the best spent 20 minutes of your day.

Gemme · 11-16-2011, 11:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lyric

This short film:

The Butterfly Circus
It might be the best spent 20 minutes of your day.

Beautiful!!!!

kannon · 11-16-2011, 11:11 PM

My 2 left feet.

Sparx1_1 · 11-16-2011, 11:19 PM

Here's an exercise to try.
Turn your head to the left.
No matter what you see there take the time to really look at it.
No matter what it is, no matter how mundane and plain it is,
there is someone who will see some form of absolute beauty in it.
The trick is to try and see it too. When you do,
that's moving.

kannon · 11-16-2011, 11:23 PM

BoDy*ShOt · 11-16-2011, 11:29 PM

my sons' laughter. moves me big.

oblivia · 11-17-2011, 12:04 AM

Bravery
Openness
Sharing
Vulnerability
Giant Trees
The Ocean
Love
Faith
Big Dreams

and oh so much more....

11-11-2011, 11:45 PM	#1
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11-11-2011, 11:51 PM	#2
Nat Senior Member How Do You Identify?: bigender (DID System) Preferred Pronoun?: he/him or alter-specific Relationship Status: Unavailable Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Central TX Posts: 3,537 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 11,047 Thanked 13,968 Times in 2,589 Posts Rep Power: 21474855	__________________ I'm a fountain of blood. In the shape of a girl. - Bjork What is to give light must endure burning. -Viktor Frankl

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Arwen Joy Seeker How Do You Identify?: Smartly-Flavored Preferred Pronoun?: Goddess Relationship Status: Mrs. Syzygy 1/9/14 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Joyville, NM (aka Land of Enchantment) Posts: 10,140 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 13,636 Thanked 28,107 Times in 6,411 Posts Rep Power: 21474863	Messenger My work is loving the world. Here the sunflowers, there the hummingbird — equal seekers of sweetness. Here the quickening yeast; there the blue plums. Here the clam deep in the speckled sand. Are my boots old? Is my coat torn? Am I no longer young, and still not half-perfect? Let me keep my mind on what matters, which is my work, which is mostly standing still and learning to be astonished. The phoebe, the delphinium. The sheep in the pasture, and the pasture. Which is mostly rejoicing, since all ingredients are here, which is gratitude, to be given a mind and a heart and these body-clothes, a mouth with which to give shouts of joy to the moth and the wren, to the sleepy dug-up clam, telling them all, over and over, how it is that we live forever. ~ Mary Oliver ~ __________________ I wrote a book, y'all! *FREE* Tarotscopes Seek Joy, y'all. Eschew hate. 9Words: A Poetry Challenge \| Do you like me?

11-12-2011, 12:19 AM	#4
Passionaria Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Urban Bohemian : http://youtu.be/IM96Ch9Gx4A Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: She ran away with with the Gypsy's ✿ Posts: 2,519 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 5,316 Thanked 3,737 Times in 1,248 Posts Rep Power: 16689910	Navajita Plateá Frio sin ti Noches De Bohemia __________________ *Moon cat madness*

11-12-2011, 12:29 AM	#5
Passionaria Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Urban Bohemian : http://youtu.be/IM96Ch9Gx4A Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: She ran away with with the Gypsy's ✿ Posts: 2,519 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 5,316 Thanked 3,737 Times in 1,248 Posts Rep Power: 16689910	Studying Old Tango lyrics inspires my poetry ALMA DE BOHEMIO was written as a Tango for Concert for piano by Roberto Firpo, expressesly for a play of the same name. It was dedicated “To the eminent national actor Florencio Parraviccini.” Juan Caruso contributed the lyrics. CASTELLANO Peregrino y soñador, cantar, quiero mi fantasía y la loca poesía que hay en mi corazón! Lleno de amor y de alegría, volcaré mi pasion. Siempre sentí la dulce ilusión de estar viviendo mi pasión. Si es que no vivo lo que sueño Yo sueño todo lo que canto, por eso mi encanto es el amor. Mi pobre alma de bohemio quiero acariciar y como una flor perfumar. Y en mis noches de dolor a hablar me voy con las estrellas, y las cosas más bellas despierto he de soñar. Porque les confío a ellas toda mi sed de amar. Siempre sentí la dulce ilusión de estar viviendo mi pasión. Yo busco en los ojos celestes y en renegridas cabelleras pasiones sinceras, dulce emoción. Y en mi eterna vida errante llena de ilusión, yo quiero dar todo mi corazón. ENGLISH Traveler and dreamer, to sing, I want (to sing) my fantasy and the mad poetry that there is in my heart! Filled with love and joy, I’ll empty out my passion. I always felt the sweet illusion to be living my passion. If I don’t live what I dream I dream all that I sing, that’s why my charm is love. My poor bohemian soul I want to caress and like a flower permeate with perfume. And in my nights of pain to speak I go (to speak) with the stars, and the most beautiful things awake, I’m going to dream Because I trust in them all my thirst for love. I always felt the sweet illusion to be living my passion. I look for in the light blue eyes and in black long hairs; sincere passions, sweet emotion. And in my eternal wandering life filled with illusion, I want to give all my heart. __________________ *Moon cat madness*

11-12-2011, 12:34 AM	#6
Starbuck Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Soft Femme Preferred Pronoun?: She, her Relationship Status: Unavailable Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Oklahoma City Posts: 2,436 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 3,378 Thanked 2,148 Times in 756 Posts Rep Power: 21474853	You Move Me by Garth Brooks A song by Garth Brooks called You Move Me is perfect... This is how it seems to me Life is only therapy Real expensive And no guarantee So I lie here on the couch With my heart hanging out Frozen solid with fear Like a rock in the ground But you move me You give me courage I didn’t know I had You move me on I can’t go with you And stay where I am So you move me on This is how love was to me I could look and not see Going through the emotions Not knowin’ what they mean And it scared me so much That I just wouldn’t budge I might have stayed there forever If not for your touch Oh but you move me Out of myself and into the fire You move me Now I’m burning with love And with hope and desire How you move me You go whistling in the dark Making light of it Making light of it And I follow with my heart Laughing all the way Oh ‘cause you move me You get me dancing and you make me sing You move me Now I’m taking delight In every little thing How you move me __________________ To forgive is to set the prisoner free, And then discover the prisoner was you.

11-12-2011, 12:39 AM	#7
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11-12-2011, 01:08 AM	#8
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lyric Junior Member How Do You Identify?: Queer Femme Preferred Pronoun?: she Relationship Status: quiet and content Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Springfield, VA Posts: 88 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 161 Thanked 303 Times in 56 Posts Rep Power: 3971634	The Butterfly Circus This short film: The Butterfly Circus It might be the best spent 20 minutes of your day.

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11-16-2011, 11:19 PM	#17
Sparx1_1 Timed Out How Do You Identify?: Bullied and silenced Preferred Pronoun?: She Relationship Status: Timed-out - Deliberate abuse of site resources in public user notes and profile. Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: in the real world Posts: 149 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 261 Thanked 403 Times in 99 Posts Rep Power: 0	Here's an exercise to try. Turn your head to the left. No matter what you see there take the time to really look at it. No matter what it is, no matter how mundane and plain it is, there is someone who will see some form of absolute beauty in it. The trick is to try and see it too. When you do, that's moving.

11-16-2011, 11:23 PM	#18
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