Everest Not Everest
In all eras, on all continents, all poetry, prose, myth and legend draw inspiration and the terms of expression by referencing to things man sees and experiences. The raw materials of human reflection are the sea, the sky, the moon, stars and sun, the winds, rain, snow, fire, ice, the valleys and the mountains. Each seems to take on a common elemental power and character regardless of the source culture. Click to continue reading.
Awe
Awe is a spontaneous, quick dip into the void. It is the brief, slack-jawed response to overwhelming stimulus whether it be a cool, briney breeze off the ocean, a late day’s reflection of October maples seen on the surface of a still Walden pond, or the sight of the world’s tallest mountain, more than ten times as tall as the Empire State Building and tens of thousands of times greater in volume. Click to continue reading.