Michael Forbus's Blog – July 2009 Archive (4)

Michel and Caroline

Michel and Caroline



E

very autumn Michel would leave the farm near the Champagne region of France in order to care for the other business of his family--a family that personified the word "Enchanted."



Michel would take the liner across to India, first stopping in Ceylon to purchase precious stones to give to his various liaisons. These gifts were but chattel to him as his family, the Pinot Noir growers for the Chandon clan, world-renown for Dom Perignon, had…
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Added by Michael Forbus on July 22, 2009 at 9:18pm — No Comments

A quote on world peace by the H.H. Dalai Lama

H. H. the Dalai Lama:

I believe that to meet the challenges of our times, human beings will have to develop a greater sense of universal responsibility. Each of us must learn to work not just for oneself, one's own family or nation, but for the benefit of all humankind. Universal responsibility is the key to human survival. It is the best foundation for world peace.

Added by Michael Forbus on July 20, 2009 at 3:52pm — No Comments

MIGUEL AND PALOMA copyright by Michael (Miguel) Forbus

Miguel and Paloma



M

y beautiful Paloma, there was a time in my life when I was not calm. I was a vessel with a tattered sail tossed about in an ominous sea.



As a young man, I had become quite restless and when I finally was of age I went to sea. It was no place for a young boy, but the closeness to death every week helped me grow the body of a man and the mind followed. We were a rough bunch and I always tried to remain a… Continue

Added by Michael Forbus on July 19, 2009 at 2:47pm — No Comments

TAPPING THE SUGAR MAPLE



Today we go tap the sugar maple



There is a chill in the air



We, bundled up and distracted



Are impervious to the cold







As we traipse through the woods



I notice that the giant rhod0dendrums



are going the way of the compost to sleep,



Another year gone







But the sap from the sugar maple



And you are making the syrup in the old kitchen



You stir and stir and…
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Added by Michael Forbus on July 18, 2009 at 5:57pm — 1 Comment

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