The Rabbit Room at the Eagle and Child Pub where the Inklings would meet.

Why Original Participants?

Original Participants comes from the term "Original Participation" coined by Owen Barfield. I was introduced to the philosophy of Barfield in a class taught by Jefferey Taylor at Metropolitan State College of Denver and was immediately hooked. I am a graduate student now at the Medieval Institute at WMU and still find myself analyzing much of what I learn through Barfield's paradigm of evolution of consciousness. The blog is a space for me to write out thoughts and papers, which all have the common thread of dealing with that topic. I also post some of my poetry because poetry is always about evolution of consciousness. Please feel free to comment.

Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Anniversary Poem

Well, it's that time of year again, and here is another anniversary poem for my wife.  After struggling for about a week with an entirely different idea, this poem just came to me as we drove home one night and I wrote it out in about 10 minutes.

To My Wife 2011,


Sunshine is warm without your smile;
With it, it is warmth.
Rain is soothing without your touch;
With it, it is salve.

Music is enchanting without your embrace;
With it, it is revelation.
Food is satisfying without your laughter;
With it, it is contentment.

The world is admirable without your friendship;
With it, it is art.
Life is living without your love;
With it, it is joy!
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