Showing posts with label Tijen Inaltong. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tijen Inaltong. Show all posts

Jul 19, 2007

and yet






I've grown accustomed to her face
She almost makes the day begin
I've grown accustomed to the tune
She whistles night and noon
Her smiles, her frowns,
Her ups, her downs
Are second nature to me now
Like breathing out and breathing in
I was serenely independent and content before we met
Surely I could always be that way again
And yet
I've grown accustomed to her looks,
Accustomed to her voice,
Accustomed to her face...




(Words and Music by Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe from the Broadway musical "My Fair Lady" - excerpt)

Photo © Tijen Inaltong

Jun 12, 2007

i am you are me

Dedicated to Tijen and Zeynep... I thank you.

©Zeynep Kanra




You are me and I am you.
It is obvious that we are inter-are.
You cultivate the flower in
yourself so that I will be beautiful.
I transform the garbage in myself so
that you do not have to suffer.
I support you you support me.
I am here to bring you peace
you are here to bring me joy.



Thich Nhat Hanh

To read more poems by Thich Nhat Hanh please refer to:
http://www.poetseers.org/spiritual_and_devotional_poets/buddhist/thich_nhat__hahn/
http://www.allspirit.co.uk/nhathanh.html

To see more photos by Zeynep Kanra please refer to:
http://www.zeynepinyeri.com/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/zeynepk/

To read Tijen Inaltong's blog in English please refer to:
http://www.zeninthekitchen.blogspot.com/