Thursday, November 18, 2010

Haiku My Heart, Beware The Virgin


Altars everywhere
The eye cannot rest for fear
Of some Virgin's gaze

I believe this is self-explanatory. And yet, at the same time, there is no explanation whatsoever. It is what it is.

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  1. AnonymousNovember 18, 2010 at 9:11 PM

    Our Lady of Sitka looks at me when I'm brushing my teeth (I have her tucked into the edge of my vanity). She always looks so terribly, disappointingly, lovingly at me with my mouth full of foam.

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  2. SydNovember 18, 2010 at 9:55 PM

    I don't have any virgins in the house. I do have St. Francis in the garden and a little angel overlooking another part of the back yard. My religious figures are the ship's models that I love.

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  3. EG CameraGirlNovember 19, 2010 at 4:52 AM

    If God is Love, why fear the Virgin? :)

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  4. SpadomanNovember 19, 2010 at 6:53 AM

    While recently on the road, I saw a place ahead of its time in setting up the nativity scene in early preparation for Christmas. I thought of the whole virgin thing and how that might have played out back then.
    That statement, like your photo, has a lot of meaning and no meaning at the same time.
    I like coming here. Good stuff.

    Peace.

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  5. foxysueNovember 19, 2010 at 7:21 AM

    I'm with 'the meaning' and 'no meaning' thing, it's how you see it!

    Thanks for posting.

    Sue x

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  6. deb did itNovember 19, 2010 at 7:37 AM

    religious,spiritual, meaning, no meaning...no matter what it is, if it pleases your eye and lifts your heart, then so BE IT. I love this image.

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  7. Kim MailhotNovember 19, 2010 at 9:02 AM

    play with images, words and thoughts - one of our jobs on this planet I think.
    Happy Friday !

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  8. lulumarieNovember 19, 2010 at 10:15 AM

    sitting on the deck
    the angel from mary moon
    watches over us

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  9. Sarcastic BastardNovember 19, 2010 at 10:45 AM

    I guess I'll have to come to Florida to hang with some virgins. We don't have any here in Ohio. When you live in a boring state, all there is to do is eat out and fuck.

    Okay, so that was crude. So shoot me.

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  10. paper-n-soulNovember 19, 2010 at 12:29 PM

    There's something both unsettling and yet somehow peaceful about the Virgin's gaze. All of my life I have felt this, but maybe it depends on me - where I'm at in the moment when her gaze graces me.

    Thoughtful...

    Deb

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  11. Ms. MoonNovember 19, 2010 at 12:38 PM

    controlling- Bill Murray looks at me while I brush my teeth. He is highly amused.

    Syd- Ship's models can be powerfully religious. I love that you said that.

    EGWow- Is god love? I don't know. I do not know.

    Spadoman- I like it when you come by so there! I hear there were plenty of virgin births back then. Amazing, huh?

    foxysue- Exactly.

    debdidit- goddess, mother, whatever. The virgin seems to comfort me. Sometimes.

    KimMailhot- It is mine, I do believe.

    Lulumarie- If I have angels, I send them your way! Oh- wait. You are one.

    Ms. Bastard-Beloved- Sometimes the truth is a bit crude. And some truths can only be spoken of crudely. I love you, girl.

    paper-n-soul- Like Frida Kahlo. Inspiring and disturbing at the same time. You get it.

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  12. BethanyNovember 19, 2010 at 2:14 PM

    yes.

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  13. Laura Paine CarrNovember 19, 2010 at 2:32 PM

    Oh, do I love the fingers in this photo!

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  14. JeannieNovember 19, 2010 at 2:44 PM

    Sometimes I am tempted to buy a saint's candle but then, not.

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  15. AnonymousNovember 19, 2010 at 2:57 PM

    @Sarcastic Bastard,

    That's because there are so many Catholic girls in Ohio - we were raised to revere the Virgin, but decided early not to be virgins ourselves.

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  16. Sarcastic BastardNovember 19, 2010 at 4:52 PM

    Controllingaspicyuniverse,
    Jesus H., could your moniker be any longer? I'm kidding (kind of). Thanks for the clarification. It made me laugh. Have a great weekend, you non-virgin, you.

    Sorry I hijacked your comments, Mary. A thousand apologies.

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  17. Ms. MoonNovember 19, 2010 at 4:54 PM

    Ms. Bastard-Beloved- They are yours for the hijacking any time.

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  18. ebNovember 19, 2010 at 5:51 PM

    oh my yes indeed
    ms moon watching from above
    and the towel drops...

    xox - eb.

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  19. MeriNovember 19, 2010 at 9:12 PM

    I don't have any religious icons watching over my behavior yet, but I do have an upside down St. Anthony-find-me-a-mate shrine to hang.

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  20. ms pieNovember 19, 2010 at 10:34 PM

    the lady of guadalupe has a strong pull in some circles... when i was a child the catholic church we went to was so named...i like the reverence and yet the fear of nothing...

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  21. RenaNovember 19, 2010 at 10:39 PM

    lol! I love this. makes me think of trying to live up to some form of perfection no one can accomplish.

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  22. AnonymousNovember 20, 2010 at 9:14 AM

    Very profound, and most philosophical too.

    All the best, Boonie

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  23. rebeccaNovember 20, 2010 at 11:06 AM

    i LOVE this!!!
    the virgin as a true MOTHER,
    admonishing...from afar. (eyes even in the back of her prayerful head)

    xoxoxoxox,
    rebecca

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  24. NankaNovember 20, 2010 at 12:12 PM

    There is no fear, when a mother looks upon her child,it is only with love :) so no fears !!

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  25. Cassiopeia RisesNovember 22, 2010 at 11:05 AM

    Ms. Moon

    I have many Virgins in my home. I collect them and feel so safe where they are.


    Melanie

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