elephant | elephant
Apr.05.2013
Lately I've had to confront the same fear again and again. With essay 1280 on 魂 (soul, spirit) and then essay 1651 on 塔 (tower; pagoda; monument), I've needed to write quite a bit about Buddhism. What a complicated religion! Even Japanese people seem confused by some of the...
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Feb.07.2013
"She is the grandmother of all tigers," nine year-old Jai told my friend P. and me, as we gazed from the top of our elephant upon the gold and black tiger reclining in the tall grass. Jai, son of the Lodge manager, and the two of us had ridden with...
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Nov.06.2012
November's Child is like sprinking rain,
watering down on a windowpane.
You're the voice of friendship,
the song of the wild,
applauding the spirit in every child.
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Aug.13.2011
Not that there is any type of rivalry - God would not approve.
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Babar the Elephant Turns 80By Maryann Yin
Babar the Elephant turned 80 years old this week. The video embedded above shows author Laurent de Brunhoff reminiscing about the lovable elephant...
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Jul.04.2010
Sky Grass Water ELEPHANT
http://www.youtube.com/v/He7Ge7Sogrk&hl=en_US&fs=1%22
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Jul.19.2008
From: THE ELEPHANT TALKS TO GOD (I could not resist)
The elephant was contemplating his muse.
He was lying beside the river, trailing one of his big feet in the water. He watched as the current rippled and sparkled past, and noted the occasional leaping fish with bemusement.
He...
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Feb.24.2008
The gestational period for an elephant is 22 months. Twenty-two months of discomfort and anxiety. Twenty-two months of nurturing and hoping. Twenty-two months of waiting and waiting and waiting.
I am an overdue elephant.
My baby (and so many writers have called their books “babies” for good reason...
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