According to Chinese medicine, each of the 5 elements
wood, fire, earth, metal, and water, have a corresponding season.
We are a living, breathing, embodiment of nature & the world around us,
Intimately tied to the seasons and their influences.
Aside from spring, summer, fall, & winter, we have the 5th season.
The hidden 5th season doesn’t split the year into 5 equal parts,
it is a season within a season.
The mysterious 5th season of Chinese medicine is late summer,
or the last 6 weeks of summer, from about August 5th to September 21st
By early August, the intense whirlwind of summer is fading, time to put our feet back on the ground and reorient a bit to the practicalities of life.
The crops have grown all spring & summer and time seems to stand still for a bit while we enjoy the fruits of our labor over the last two seasons.
The late summer season corresponds to earth element that embodies this grounded, stable time.
Knowing about the 5th season is a great way to connect with nature and ourselves, this time of year.
November 2, 2022
Love had a chance,
Sold her feelings to his fans.
Made money out of her dance.
Everyone enjoys her at jams,
specially when she shows a prance.
Her owners thought she was in a safe hands.
After they took a glance,
They've now folded their arms.
Now Love stays in a crance,
And they've lost in slums.
The story is not just a stance,
but who got the charms,
To reorient the nature of love,
For that's what her owners can have.
6/27/17
Whether or not I've been awarded several laureates
I'll tell you what the entire story is
Even though it wasn't all that glorious
And I didn't always come out victorious
It somehow became notorious
Even though at times I really didn't care for more of this
Because it was laborious
I listened to the accordions
And continued traveling around scorpions
Before visiting new emporiums
With my own skepticism when it came to historians
Can you believe some still don't know what porridge is?
High into the sky above the forest ridge
Is where I felt comfortable when I orbited
Being fortunate
And able to reorient