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TIGblogs - Terese Mörtvik's TIGBlog http://Rivana.tigblog.org/ What's on the minds of young leaders from around the globe? en-us Long Way Back http://Rivana.tigblog.org/post/7596881

Double-tap left, hard punch right.
Double-tap left, hard punch right.
And I keep on going.

Kick left, punch right, punch left.
Kick right, punch left, punch right.
A familiar rhythm.

I sweat like I used to,
drops flowing down.

I don't kick like I used to.
I don't punch like I used to.
Guard is forever though,
same as it ever was.

Double-tap left, hard punch right.
Can't do sun salutations anymore,
but I can do this.

]]> Fri, 18 May 2012 12:05:00 -0400 http://Rivana.tigblog.org/post/7596881 67.85 20.216666767.8520.2166667 Drink the Bones http://Rivana.tigblog.org/post/7579149

Still not Halloween, but one vector illustration of a skull deserves another. Or something.

]]> Fri, 11 May 2012 02:05:00 -0400 http://Rivana.tigblog.org/post/7579149 67.85 20.216666767.8520.2166667 Musings on the Journey http://Rivana.tigblog.org/post/7576895

They never ask you what you see, when you stare out the window. They never ask and you never tell, because some things are better left to the imagination of others. When the night is so dark you almost forget the stars, you stare into a flickering flame instead. And your thoughts keep on wandering, always wandering.

They never tell you to stop believing, but it's implied, in so many small and heartbreaking ways. You answer the unspoken sentiment with unspoken reassurances. It does not matter if they believe in you - someday, somehow, you will have proven yourself. Till that day you keep watching, you keep thinking, and you keep working toward your dream.

Some journeys take longer than others, but that does not mean they're not worth the fare.

]]> Thu, 10 May 2012 05:05:00 -0400 http://Rivana.tigblog.org/post/7576895 67.85 20.216666767.8520.2166667 Summer's Beginning,Something's End. http://Rivana.tigblog.org/post/677797

Summer is finally upon us. In a month and some change I'm leaving my old workplace. Feelings are a bit mixed, but mostly I'm just relieved. I feel like I need to focus on career opportunities and trying to find a position where I can use my talents in a more satisfying way. I need challenge - simple as that.

]]> Sun, 24 May 2009 01:05:00 -0400 http://Rivana.tigblog.org/post/677797 67.85 20.216666767.8520.2166667 Short Good Night Poem X http://Rivana.tigblog.org/post/600069 Would you close your eyes
and feel the stars
sing serenades above your window?
Would you lean into
whatever comfort
is around you; the ground, the bed?
Would you let me take you
out on adventures
that do not wear and tear your heart?
Would you welcome
the end of day
had it ever the most splendid start?
We need night to redefine morning.
In the lightest slumber there is rest.
For you let your spritit
come that much closer to peace
once you lay your head down
and sleep.

]]> Wed, 25 Feb 2009 05:02:00 -0500 http://Rivana.tigblog.org/post/600069 67.85 20.216666767.8520.2166667 A Poem on Inspiration http://Rivana.tigblog.org/post/598789

~*~

A word brings a thought, brings a beckoning.
A sound lets a memory play with time.
A sight, which is most splendid
lures the focused mind astray.
Drifting with the summer rain,
the autumn leaf, the wind of spring,
the frozen flake remains, always within.
Without expression I would drown,
my hard won crown, would melt away.
When I close away the world outside,
the one within begins to rhyme.

~*~

]]> Tue, 24 Feb 2009 03:02:00 -0500 http://Rivana.tigblog.org/post/598789 67.85 20.216666767.8520.2166667 Amazing people + Hungry poetry http://Rivana.tigblog.org/post/584065 Oh, and I'm back. Here's some more poetry.
Enjoy this poem on love and life.

Hunger

Some say petals
taste sweet with sugar.
I carry roses in my arms.
Beneath my skin
that silky feeling
of love that lingers
pricks my charms.
Some say the hunger
will be satiated
once the petals
are on the ground.
I carry thorns
of love and loving,
braiding sugar
for my crown.]]> Wed, 04 Feb 2009 03:02:00 -0500 http://Rivana.tigblog.org/post/584065 67.85 20.216666767.8520.2166667 Summer Requiem http://Rivana.tigblog.org/post/469263

~*~

He found a passage
behind the lilies
to a world
so far from ours.
There he sits
and guards the flowers
as summer's lost
and turns to fall.

~*~

]]> Tue, 02 Sep 2008 02:09:00 -0400 http://Rivana.tigblog.org/post/469263 67.85 20.216666767.8520.2166667 Of Parting Ways http://Rivana.tigblog.org/post/445919

~*~

Meeting is the sweetest sorrow,
for what we have we may lose tomorrow.
Humans have such complicated hearts -
our love is fondest when we part.
Still as this parting's drawing near
I ask you that you do not fear.
If quick we grow to be the fastest friends
it will not matter if it ends.
We'll always have the memories -
the anecdotes and stories.
Come hurry now so we can start
our journey to the day we part.

~*~

]]> Sat, 02 Aug 2008 01:08:00 -0400 http://Rivana.tigblog.org/post/445919 67.85 20.216666767.8520.2166667 Short Goodnight Poem IX http://Rivana.tigblog.org/post/441681

~*~

Lazily gazing down
the moon with her crown
laughs joyfully and free
while she's playing with the sea.
Sighing deep in slumber
the birds don't mind the thunder
just beyond the shore
they dream of myth and lore.
Buried deep in summer grass
lies a gleaming pearl of glass.
Go to sleep and you will find
that beauty deep within your mind.

~*~

]]> Tue, 29 Jul 2008 04:07:00 -0400 http://Rivana.tigblog.org/post/441681 67.85 20.216666767.8520.2166667 Solemn Evening Poem http://Rivana.tigblog.org/post/434645

~*~

I play opera
when the sun
is about to set outside.
Vincero it sings
and I think
of victory.
The last rays
give in to the night
like a sovereign
bows to another.
Gracefully.
Do we bow with grace
as we fall
from the same?
Are we with grace
as we stand
victors before the fallen?
Are we vindicated
as victors
or did the winning
make a mockery
of all?
My, but the thoughts
do take twisting turns
as darkness falls
and twilight comes
on dancing feet
that trip with gladness,
float with sadness
that invites
to sing the blues.

~*~

]]> Mon, 21 Jul 2008 05:07:00 -0400 http://Rivana.tigblog.org/post/434645 67.85 20.216666767.8520.2166667 Short Goodnight Poem IIX http://Rivana.tigblog.org/post/427695

~*~

The hour is late and waning yet,

the future looks blurry -nothing is set.

The day has passed in its willful way,

the sun grows uncertain, the shadows stay.

Take comfort in knowing you tried to do good,

things will fall how they should.

Just trust in the light, you can sleep safe and tight

there is nothing to do here tonight.

~*~

]]> Wed, 16 Jul 2008 01:07:00 -0400 http://Rivana.tigblog.org/post/427695 67.85 20.216666767.8520.2166667 Lament of the Wizened Child http://Rivana.tigblog.org/post/418963

~*~

Who will care for the children
when your war, when the fighting -is done?
Who will protect and deliver
when the mothers and fathers are gone?

Who ever cares about the children
when there’s call for blood in the air?
What good god would ever consider
a sacrificed child as a prayer?

Can you say that you care about innocence
while laughing at forgive and forget?
Is there not enough pity in those souls
to neglect the price of old dept?

Is there not enough room here for all of us?
Do we need so much power and space?
If you trust in your faith, let it be -warrior,
for your enemy mirrors your face

Who will care for the children
when the last loving person is gone?
Then there will be no more children;
even your petty wars will be done

~*~

]]> Sun, 13 Jul 2008 03:07:00 -0400 http://Rivana.tigblog.org/post/418963 67.85 20.216666767.8520.2166667 Short Poem of the Night http://Rivana.tigblog.org/post/396463 Enjoy and goodnight...

~*~

Too tired to sleep
and the fire burns.
In days to pass
much will happen, still
I wonder -
will it be worth the while?
My eyes see roads expand
and burn.
Too tired to compute.
this is heaven -
a comfy bed and a cover
for my weariness.

~*~

]]> Wed, 25 Jun 2008 05:06:00 -0400 http://Rivana.tigblog.org/post/396463 67.85 20.216666767.8520.2166667 Short Goodnight Poem VII http://Rivana.tigblog.org/post/387797 ~*~

It's okay to be small,
you'll grow up in a while.
It's all right to be scared,
but you don't have to worry.
I will be here, when shadows close.
I will be here, even if you don't see me.
I will be here, so you can sleep tight.
Nothing will hurt you tonight.

~*~]]> Wed, 11 Jun 2008 02:06:00 -0400 http://Rivana.tigblog.org/post/387797 67.85 20.216666767.8520.2166667 Short Goodnight Poem VI http://Rivana.tigblog.org/post/384823 ~*~

Simmer down little one,
the heat is fleeting.
Take your bow,
like the sun
as it shimmers
into night.

Let the puffs
of angels breaths
cool your sweaty brow.
Simmer down and go to sleep,
like the crimson heavens.

~*~]]> Sat, 07 Jun 2008 05:06:00 -0400 http://Rivana.tigblog.org/post/384823 67.85 20.216666767.8520.2166667 Short Goodnight Poem V http://Rivana.tigblog.org/post/380359 ~*~

Flickering lights of softness,
flushed roses in a bed of down.
Troubles forgotten,
left behind.
Now we go to sleep.

~*~
]]> Fri, 30 May 2008 05:05:00 -0400 http://Rivana.tigblog.org/post/380359 67.85 20.216666767.8520.2166667 A Short Poem for Graduation http://Rivana.tigblog.org/post/379607

~*~

Time trickles like rain behind the pane.
Bleary eyes measure each gain
and each loss on a rusty scale.
Cheery voices fill the distance
with memories of youth.
Old eyes wither, but first they glitter
with a smile for summer.

~*~

]]> Thu, 29 May 2008 08:05:00 -0400 http://Rivana.tigblog.org/post/379607 67.85 20.216666767.8520.2166667 Short Goodnight Poem IV http://Rivana.tigblog.org/post/374107 ~*~

Snuggle deep beneath the cover,
feel the warmth surrounding you.
Soon you will go safe in slumber
to meet fellow journeyers
and have the merriest adventures.
Feel the salt of weary sleep,
like drops of ocean you may keep,
singing lullabies of joy
and whispering of peace.

~*~]]> Mon, 19 May 2008 02:05:00 -0400 http://Rivana.tigblog.org/post/374107 67.85 20.216666767.8520.2166667 Short Goodnight Poem III http://Rivana.tigblog.org/post/373393 Enjoy and sleep tight.

~*~

Close your eyes and listen
to the silent sounds of night.
Hear the stars twinkle
and the innocent breaths of sleep.
There is only harmony
within the halls of your mind.
There we will dance in moonlight,
you my darling, and I.

~*~

]]> Sun, 18 May 2008 04:05:00 -0400 http://Rivana.tigblog.org/post/373393 67.85 20.216666767.8520.2166667 Short Goodnight Poem II http://Rivana.tigblog.org/post/370511 ~*~

Outside the brazen moon
is dancing limbo with the stars.
Inside it's warm and you and I
will dance with dreams tonight.
All that's good will come to you
for you are strong and true.
Tonight is all about the sleep
so rest, the moon will keep
you safe from any harm.

~*~
]]> Mon, 12 May 2008 05:05:00 -0400 http://Rivana.tigblog.org/post/370511 67.85 20.216666767.8520.2166667 Late Evening Poem http://Rivana.tigblog.org/post/367921

~*~

Today the sun set beautifully.
Bright colors of pink
and hues of calm purple
painted my world serene.
There isn’t much I can say anymore;
no words left, no need.
The way the light
reflects in my memories
that is all I need to know.
Tells me everything
in its utter simplicity.
You’ve earned your rest,
like the sun earns the night.
Do you see?
You have nothing to prove to me,
no obligations left to the world.
When it’s time to leave,
just leave.
As I said –it’s what you’ve earned.

~*~

]]> Wed, 07 May 2008 02:05:00 -0400 http://Rivana.tigblog.org/post/367921 67.85 20.216666767.8520.2166667 Came to thinking about pride. http://Rivana.tigblog.org/post/354243

Here's a vector image to support the GBLT community. Don't know why it wanted to be made today, but the muses are fickle creatures. Oh well, nothing wrong with spreading the love.]]> Sat, 05 Apr 2008 01:04:00 -0400 http://Rivana.tigblog.org/post/354243 67.85 20.216666767.8520.2166667 Gratitude http://Rivana.tigblog.org/post/344907

~*~

Gratitude

Thank you,
maybe I don't
deserve the kindness,
but I am
ever so grateful.
Respite, again
the cards
didn't lie
and I
know in time
I will reward
your patience.

~*~

]]> Mon, 17 Mar 2008 09:03:00 -0400 http://Rivana.tigblog.org/post/344907 67.85 20.216666767.8520.2166667 Short Goodnight Poem http://Rivana.tigblog.org/post/341597
~*~

Temper the stardust
floating right by,
measuring time by the swirl
of a magical cane.
Siphon the hope
of dragons you’ve slain.
Spin it to thread
and pull.

~*~
]]> Wed, 05 Mar 2008 05:03:00 -0500 http://Rivana.tigblog.org/post/341597 67.85 20.216666767.8520.2166667