Today I learned about the ancient Hindu Spring Festival of Holi. I love Spring Festivals, and have always tried to observe my own festival that incorporates the traditions of other cultures and religions. It is a part of my We Are All One philosophy. Let’s take a look at Holi.
Continue reading...Matthew Ian
Welcome. I am a 50-something year old poet and artist who has spent his life ignoring the poems and art. Instead I have worked in retail, which I love, and now manage a store full of wonderful people in a quiet northern town by the coast, where all the customers are the nicest people you ever met (shoutout to Ferndale).
Today I have returned to another love, designing websites and filling them with my ramblings. I write under several names depending on the type of writing, but here where there is poetry I am Matthew Ian. I have–like so many of us–had some mental issues and some pretty bad experiences, and I find that after half a century I am even further than ever from knowing myself.
