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Christine (mariacristinas)

Name or Pseudonym:: Christine

About Me:: I'm a mom, a writer, and a yoga teacher. I used to teach Spanish in the public school system.

Passions: motherhood, dreams, writing, yoga, Spanish, traveling, books, and swimming

I still love all things Spanish and Latin, but this year I'm redirecting my energies toward writing in English.

Blog:: mariacristina.wordpress.com

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Again he dreamed of divine love

The Kiss, by Rick Mobbs Again he dreamed of divine love …………………..for Rick and Naomi On a star-blue night he dreamed of a kiss ablaze in sunlight. Up his spine rose bliss- kindling sparks, smoke and flames burned through his crown– he was a dragon soaring over sunsoaked nocturne cliffs and love-besotted towns, consort of a woman with copper hair who sang to him from afar: mi amor, [...]

More blackout poems, plus a shufflewords

That wheezing in your chest? It could be cat. Felines linked to sensitivity. We are telling people to have an increased exposure to cats. Heart to Heart Heal the heart, support a little, help some get heart. If these doggerels sound like surreal public service announcements, it’s because I took the words from a health magazine I found while waiting in my pyschopharmacologist’s office. It was an [...]

Video poem

video poem I took this video while in Dahlonega, Georgia to teach yoga for the weekend, then added the poem. I know the footage is a bit bumpy, but the area is so pretty, I wanted to share it. Walking along Winding Stair Road, “…then the great song of a thousand voices consisted of one word: OM– perfection.” Siddhartha, [...]

Rearranging the lines, a poetic exercise

She remembers, every time the first time after Moving, by Jo Hemmant She’s like a fallen moon in a fine rain standing in an evening of this suburb, leaning against a lamppost in a circle of light. Then she remembers, and it is like a jolt. Standing in an evening of smokebreath and darkleaf water, waiting to view a house, curtains drawn, [...]

Six-word bio

Time minus writing equalled nervous breakdowns. Jessica from 9 to 5 Poet tagged me for this six-word bio. In turn, I tag the following: Michelle from Poefitti, because I haven’t been in touch with her for a while. Gloria, from Writer Reading, because she has a new blog called Short and Shorter Still. G.from How to Survive [...]

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Super Powers

Started this discussion Oct 22 2007

If you could choose a super power, what would it be? Mine would be to heal all illnesses with the touch of my pointer finger to the third eye. Read More »

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Christine added 8 new blog posts. View Christine's blog posts Nov 20 2007

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Reduction of Dreams with Sounds and Fragrance a la Mode

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Posted by Christine on November 26th, 2007 at 2:31pm — No Comments (Add)

Memes Galore

There are three memes circling overhead waiting to land on my blog, so I thought I’d give them some help and combine all three. Leslie from Dog Face Boy, a talented poet, freelance writer, teacher, mother, and… well lots of things, tagged me to write seven random facts about myself.
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Posted by Christine on November 25th, 2007 at 1:02pm — No Comments (Add)

Loving Kindness - Current Barometer Reading

Group mandala made by the students of the Living Yoga Program, track 2, 2007.

May I be free from danger.
May I be happy.
May I be

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Posted by Christine on November 24th, 2007 at 9:21am — No Comments (Add)

American Sentences: Photo Poem Thursday

Frontiers, chaotic lines where dunes kiss scrub: windswept habitats in flux.

(This sentence comes from Photo Poem Thursday, a new site for.... more writing prompts!)

Posted by Christine on November 23rd, 2007 at 5:32pm — No Comments (Add)

Biografía breve

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At 6:03pm on November 12th, 2007, Ceridwen said…: Christine, to answer your question ~ you have to have a post on the main page of your personal blog every day in November to be eligible for prizes. But, you can certainly opt to write a short post on your blog directing them to the NaBlo read. write. poem. page, where they can see your comment threads.

Does that help?

At 7:21pm on October 24th, 2007, schmutzie pickles said…: Thank you! My icon is a picture of me at three years old.

At 11:44am on October 24th, 2007, Jill Althouse-Wood said…: I just finished Eat, Pray, Love. I enjoyed it so much. It makes me want to go more deeply into my yoga practive--as in make it a regular practice--not jsut when I have time.

At 6:38am on October 23rd, 2007, TexInTheCity said…: Christine! Where is the ashram? I am reading Eat, Pray, Love right now and I have it in my mind that I can put the princess aside and do a week at an ashram...we'll see.

At 7:05am on October 22nd, 2007, jillypoet said…: hi christine! i'd love to be your nablopomo friend! thanks for asking!

At 9:32pm on October 21st, 2007, Turtleheart said…: Hi Christine! Thanks for inviting me to be a friend. I see we both have a group in common as well! Looking forward to getting to know you and blogging with you all November.