our land (august)

Photo of the day:  Our land and future site of our school.  For now we are growing lots of yummy food.  Look at that corn and rice!

Comments

[Sylvia]

Lovely. A little piece of Heaven. Shangrila. A self-sufficient Shangrila to boot.

[Alice]

You have serious green thumbs over there!! Yum!! Don't let the cows get to it first! ;-)

[Abby F.]

Beautiful!!!! Im so happy your little ones will be nurtured in both body and mind, through food and education on that lovely land :)

[Sara Mary]

Daniel Varoujan - ANDASTAN

At the Eastern part of the earth
Let there be peace…
Let sweat, not blood, flow
In the broad vein of the furrow,
And at the toll of each hamlet’s bell
Let there rise hymns of exaltation.

At the Western part of the earth
Let there be fecundity …
Let each star sparkle with dew,
And each husk be cast in gold
And as the sheep graze on the hills
Let bud and blossom bloom.

At the Northern part of the earth
Let there be abundance …
In the golden sea of the wheat field
Let the scythe swim incessantly
And as gates of granaries open wide
Jubilation let there be.

At the Southern part of the earth
Let all things bear fruit…
Let the honey thrive in the beehive
And may the wine run over the cups
And when brides bake the blessed bread
Let the sound of song rise and spread.

Daniel Varoujan 1914

Translated by Tatul Sonentz