Lion 42 - from the shores of introspect and retrospect
Lion 42:
Viaggiatore.
Artist behind the lion:
Colette Sonzogni (French painter and sculptor).
Adoptive Writer:
Wanderlust Scarlett at from the shores of introspect and retrospect.
Blog Description:
The author of this vibrant, gripping blog lives in Denver in the US. The writing is first-class and witty, and you'll be back for more once you start reading. The Wanderlust Scarlett has this to say on her site: "I am mostly good with just a bit of bad. I am snowflakes, rain, sunshine, mountains, sand and sea. I am coffee, tea, pasta, ice-cream and chocolate. I am a striver, driver, teacher, pilot, student, confidante, artist, writer, the laughing redeemed, a hand holder, a traveler, thinker, actress, singer, a dancer, a kisser and hugger." There are lots of good images as well on the blog.
Poem or piece of prose inspired by the lion:
A traveler of earth, without & within
A trace of each place adorns your skin
'Cross mountain & valley, desert & shore
Eternal will echo your thunderous roar
Far deep & mighty though you may be
Beauty of this world in unity
Mightier still will be my quill
When pages & years together we fill
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Shameless,
Here is his story, please let me know if we need to shorten it.
If I try REALLY hard, I might be able to shave some off here and there.
Viaggiatore was once a single thought... just one idea. Long ago, a good Samaritan selflessly saved the life of another human, with no thought for his own safety. The Lord was so pleased at this act of love, that he offered the Samaritan a wish... anything he wanted. The Samaritan said he wished only to continue to do good, everywhere he went, without ever knowing it. The Lord granted this wish, and then decided that it was such a good idea, it ought to be everywhere, for everyone.
He created Viaggiatore as a thought... it is him, in those moments of kindness when we do not know the good we do for others, he is a passing idea... a traveling thought that steps gently within us, and then moves on. As Viaggiatore passed throughout the world touching others, he walked away with remnants of each step touching him, and these remnants created a tangible body for him. The beauty of a world in unity incarnate in the skin of a lion. If you click on his picture (the original) you can see an enlarged version of him.
His feet are covered with the flowers of fields and meadows that he has traversed, his legs and body are colored with the tides of every sea. On close inspection, you will discover images of shipwrecks and sea creatures emblazoned on his sides. The words of the world have covered his legs, and the likeness of continents he has passed through are evident on his hide. Viaggiatore's tail is adorned with miniature works of art that he loves, the most famous being Leonardo Da Vinci's "Mona Lisa"... and just a little way further down his tail, he keeps a watch (so that we do not run on Scarlett time... he says to me with a sly smile). On his back, he proudly wears a small rug, gifted to him by the Maharishi in honor of the goodness and peace that Viaggiatore spreads. His mane is a wild abundance of flowers and blossoms, given to him by all the children of the world, in every country, it is fragrant and light, and when the wind dances in it, the scent fills the air with the sweetest fragrance ever known.
He wears two earrings in his left ear, one for unity, the other for peace. On his left rear paw, he wears a chain... put there by the evil chief of a jungle tribe (more on that later). When I offered to take if off, he declined... "oh no," he told me... "I am made of the places that I have passed through, like any of us, it is the good and the bad that make me who I am and I cannot discard those things in my life that weren't good, any more than you can. It gives me character anyway, don't you think?" So it remains. At his feet rests a book that he is never without. "Knowledge gives us the capacity to understand our world, and better it." he said. I haven't had a chance to look at the book yet, perhaps someday he will let me. The scarf he wears was a gift from me, I picked it up in Paris last April, and he liked it immediately, so I gave it to him.
His front left leg was injured in his escape from the evil chief of the jungle tribe, and I have bandaged it and called my cousin in Pittsburgh, Dr. T. Lyon, to ask her to mend it up for him. He will spend some time here, healing, and we will divulge the tail (excuse me... tale) of his great escape to you as the days pass. When he is quite himself again, Viaggiatore and I will be off to explore the world and go on many great adventures together.
Scarlett & Viaggiatore
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