Donald Traxler's Poetry

Sunday, June 21, 2020

ugata hawina vlenidohv / In the Seed of Life

ugata hawina vlenidohv vhnai gesvase ulvsada.

ᎤᎦᏔ ᎭᏫᎾ ᎥᎴᏂᏙᎲ ᎥᎿᎢ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎤᎸᏌᏓ.

In the seed of life there is light.

Dans la graine de la vie, il y a de la lumière.

En la semilla de la vida hay luz.

Na semente da vida há luz.

בזרע החיים יש אור.

जीवन के बीज में प्रकाश है।

在生命的种子中，有光。

in semine vitae, lux

Saturday, June 20, 2020

This Body

This body is full of light.
It is the lantern that illumines
the Hermit's path.

Ce corps est plein de lumière.
C'est la lanterne qui illumine
le chemin de l'ermite.

Este cuerpo está lleno de luz.
Es la linterna que ilumina
el camino del ermitaño.

Este corpo está cheio de luz.
É a lanterna que ilumina
o caminho do eremita.

Tuesday, June 16, 2020

I Drink from the Well

I drink from the well of knowledge,
and nourishment comes.
I drink from the well of wisdom,
and I outrun the sun.
I drink from the well of life,
and I am ever refreshed.
I drink from the well of the past,
and I discover the future.
I drink from the well of eternity,
and I discover this moment.

Monday, June 15, 2020

Poet and Machine

He embodies all of nature,
the universe is his to create,
but he creates unfeeling machines
to silently do his bidding.

Sunrises and sunsets pass
while he trains his imperfect servant,
sending his words directly
to the heart of every being.

86,000 Visits and One List

Today we reached the milestone of 86,000 visits to this research, writing, and photography blog, since its inception three and a half years ago. It's a number that I like, and one that I would have to admit I never expected.

Sometimes I think I should separate the various components of the whole, putting them into different blogs. On the other hand, keeping them all together better reflects the way my life actually is. Not only that, but there is a tight relationship between the parts. Sometimes the poetry grows out of the photography, while at other times the latter is inspired and informed by the former. To put them all into separate blogs would be like separating my limbs from my torso.

Yesterday I published a list of more than fifty blog posts, going back at least a year, on the Synoptic Problem, Hebrew Matthew, and related topics. This became necessary because I was referring in recent posts to earlier ones, and could not remember exactly when I had published them. I hope the list will be useful to those who are interested in these areas of study.

The audience for this blog appears to be quite loyal, and it is certainly international, now including readers in more than a hundred countries. I am gratified by this growth. As usual, I want to thank you all for your continued interest and enthusiasm. Merci, todah, gracias, obrigado, wadó, ꮹꮩ.

Will You Reject (+fr, es, pt)

Will you reject my work
because I live my life naked?
Is nature that far
from your acceptable traditions?
No matter--I will continue
to do what I do,
and live as I live.

Rejetterez-vous mon travail
parce que je vis ma vie nu?
La nature est-elle si loin
de vos traditions acceptables?
Peu importe - je vais continuer
faire ce que je fais,
et vivre comme je vis.

¿Rechazarás mi trabajo
porque vivo mi vida desnudo?
¿Está la naturaleza tan lejos
de tus tradiciones aceptables?
No importa, continuaré
hacer lo que hago,
y vivir como vivo.

Você vai rejeitar o meu trabalho
porque eu vivo minha vida nu?
A natureza está tão longe
de suas tradições aceitáveis?
Não importa - continuarei
fazer o que eu faço,
e viver como eu vivo.

Sunday, June 14, 2020

A Listing of the Synoptica Series and Other Related Posts in this Blog (Revised)

Reading Matthew in Hebrew - I October 26 2018 (others above, on same page)
The Layers of Matthew (I through X) Oct. 31 2018 through November 23 2018
The Book of Psalms and its Various Translations May 19 2019
The Lost Sheep of the House of Israel May 29 2019
The Earlier Forms of the Pater Noster May 30 2019
The Beatitudes - A Trajectory Through Time May 31 2019
Notes on the Synoptic Problem and the Antiquity of Hebrew Matthew June 16 2019
The Layered Matthew Hypothesis (Revised) June 17 2019
New Testament Translations into Hebrew June 20 2019
Synoptica I - Semitisms in Shem-Tob's Hebrew Matthew June 24 2019
Synoptica II - Hebrew Matthew and the Formation of Canonical Matthew June 25 2019
Synoptica III - Hebrew Matthew and the Formation of Canonical Matthew June 26 2019
Synoptica IV - Hebrew Matthew and the Formation of Canonical Matthew June 26 2019
Synoptica V - Hebrew Matthew and the Formation of Canonical Matthew June 27 2019
Synoptica VI - Hebrew Matthew and the Formation of Canonical Matthew June 27 2019
Synoptica VII - Omissions and Interpolations and What They Can Tell Us July 5 2019
Synoptica VIII - Further Thoughts on the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5-7) July 10 2019
Synoptica IX - "Minor" or "Major" Agreements? July11 2019
Synoptica X - Stumbling Blocks, Confusion, and Woe July 18 2019
Synoptica XI - Of Talents, Minas, and Goldens July 21 2019
Synoptica XII - Unexpected Support for the Layered Matthew Hypothesis July 22 2019
Synoptica XIII - The Beatitudes, Revisited July 23 2019
Synoptica XIV - The Beatitudes Revisited, Part 2 July 23 2019
Synoptica XV - The Pater Noster, and What It Can Tell Us July 24 2019
Synoptica XVI - More on the "Unexpected Support" for the Layered Mt. Hypothesis Aug 16 2019
Synoptica XVII - John's Black Leather Belt October 14 2019
Synoptica XVIII - "Carry" or "Unfasten?" October 16 2019
Excursus Synopticus I - "ακοη" in Mt. 4:24 - A New Translation Variant November 17 2019
Synoptica XIX - A Closer Look at the Beatitudes November 21 2019
Synoptica XX - Rabbi Yeshua's Defense of the Law November 23 2019
Synoptica XXI - The Lost Sheep of the House of Israel November 24 2019
Matthew Ten Twenty-Six November 29 2019
Synoptica XXII - Some Background December 11 2019
Synoptica XXIII - Doing the Work (or trying to) December 12 2019
Synoptica XXIV - Excursus on Mt. 5:30 December 13 2019
Synoptica XXV - Excursus on Mt. 5:25 December 20 2019
Commentary on the Teaching of Rabbi Yeshua - I (Defense of the Law) January 2 2020
Commentary on the Teaching of Rabbi Yeshua - II (The Antitheses) January 3 2020
Commentary on the Teaching of Rabbi Yeshua - Mt. 10:24-25 January 31 2020
Commentary on the Teaching of Rabbi Yeshua - V - First Matthaean Beatitude February 7 2020
Commentary on the Teaching of Rabbi Yeshua - VI - Second Matthaean Beatitude February 8 2020
Commentary on the Teaching of Rabbi Yeshua - VII - Third Matthaean Beatitude February 10 2020
Commentary on the Teaching of Rabbi Yeshua - VIII - Mt. 5:6, 7, 8 February 11 2020
Commentary on the Teaching of Rabbi Yeshua - IX - Mt. 5:9-12 February 14 2020
Commentary on the Teaching of Rabbi Yeshua - X - Mt. 5:13-15 February 26 2020
Commentary on the Teaching of Rabbi Yeshua - XI - Mt. 6:9-13 February 27 2020
Commentary on the Teaching of Rabbi Yeshua - XII - What's in a Name? Mt. 1:21 Feb. 28 2020
GTh Logion 37/P. Oxy 655/cf. Mt. 6:28 March 8 2020
Mt. 6:28-29 (heb, en, fr, es, pt) March 19 2020
Notes on the Transmission of the Gospel of Matthew from Hebrew to Greek I - Mt. 21:3 Mar 26 2020
Notes on the Transmission of the Gospel of Matthew from Hebrew to Greek II: Mt. 7:6 Mar 28 2020
Synoptica XXVI - Mt. 3:11-12 and Hebrew Matthew June 3 2020
Pointing the Text of Shem-Tob's Hebrew Matthew - Chapter 5 June 6 2020
Synoptica XXVII - Mt. 5:9: Those Who Pursue Peace June 10 2020
Synoptica XXVIII - Still More on the Beatitudes June 11 2020
Synoptica XXIX - More Yet on the Beatitudes June 12 2020
Synoptica XXX - Even More on the Beatitudes June 28 2020
Synoptica XXXI - The Beatitudes per Codex Bezae ("D") June 29 2020
The Pater Noster: A Trajectory through Time - Part I July 3 2020
The Pater Noster: A Trajectory through Time - Part II July 4 2020
Further Thoughts on the Pater Noster July 5 2020

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