Saturday, February 27, 2010

German Songwriter/Singer

Es war eine wunderschöne Zeit (Langeoog 1977) Anke Zohm
(It Was A Lovely Time)


It Was A Lovely Time (Anke Zohm / Langeoog 1977)/ German - English Translation

The wind blows quietly by your hair
You see the sun, the sky and the sea
Feel the soft white sand at your feet
Feel free like the seagull over you (yourself)

It was a lovely time
I will often still long for it
But nothing in the life lasts for an eternity
Only the sea knows about my tears

We have experienced beautiful together
Soon, many an evening already turned into a new morning
The days passed by much too fast for us
And a couple of words remained unfortunately unsaid

It was a lovely time…

And now I look into your eyes
I want you to be happy today
For there is nothing more beautiful than our friendship
Which helps us in some solitude

It was a lovely time…


German-English Translation as shared by Anke. Rising Sparrow Press decided not to alter presentation/editing to maintain feeling/intent of Anke,songwriter.


Rising Sparrow (and Janie) vote for this as the lullaby of this and next generations...Beautiful.

When The Day Is Over

WHEN THE DAY IS OVER
AND THE LIGHT IS LOW
SHADOWS OF THE EVENING
RISE UP TO THE SKY
PLEASE SEND ME AN ANGEL
WHO'S WATCHING ROUND MY BED
AND GIVE ME YOUR BLESSING
WHICH CARRIES ME THROUGH THE NIGHT


Listening, I am reminded of all the angels that have blessed my life. My Sparrow, Daisy, God's Lake on that Day-too many Angels to name...my deer and our shared sanctuary.

(Blogger has been having random/occasional problems with downloading-playing some YouTube videos. If problems, stop...start on this post I refer you to the next viewing places.)

For a direct link to Anke Zohm's YouTube Channel featuring these and others songs by Singer/Songwriter: http://www.youtube.com/user/AnkeZohm

To read more about Anke Zohm, her website : http://www.ankezohm.de/ German with English Translation available on site.

For additional song listening (itunes) / Purchase
visit Anke's MySpace Page: http://www.myspace.com/ankezohm

Saturday, February 20, 2010

Rising Sparrow Press Project / Facebook

Publishing / the business side of Books.

Since Founding Rising Sparrow Press, December 2003 I have spent many hours learning and expanding my view of marketing or design or gathering resources or legwork-footsteps meeting people local and World-wide.

All of the computer technical information was a combination of self-taught then application (holding my breath hoping it worked) and targeted help by my computer mentor when I was lost forest-trees vision impaired. Net Results

Then - add the last 10 years of computer growth, expansion of what's possible. I started when F-functions had to be hand selected and computers took up entire desk surfaces. Yes, paper had been invented. I wrote 10 years not 1000, unless my computer keyboard is acting up. That you could always count on...computers acting up...like mine had a mind of it's own or it needed to prove superiority over me.

Computers led me to take astrology more serious. Trust me...if Mercury is Retrograde do not, I repeat DO NOT react when your computer acts funny. It is supposed to then...its written in the stars. And whatever you do, Don't go to buy a new one until Mercury gets out of its Retrograde mood.

I started with a website developed by an expert (my mentor and her connections) smart enough to know I was not gifted in computer language and format.

Born (2004): http://www.risingsparrowpress.com/

I learned Frontpage so that I could manage the site through the host.
I loved this for the frequency that I could add content, edit content, add resources, and to change my mind without involving head offices or The National Guard to control computer created chaos that I could create back during the learning stages. Either I have gotten better with computers or they have made it less possible to mess up. I hope both is true.

Next came blogs. I started with Blogger (easiest at the time and free).

Set-up specifically for Dear Daisy book and publishing: Storytellers and Writers, this blog.

To separate writing and storytelling from other interests I set-up:
http://lakeontarioshoreline.blogspot.com/ . That blog contains the most "how-to" information or examples of the photo restoration I've done/do.

I write specific to Rising Sparrow Press / Publishing through blog on Typepad (first free,then I started a small fee account, now I need to update that account-I left it parked there by ownership of the domain name). I will be returning to that blog for specific publishing information-resources during year, 2010.

http://recordfootsteps.typepad.com/record_footsteps_in_publi/

Social Networking entered the possibilities. I connected via (1)Forum of like-minded, goal directed, mission seeking individuals and participated in an every-growing list of teleconferences and organized efforts for social networking and marketing. I'll set it to be a goal to update a list of resources I have found most helpful and will offer it on original website http://www.risingsparrowpress.com/ . I am also developing e-books so this would be a great place to offer those and detailed information.

Also there on the original website http://www.risingsparrowpress.com/ listings of great Resources. People have told me they have gotten lost there. For no other reason than an example of writing/publishing, look at the Writer's Project during New Deal Period when then, too we were rebuilding America: http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/wpaintro/wpahome.html . To get there if entering from RSP website (not above direct link) click on Resources located on RSP Homepage.

RSP entered the World of Twitter (2009)...Yes, I Tweet.

Set-up YouTube for media-video development and for platform with the ultimate goal book trailers and...film-making/producing. In process, always. http://www.youtubecom/JaneMarlaVerDow


Continuing on this path, RSP developed Facebook Page most recent.
If interested, click on my Facebook link-badge on this or Lakeshore blog. Join if you wish...free.

So the question has circled back then evolved to become: How to Preserve the Message of Rising Sparrow Press; the message RSP was founded upon; the message statement written through words of book, Dear Daisy,2004?

Competing with all this...writing next books and daily bread making and life.

This was my next step...

Networking - Communications - Living the Golden Rule/Business

my New Page listed/linked on Facebook.

"Starting this Page as a place to social network encouraging others to join in. One rule: The Golden Rule. Place posts of you/your business/your gifts that serve others. Place posts that you have found to ease your path that could benefit others"

Those were the starting words I chose to represent the Golden Rule (my perspective). Written late night and tired, I vow to go back to expand ideas/thoughts/discussion if anyone is struggling with how they interpret the Golden Rule to participate. There is a discussion board set-up there, so feel free to supply your thoughts,ideas, suggestions.

Established this platform...

because I believe, as I wrote in Dear Daisy...

what was once a question I asked there, now through Rising Sparrow Press becomes a statement...

"...one candle and candles united in purpose create the World’s path of creation..." ~ Jane Marla VerDow (Dear Daisy)

I believe this. My intent and purpose; to prove by living it that my belief is true.

I invite others to join me.

Jane Marla VerDow

(Janie)

Friday, February 19, 2010

Another Link to my Past and Transitions

Can you tell yet I am in transition?

One phase of my life transitioning to the next?

Must be a mid-life thing.

Rising Sparrow invites you to the LakeOntario Shoreline
http://lakeontarioshoreline.blogspot.com/2010/02/restoration-projects.html

No, we're not doing the Polar Bear plunge on this frigid-cold February morning.

Janie

Hint: My love of and respect for the voices that inspired my path.
I joined a group:

I Cheated at Heads Up 7Up in Elementary School Anonymous

"Hello everyone. I'm Jane, and I'm a cheater at Heads Up 7Up. It all started in Elementary School. My excuses; desk was too hard (hurt my head and elbow), and I was delirious from breathing my own hot air. Thank-you for listening to my story."

For the full story...

http://lakeontarioshoreline.blogspot.com/2010/02/connecting-old-and-new.html

Jane Marla VerDow

Sunday, February 14, 2010

Keep Your Eyes on the Prize

Rising Sparrow Press and Author, Jane Marla VerDow remembers...Daisy

By her presence she taught in Dr. King's positive peace army for human dignity and rightful place as one of God's children...

In Honor and in Faith, Happy Valentine's Day, Daisy.

I thank God more eyes have seen the Glory...

that Black History Month now reflects more a shared Black history; a long Black day in USA history.

Still, better days to come as sameness becomes more the message and heart to embrace.

Back when, my heart once believed love would overpower hatred; prejudice would weaken once hearts and minds could focus on sameness in God's eyes, that we each have a place in God's heart and purpose.

Today, in honor of our shared history...I still believe.




For more videos on Civil Rights Movement, Songs of the Civil Rights Movement, Black History Month, History go to
http://www.youtube.com/user/JaneMarlaVerDow

Click on Playlists / History

Encore




Thank you to all who came before...and inspired...led...through song and heart, honored your God most through nonviolence.

Janie


Dear Daisy, the first born of Rising Sparrow Press

Rising Sparrow - The Dream

On this Heart Day...Rising Sparrow shares The Dream.

How fitting during this Month of February we celebrate the pathways of peoples, all, but especially the history-victory over oppression.

How fitting on this day, February 14th. The anniversary of hearts-sharing.

How fitting on this day, Sunday...a spiritual dream is shared.


Now for possibly the shortest Sunday sermon on record.

It has been written..."I Am The Way" as the guiding Light of spiritual pathway.

What if part of the translation was missed...Old Language to New?
Speaking different languages, different-same times, different-same hearts and minds, certainly there is the possibility of error or ommission.

What if..."I Am Is The Way" was the spoken, intended message? Or the one we were intended to hear or to percieve to meet our contribution challenge? To honor God's gift of Life-Path, Jesus-Christ, our own.


A Spiritual Message / Translation on this heart day and Sunday from Rising Sparrow.





Jane Marla VerDow
Rising Sparrow

Dear Daisy - Rising Sparrow

Is a book while it is being written, a book? Does the one that has been written have an ending? Where does the next chapter, or story, or book begin - where does the last end?

Dear Daisy I chose not to write in set chapters, or at least not to designate or separate thoughts in such an arbitrary or concrete structured way.

Near ending Dear Daisy I wrote: "Where this story began is where the story now ends. The place of heart and pondering what was and what will be."

Same words could open Rising Sparrow, the next.

"I remember music had nurtured my heart during the separation, in the aftermath, near the time of my walk to the Lake, and each snare on my path. My Soul needed music. Music was healing to my heart, gave me some sense of ground, a dream to dream not knowing what would be, a desire to continue and to meet the next day rather than just get there, and also a wish for the other." (Dear Daisy)

Same path, same truths today writing and editing Rising Sparrow with music playing, filling the gaps between words still just thoughts fighting, competing, then freeing to flow onto page as heart also connects. The space between notes-music and words-story, so much the same. Honoring the space is all it takes. Honoring the time gap, filling that space, holding that space, then letting go and trusting. (Rising Sparrow)

I remembered Daisy's first efforts to let me know that she was near, back where these words started. The flowerpot. Funny how even the distance Heaven to Earth is not too great a distance to offer support and love yet, on Earth support is claimed as rescuing and is unreal. Daisy taught me what real support feels like. I've learned after too many steps taken what I knew in the first place; that it aint got nothing to do with peoples telling you that they want to be supportive or that they are being supportive. "Whin dey bes, dey jus' be." My heart knows that much and always did. Now I remember. (Dear Daisy)

Now I remember.

I rediscovered the Truth that my heart has always known. Love has two sides; one when times and paths are shared, the other those times of letting go and we each showed our heart and love for eachother and moved on the best we knew...

Replaying the time and challenge with time always having final say I accepted time was in control but still wonder days heavy disheartened why life takes what life had once given and why limits of this life prevent people who love from sharing pathways. (Dear Daisy)

Nothing about love, the beauty-tragedy or plan of fate-destiny, has changed the script for my yearning heart. (Rising Sparrow)

In this healing place I "awoke" to a hand in my left hand and felt my heart-mind shift back to the awareness of time-heart realities. I felt the losses. I felt the time and distance between. I sensed time then, now, then endless where time holds no meaning. Sensing the depth of this touch in this moment was reaching I sensed a shift happening as my heart questioned, "what if". In this feeling of total Spiritual calm I returned to solid ground and thought, (I know this touch). I remembered feeling this touch and this energy three other times in my life, relationships with others I treasure. One was the touch of the one I'm no longer walking with. Once was the one from another place and time who I rarely speak of but the one my heart remembers when I sense peace and the life vibration energy World or when I speak deep from spiritual heart. The third, my hand was little and held Daisy's hand. I know this touch.

Was this a cruel reminder of these three losses now playing at a deeper level? Was this healing communicating energy felt through my left palm the message I had long waited for and traveled all those footsteps searching?...

I continued on my path, sensing with faith and time God would someday reveal. Only this I knew for sure, I was on my path. My heart was leading the way and each time before one hand had not replaced the other. I know each touch uniquely. Each has taught me a part of my Soulful heart; mostly the part of letting go and going on despite the hardships on that road and the promise of a new day long coming. Each hold their own path of heart and always will. (Dear Daisy)

My right hand? That one is in the Hands of God. (Dear Daisy - Rising Sparrow)

Even with broken heart and injured wing I knew not even a sparrow falls to Earth....Trusting I had heard the message of my heart's echo my attention shifted to the background music in the room. I recognized the song. My heart knew all the verses, especially the Negro Spiritual version. The words etched upon my heart.

Amazing grace, how sweet the sound,
that saved a wretch like me!
I once was lost but now I am found,
was blind but now I see

The Earth shall sooth, his arm like snow
The sun forbears to shine
But God who brought me here below
will be forever mine

Through many dangers, toils, and snares
I have already come
'Twas grace that brought me here thus far
And grace will lead me home


(Dear Daisy)


So Truth remains truth, my own at least this day, February 14th, Valentine's Day, 2010. My three loves, I'll always love you. The Rising Sparrow promise from my heart. Happy Valentine's Heart Day.

As for me...this day...to Transition into more writing here on this blog from Dear Daisy to Rising Sparrow. The next...


Love,
Janie

http://storytellersandwriters.blogspot.com/2010/02/rising-sparrow.html

http://storytellersandwriters.blogspot.com/2010/02/keep-your-eyes-on-prize.html

or back to Home on this blog: http://storytellersandwriters.blogspot.com

Happy Valentine



Happy Valentine's Day and Birthday, Jordash. My "puppy" born March, the day after Easter Sunday, 2008. Both being born the Monday after Easter Sunday is what we first shared in common. I had been watching him growing since his birth through email shared pictures, more accurate, before he was born I was connecting to his place of birth and sensing him. His birth place; just West of Toledo Ohio (Riverbend Labradoodles). So when the day finally came that he was old enough...to leave his Mom and come to be my little one, I drove the 6hour one-way trip to pick him up Mother's Day, 2008. Now my 85 lb. chocolate teddy bear.

Breed: Labradoodle

Photos/Video: Jane Marla VerDow
Music: Plain White T's. Album: Big Bad World; song 1-2-3-4


For additional Valentine Videos: http://lakeontarioshoreline.blogspot.com/


Janie

Monday, February 8, 2010

Daydreaming

My first attempt at film-video making.

Photos taken by me (late 70's, mostly 1980's); high school and college days. A favored hobby of mine back in the day, playing around with my Minolta 35mm.

Featured here, pictures were mostly taken at Letchworth State Park and Watkins Glen, New York but also include pictures from my graduate days spent in Indiana...then back home on the farm.

Preserved slides to slide show, then video format, 2010.

Now released on my YouTube site.

Enjoy.





Jane Marla VerDow (Janie)



Follow your bliss and be what you want to be.
Don't climb the ladder of success only to find
it's leaning against the wrong wall.
~ Bernie Siegal

Saturday, February 6, 2010

Between Yesterday and Tomorrow

This song says it all...
at any crossroad...
any questioning moment...

all uncertainty, yet a dream of a tomorrow