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The Heaven of Animals
by James L. Dickey
Here they are. The soft eyes open. If they have lived in a wood It is a wood. If they have lived on plains It is grass rolling Under their feet forever. Having no souls, they have come, Anyway, beyond their knowing. Their instincts wholly bloom And they rise. The soft eyes open. To match them, the landscape flowers, Outdoing, desperately Outdoing what is required: The richest wood, The deepest field.
For some of these, It could not be the place It is, without blood. These hunt, as they have done, But with claws and teeth grown perfect,
More deadly than they can believe. They stalk more silently, And crouch on the limbs of trees, And their descent Upon the bright backs of their prey
May take years In a sovereign floating of joy. And those that are hunted Know this as their life, Their reward: to walk
Under such trees in full knowledge Of what is in glory above them, And to feel no fear, But acceptance, compliance. Fulfilling themselves without pain
At the cycle’s center, They tremble, they walk Under the tree, They fall, they are torn, They rise, they walk again.
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The Heaven of Animals, by James L. Dickey
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The Heaven of Animals
James Dickey Here they are. The soft eyes open. If they have lived in a wood It is a wood. If they have lived on plains It is grass rolling Under their feet forever. Having no souls, they have come, Anyway, beyond their knowing. Their instincts wholly bloom And they rise. The soft eyes open. To match them, the landscape flowers, Outdoing, desperately Outdoing what is required: The richest wood, The deepest field. For some of these, It could not be the place It is, without blood. These hunt, as they have done, But with claws and teeth grown perfect, More deadly than they can believe. They stalk more silently, And crouch on the limbs of trees, And their descent Upon the bright backs of their prey May take years In a sovereign floating of joy. And those that are hunted Know this as their life, Their reward: to walk Under such trees in full knowledge Of what is in glory above them, And to feel no fear, But acceptance, compliance. Fulfilling themselves without pain At the cycle’s center, They tremble, they walk Under the tree, They fall, they are torn, They rise, they walk again.
I had meant to post daily poems during April, for National Poetry Month, but then I didn't, and then it occurred to me that I could post daily poems any time it pleased me to do so, and POEMay was born. I'm still working on the typography for that one. Credit to @oflights for the cute name. Anyway today I was wondering about the possibility of endlings having an afterlife and if they would get their own or if they would after-live with other beings as well, and then I remembered this poem exists.
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I reread tgcf for the second time, soo
#tian guan ci fu#xie lian#tgcf#fanart#anime#tgcf fanart#heaven official's blessing#my art#hualian#hua cheng x xie lian#hua cheng#san lang#��官赐福
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THIS IS NOT A COMPREHENSIVE LIST. I just wanted to highlight some beloved and underrated nostalgic classics.
I am NOT counting: Studio Ghibli, DC, Marvel, Scooby-Doo, sequels/prequels, and most other franchises. I made an exception with MLP and Care Bears because both films were produced at the beginning of their franchises, as opposed to the G.I. Joe series, Transformers, etc. There's a LOT to cover in the 80s-90s, hence why I split the two polls. This is basically Don Bluth's Era lol.
90's Poll
Happy voting! ❤
#Starling Polls#80s nostalgia#non Disney#animation#Don Bluth#The Secret of NIMH#The Last Unicorn#The Care Bears#Rainbow Brite#An American Tail#My Little Pony#The Brave Little Toaster#The Land Before Time#Little Nemo#All Dogs Go to Heaven#original post#1k+ votes#10k+ votes#1k notes
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Rhythm Hell
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oh sweet angst,,
#tgcf#hua cheng#idk if anyone is interested in lil videos but i tried out animating something for the first time yeehaww ofc its hua cheng#san lang#heaven official's blessing#mxtx#animation#fanart#illustration#tian guan ci fu
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last one for now, I was hoping to get 4 posters done total for AB but I've got work to do so the final one is on the shelf until I get more free time 😩
also this one was cute in my head but jeSUS MY HAND IS DEAD why did I decide to draw a show where everyone's wearing 4+ robes 🙃
#heaven official's blessing#tgcf#hualian#fengqing#beefleaf#junmei#lqq and his cute attendant#again if you know you know but if you don't know then hopefully this one isn't too spoilery#watch mei nianqing get animated in s3 and look completely different lol
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heaven says - marble hornets
#this shit took SOOO LONG#but i love it#but also if i have to draw alex lioking angry one more time something bad is going to happen in the world#fanart#art#drawing#digital art#marble hornets#alex kralie#tim wright#jay merrick#jessica locke#brian thomas#the gangs all here...#animation meme#marble hornets fanart#heaven says#animation
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Day 12 - Reflection
#wisptober#illustration#artists on tumblr#tgcf#xie lian#tgcf spoilers#heaven official's blessing#jun wu#drawing#mxtx#tian guan ci fu#art#wisptober 2024#wisptober2024#animation#motion
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guys i think they might be dating
#AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA#I LOVE LOVE LOVED THE FINALE#EVERYTHING WAS SOOO GOD#THE ANIMATION THE PLOT THE JOKES THE MUSIC#FUCKING HELL#im so normal about them#WE MIGHT GET A NUZI SPINOFF TOO?????#IS THIS HEAVEN.#murder drones#md#md fanart#murder drones fanart#nuzi#uzi doorman#serial designation n#n x uzi#uzi x n#n murder drones#my art#fanart#krita
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Fuck it we back.
#au where they’re in high school I don’t know#TGCF#xianle trio#fengqing#tgcf mu qing#tgcf xie lian#tgcf feng xin#xie lian#feng xin#mu qing#my art style hasn’t changed but I’m working on an anime project please be gentle#heaven official's blessing
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Let me be surprised
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animation inspired by tiktok cosplayers
#tgcf#hualian#hua cheng#xie lian#heaven official's blessing#artists on tumblr#digital art#art#novel illustrations#novel#illustration#digital drawing#digital painting#animation
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Mxtx love interests and their relationships with captivity are fascinating and all, but I’d rather just focus on how funny Hua Cheng’s is in particular.
We have Luo Binghe‘s creepy replica bamboo hut and the tragic horror of watching him succumb to his worst impulses and try destroying the world to trap Shen Qingqiu by his side.
We have Lan Wangji warring internally with himself for years over his smothering need to hide Wei Wuxian from the world and save him from himself.
And then there’s Hua Cheng
Professional Gege Catch and Release Wildlife Expert Hua Cheng.
This man is a gege rehabilitation facilitator who does what he loves and loves what he does.
He tags his gege with a gps tracker so he can study his migration patterns. He humanely traps and relocates his gege whenever he’s strayed into danger.
If you hit a gege with your car, all you need to do is call Hua Cheng and he’ll be there with an animal control slip leash, a GoPro to promote his TikTok awareness campaign for gege welfare and conservation to the masses, and Yin Yu is on the phone preparing the treatment center for a new arrival.
He’s one of those guys who lovingly cares for a feral cat colony in his backyard, providing handmade housing with heating and regular check ups.
He’s insane don’t get me wrong. But his crippling self doubt and unbreakable compulsion to provide merged in such a weird way, it comes off a little more wildlife rescue than I think is intended.
#tgcf#mxtx#anime#xie lian#hualian#heaven official's blessing#hua cheng#mdzs#wei wuxian#lan wangji#grandmaster of demonic cultivation#scumbag#scum villain#svsss#luo binghe#shen qingqiu#tgcf meme#wangxian
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