The Power of Three

You look at me while we kiss
And make love
Twisted in exchange
Of pulping veins
Surprised with sighs
Cold snake eyes
And scorpion tail
Bent high
Offering love

I am reminded
Of risks I have taken
Willingly
Knowingly
Predestined in a recognition
Of offered magic of three

In the name of the
Ghost, Holy Snake and a Spirit
New found religion
Lost under the red star

Roar

There is this
Vicious side in me
Bringing about
A new face.

Scary, unrelaxed,
Focused
Transformed
Into the spiritual healing

Injured
But despite,
Even when I die
I know I lived,
I am alive.

Memory

Reminded of childhood
Star gazing
All through the night
Radio Penguin

Shyly inspired
By curious mind
And inactive body

Soul likes to time-travel.

I fantasize a dream world
Of flawless Natural Law
Giggling it’s way gently
Who would say that is so?

Law of Attraction
The Secret
Ask and it is given
Radio all through the night

Return of the Raven

Raven dropped by just for a visit
It caws gently
Picking through the indigo feathers
Night responds magically
Twinkles spread out evenly
Faster than light

“You’ve been away?”
Caw

Dalida Turkovic, all rights reserved 2008

What happened?

I am separating from a 7 year long relationship. Ego is in control full time, I feel all is my responsibility but it is not. God knows I have tried and looking back maybe I have tried a bit too much. When is it a moment to realize that partner adjusting to another one means they are not living their life? Some people are born to lead, some are born to follow, it is so easy to get lost in roles and responsibilities - given or willingly taken.

I have been through this before, I remember a moment when I just looked myself in the mirror and said: you will not cry for this, nobody will make you cry! I am older and more mature now, I want to cry, I want to let myself go and feel the emotions. I am ready to move on. I want to forget tho, how does one forget? Through forgiveness: I forgive myself for believing that our bond was impeccable, bomb proof and solid beyond measures, I forgive myself for being naive and thinking Scorpio was tamed, I forgive myself for neglecting anything that mattered just a day before and taking risk that makes me look back and think: it was worth it!

We opened relationship on our demand, it didn't work, it never would with me. I am so territorial.

Dogs and me at home, one soul less, soon new tenants will be moving in.

Transition

I bury you with broken promises.
Eagle soaring and Fox running through the fields,
Two dead rats and fireworks for a festival,
Gods on both sides, guarding the door.
Father in a comma, grandfather with a wounded soul
Finding lost traces, tragedy of the war.

That is how we connected,
No expectations at all
Only moment by moment
Following the Natural Law

Name of a Lake, fire in disguise,
You taught me about loving
Passion without boundaries
Standing tall, bathing in beauty.
Like heat in the amethyst cave
Releasing, Relaxing, Reflecting

Gay Pride

Else and I have been talking about organizing Gay Pride Parade in Beijing (and making first steps too). This idea has been ruminating for 5 years in my mind. I have expressed it before but nothing really happened apart from suspicious comments how crazy that would be.

If I move beyond learned helplessness and storm through the closed doors of assumption that China is ready for something like this, I wonder if some day soon Gay Pride Parade will have Beijing on its calendar list.

Dare to see it!

I could hardly keep my camera still - so much excitement and fun

K in front of the float with various Asian countries flags (including Chinese)
Montreal Gay Pride 2006

This year on the list:
A

Albuquerque, NM (Albuquerque Pride 2007)
June 8 - 9

Amsterdam, NL (Amsterdam Pride 2007) see pics
Aug 2 - Aug 5

Anchorage, AK (Anchorage Pridefest 2007)
June 16 - 24

Asbury Park, NJ (New Jersey Pride)
June 3

Atlanta, GA (Atlanta Pride Festival 2007)
June 22 - 24

Austin, TX (Austin Pride Parade 2007)
June 2

B

Baltimore, MD (Baltimore Pride 2007)
June 16 - 17

Bangkok, Thailand (Bangkok Together 2007)
Nov 3 - Nov 11

Bergen, Norway (Bergen Pride 2007)
May 6 - 14

Berlin, Germany (Christopher Street Day Berlin)
June 23

Birmingham, AL (Central Alabama Pride 2007)
June 1 - 11

Boise, ID (Boise Idaho Pride)
June 3 - 10

Boston, MA (Boston Pride 2007)
June 1 - 10

Brussels, Belgium (Belgian Lesbian and Gay Pride 2007)
May 12

C

Cardiff, Wales (Cardiff-Wales Lesbian and Gay Mardi Gras 2007)
September 1

Carlsbad, CA (North County San Diego Pride)
December 3

Cedar Rapids, IA (Cedar Rapids PrideFest 2007)
June 7

Charlotte, NC (Pride Charlotte 2007)
Aug 25

Chicago, IL (Chicago Pride 2007)
June 24

Cleveland, OH (Cleveland Pride 2007) see pics
June 16

Cologne, Germany (ColognePride 2007)
July 8

Columbus, OH (Columbus Stonewall Pride 2007)
June 23

Copenhagen, Denmark (Copenhagen Pride 2007)
August 18 - 26

D

Dallas, TX (Dallas Pride 2007)
Sept 16

Denver, CO (Denver Pridefest 2007)
June 23 - 24

Detroit,MI (Motor City Pride)
June 3

Dublin, Ireland (Dublin Pride 2007) see pics
June 23

Durham, NC (North Carolina Pride 2007)
Sept 29

E

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada (2007 Pride Week)
June 15 - 16

EuroPride 07 (in Madrid, Spain)
June 22 - July 1

F

Flagstaff, AZ (Flagstaff Pride in the Pines 2007)
June 8 - 10

Frankfurt, Germany (Christopher Street Day 2007)
July 20 - 22

G

Gainesville, FL (Gainesville Pride 2007)
Oct 12 - 21

Glasgow, Scotland (Glasgay! 2007 Festival)
Oct 12 - Nov 11

H

Hamburg, Germany (Christopher Street Day Hamburg)
Aug 3 - 5

Harrisburg, PA (Harrisburg PrideFest 2007)
July 28

Hartford, CT (2007 Connecticut LGBTI Pride Festival)
TBD

Honolulu, HI (Honolulu Pride 2007)
May 27 - June 2

Houston, TX (Houston Pride Festival 2007)
June 23

I

Iowa City, IA (Iowa City LGBT Pride)
June 16

J

Jersey City, NJ (Jersey City Pride 2007)
Aug 25

K

Kansas City, MO (Kansas City Gay Pride 2007)
June 1 - 3

L

Lisbon, Portugal (Porto Pride 2007)
June 23

London, England (Pride London)
June 30

Long Beach, CA (Long Beach Pride)
May 19 - 20

Los Angeles, CA (LA Pride 2007)
June 8 - 10

Louisville, KY (Kentuckiana Pride Festival 2007)
June 15 - 16

M

Madrid, Spain (Europride 07)
June 22 - July 1

Manchester, England (Manchester Pride 2007)
Aug 17 - 27

Milwaukee, WI (Milwaukee PrideFest 2007)
June 8 - 10

Minneapolis, MN (Twin Cities Pride 2007)
June 23 - 24

Montreal, Quebec, Canada (Divers/Cite)
Aug 1 - 5

Moscow, Russia (Moscow Pride Festival '08)
May 31

Munich, Germany (CSD 2007)
Aug 11 - 12

N

Nashville, TN (Nashville Pride Fest 2007)
June 2

New Hope, PA (New Hope Celebrates 2007)
May 18 - 20 (Event Review)

New Jersey(GLBTI Pride Celebration 2007)
June 3

New York City, NY (Heritage of Pride 2007) see pics
June 17 - 24

O

Oklahoma City, OK (Oklahoma City Pride 2007)
June 16 - 24

Omaha, Nebraska (Nebraska Pride Parade 2007)
June 8 - 10

Orlando, FL (Come Out With Pride)
Oct 11 - 14

P

Palm Springs, CA (Palm Springs Pride 2007)
November 3 - 4

Paris, France (Paris Pride 2007)
June 30

Pattaya, Thailand(Pattaya Gay Festival 2007)
Nov 29 - Dec 2

Philadelphia, PA (Philly Pride 2007)
June 10

Phoenix, AZ (Pheonix Pride 2007)
April 14 - 15 (see pride pics)

Phuket, Thailand (Phuket Pride)
March 29 - April 1

Pittsburgh, PA (Pittsburgh PrideFest 2007)
June 16

Portland, OR (Portland Pride 2007)
June 16 - 17

Porto, Portugal (Porto Pride 2007)
July 7

Providence, RI (Rhode Island Pride)
June 1 - 16

R

Rehoboth Beach, DE (Delaware Pride Festival)
Sept 15

Reno, NV (Power of Pride 2006)
Aug 17 - 19

Reykjavik, Iceland (Reykjavik Pride 2007)
Aug 9 - 12

Roanoke, VA (Roanoke Pride)
Sept 16

Rome, Italy (Roma Pride 2007)
June 16

S

Salt Lake City, UT (Utah Pride 2007)
June 1 - 3

San Diego, CA (San Diego LGBT Pride)
July 15 - 22

San Francisco, CA (San Francisco 2007)
June 23 - 24

Santa Fe, NM (Sante Fe Pride on the Plaza 2007)
June 23

Seattle, WA (Seattle Pride 2007)
June 24

St. Louis, MO (Pride St. Louis 2007)
June 23- 24

Stockholm, Sweden (Stockholm Pride)
July 30 - Aug 5

T

Toronto, Ont., Canada (Pride Toronto 2007)
June 15 - 24

Tucson, AZ (Tucson Pride 2007)
Oct 14

V

Vancouver, BC, Canada (Vancouver Pride 2007)
July 28 - Aug 5

W

Washington D.C (Capital Pride 2007)
June 2 - 10

Z

Zagreb, Croatia (Zagreb Pride 2007)
July 4 - 7

Zurich, Switzerland (Verein Gay Pride)
June 1 - 3