I used to be scared I used to be scared of the dark, and then I found the darkness inside me. I used to be afraid of deep water, and then I found the depth of my own waters. I used to be scared of heights, and then I realized how high I could soar. …Read More
Category: Poem
Dreams by Langston Hughes
Dreams ~by Langston Hughes Hold fast to dreams For if dreams die Life is a broken-winged bird That cannot fly. Hold fast to dreams For when dreams go Life is a barren field Frozen with snow.
On Passing a Graveyard
There is beauty in the blessing of the simple everyday things, even on passing a graveyard. In his book, To Bless the Space Between Us: A Book of Blessings, John O’Donohue encourages us to slow down and discover the sacred in the everyday. On November 2nd, All Soul’s Day honors the souls of the departed …Read More
Nobody Can Make It Out Here Alone
Alone ~by Maya Angelou Lying, thinking Last night How to find my soul a home Where water is not thirsty And bread loaf is not stone I came up with one thing And I don’t believe I’m wrong That nobody, But nobody Can make it out here alone. Alone, all alone Nobody, but nobody Can …Read More
Poem: I Will Keep Broken Things
I Will Keep Broken Things —by Alice Walker I will keep Broken Things: The big clay Pot With raised Iguanas Chasing Their Tails; Two Of their Wise Heads Sheared Off; I will keep Broken things: The old Slave Market Basket Brought To my Door By Mississippi A jagged Hole Gouged In its sturdy Dark Oak …Read More
Sonnets to Hurricane Irma
In the aftermath of hurricane Irma, this poem by Rainer Maria Rilke somehow seems fitting as we turn to the task of rebuilding. Prayers to all those that have been touched by her path. May the wings of hope hold us up and move us forward with courage, community, and conviction. Sonnets to Orpheus, Part …Read More
David Whyte: The TrueLove
The poet and philosopher, David Whyte, captures the unseen territory in our lives with the inspiring landscapes of his words. “There is a faith in loving fiercely…” The above words open David Whyte’s poem, TRUELOVE. and immediately captivate me because of my own poem, Loving Fiercely. I can’t remember if I had read his poem before …Read More
Kevin Kling: Lost and Found
“Now when you’re born into loss, you grow from it. But when you experience loss later in life, you grow toward it.” Kevin Kling is a well-known, infectiously funny, and deeply touching storyteller, poet, and playwright. He has the distinction of having being born with a disability and also acquiring one later in life. He …Read More
David Ladinsky: The Sun Never Says
Even After All this time The sun never says to the earth, “You owe Me.” Look What happens With a love like that, It lights the Whole Sky. —from “The Gift: Poems by Hafiz, the great Sufi Master” by David Ladinksy Hafiz-inspired Poetry David Ladinsky explains his beautiful work, “inspired” by Hafiz, not as direct translation …Read More
Poem: Loving Fiercely
Loving Fiercely There was a Master once Who taught me how to love Love fully, love completely Love yourself, love others, love God She left me here to finish what she started Some people love gently Caressing the thing that they love Spreading their love out wide Others love fiercely Holding and protecting Love can …Read More