A Great Need [Saturday Poetry]
A Great Need Out of a great need we are all holding hands and climbing. Not loving is letting go. The terrain around here is far too dangerous for that. ~ Hafiz, rendered by Daniel Ladinsky in The...
View ArticleSweet Wine [Saturday Poetry]
Sweet Wine Go on and speak of the cruelty in humanity, or the madness that stalks the minds of men, then go on and let it go, dearest - the grief that shakes you clear of your moorings, the raging …...
View ArticleThe Ascending Soul [Saturday Poetry]
The Ascending Soul I died as mineral and became a plant, I died as plant and rose to animal, I died as creatures on hooves and with feathers and look, look … I became a beautiful woman, I became a …...
View ArticleDefeat [Midweek Poetry]
Defeat Defeat, my Defeat, my solitude and my aloofness;You are dearer to me than a thousand triumphs,And sweeter to my heart than all world-glory. Defeat, my Defeat, my self-knowledge and my...
View ArticleSelf-Portrait [Sunday Poetry]
Self-Portrait It doesn’t interest me if there is one God or many gods. I want to know if you belong or feel abandoned. If you know despair or can see it in others. I want to know if you are … Continue...
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