Poetry
We Are Living Now
We are living now our regrets and our failures, the ache of what we wish could be again,…
Poetry
instead of “thank you,” try “no thank you”
Take the thorny, inconvenient step. Create a mess outside your usual jurisdiction.Stop leaning on the learned…
Poetry
But You Thought You Knew What a Sign Looked Like
Open your hands, lift them. —William Stafford, “Today” The parking space beside the store…
Poetry
Any Morning
Just lying on the couch and being happy.Only humming a little, the quiet sound in…
Poetry
From Which It All Began
Tell me, whatwould you do todayif you knew your lifeto be a celebrationof this world?…
Poetry
The Miracle
It is not thatthe sun comes upor the earth goes aroundor that the plants sproutand…
Poetry
Instructions for the Journey
The self you leave behindis only a skin you have outgrown.Don’t grieve for it.Look to…
Poetry
Rethinking Regret
Let’s thank our mistakes, let’s bless themfor their humanity, their terribly weak chins.We should offer…
