Poetry, with its impossible-seeming combination of soft lens and precision, brings to our awareness that which might otherwise go unnoticed and unappreciated. May these poems open your heart to the nuance and opportunity of each moment.
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Autumnal
by Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer
after a line from William Stafford When the leaves are about to yellow and fall…
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Disruption
by Edda Hackl
Life was followingits own sacred rhythm,when, suddenly,an accident interruptedthe flow, changingeverything, perhapsnever to return tothe…
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Horses
by Richard Wehrman
Horses galloping on thehill—bright sun, bluesky, joy on an autumnmorning. Gensei says,“With the happiness heldin…
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so many acorns
by Maya Stein
We could point our attention anywhere - summer leaning into its most ambitious month, the…
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Hymn, with Birds and Cats
by Francine Marie Tolf
I will praise my failures. I will praiseWhat I have not accomplished and do not…
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To Be Great, Be A Whale
by Holly Wren Spaulding
—misheard line from a poem by Fernando Pessoa Be a blue whale with a heart…
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A Lazy Day
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
The trees bend down along the stream,Where anchored swings my tiny boat.The day is one…
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Cottonwoods
by Francine Marie Tolf
You know from their deeply grooved barkthey hold marvelous stories.They are taller than oak treesand…
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Everlasting
by David Whyte
Between waves, under the moon’s light,after the passing of your smile into memorywhen the last…
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Ghosts in the Garden
by Nina Miller
There are ghosts in this garden.Our younger selves whisper about what we have become,but hearing…
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Famous
by Naomi Shihab Nye
The river is famous to the fish. The loud voice is famous to silence,which knew…
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The Big Picture
by Ellen Bass
I try to look at the big picture.The sun, ardent tonguelicking us like a mother…
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