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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Poetry
The Unbroken
by Rashani Réa
There is a brokenness out of which comes the unbroken, a shatteredness out of which…
Poetry
Just Sit
by Joan Casey
Turn off the t.v. Sit with Anger...Fear...Grief...
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Renunciation
by Jennifer Welwood
There will always be voices that promise you greatness and glory: They call out from…
Poetry
Tea Break
by Catherine McGuire
Take the water, flowing up a tap from the earth – old aquifer, luscious remnant…
Poetry
Summer Poem
by Francine Marie Tolf
I am tired of my dreams’ dark interiors and the family ghosts who inhabit them.…
Poetry
Ever Deeper Roots in Love
by Br. David Steindl-Rast, OSB
You, from whom we come And to whom we go, Unchanging love, You give us…
Poetry
On the Shady Side
by Rabindranath Tagore
I lived on the shady side of the road and watched my neighbours' gardens across…
Poetry
As Kingfishers Catch Fire
by Gerard Manley Hopkins
As kingfishers catch fire, dragonflies draw flame; As tumbled over rim in roundy wells Stones…
Poetry
Finisterre
by David Whyte
The road in the end taking the path the sun had taken, into the western…
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Santiago
by David Whyte
The road seen, then not seen, the hillside hiding then revealing the way you should…
Poetry
Camino
by David Whyte
The way forward, the way between things, the way already walked before you, the path…
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Another Spring
by Kenneth Rexroth
The seasons revolve and the years changeWith no assistance or supervision.The moon, without taking thought,Moves…
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