The great sea has set me in motion, set me adrift, moving me like a reed in a river. The sky and the strong wind have moved the spirit inside me till I’m carried away trembling with joy. –Uvavnuk (The Enlightened Heart: An Anthology of Sacred Poetry edited by Stephen Mitchell, p.123) “Uvavnuk (mid-19th-early […]
Death: The Beginning of Life
Disclosure: This post contains some affiliate links (at no cost to you). This article is dedicated in particular to Susan Niebur, four-time cancer survivor and presently in hospice contemplating her journey beyond death, and to others who approach death . . . ultimately, all of us. “During the fiercest period of her chemotherapy, my friend […]
Poetry as Soul Food
“Poetry has meant a great deal in my life. That sensitivity, that intuition, an attitude of tenderness before nature, before all things, before people, before pain, before weakness, before pettiness, at times and under circumstances of exultation also. I therefore believe that poetry has been for me much more than a hobby. It has been […]
Guardian Angel
I am the bird that flutters against your window in the morning, and your closest friend, whom you can never know, blossoms that light up for the blind. I am the glacier shining over the woods, so pale, and heavy voices from the cathedral tower. The thought that suddenly hits you in the middle of […]