When the Holy Thaws And god is always there, if you feel wounded. He kneels over this earth like a divine medic, and His love thaws the holy in us –St. Teresa of Avila (Love Poems from God: Twelve Sacred Voices from the East and West translated by Daniel Ladinsky, p. 291) These are […]
Radiant Fire
Paper would turn to flame if I touched it in an ecstatic mood. And ink dries if it comes a hundred feet within the radiance of one who will not let God leave their arms. –Kabir (Love Poems from God: Twelve Sacred Voices from the East and West translated by Daniel Ladinsky, p. 209) This […]
The Sky Gave Me Its Heart
The sky gave me its heart because it knew mine was not large enough to care for the earth the way it did. –Rabia of Basra This is the first stanza of the poem “The Sky Gave Me Its Heart” by Rabia of Basra (Love Poems from God: Twelve Sacred Voices from the East and […]
To Know the Dark
“To go in the dark with a light is to know the light. To know the dark, go dark. Go without sight, and find that the dark, too, blooms and sings, and is traveled by dark feet and dark wings. –Wendell Berry Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links (at no cost to you). Poetry can […]