Art by Rassouli I’m the slave of the Moon. Talk of nothing but moon, or brightness and sweetness. Other than that, say nothing. Don’t tell of suffering, talk of nothing but blessings. If you know nothing about them, no matter. Say nothing. Last night I went wild. Love saw me and said: I’m here. Don’t [...]
Archive for October, 2009
I’m the slave of the moon
Posted in Inspiration, Life, Poetry, Rumi, Spirituality, tagged Poems on October 28, 2009 | 3 Comments »
One Sand Grain
Posted in Life, Poetry, tagged Autumn, Grief, Jane Hirshfield, Poems on October 25, 2009 | 3 Comments »
One Sand Grain Among The Others in Winter Wind I wake with my hand held over the place of grief in my body. “Depend on nothing,” the voice advises, but even that is useless. My ears are useless, my familiar and intimate tongue. My protecting hand is useless, that wants to hold the single leaf [...]
Musings at 5 am
Posted in elizabeth adams, Inspiration, Life, Love, Poetry, tagged Animals, Cat, Dog, God on October 19, 2009 | 5 Comments »
God couldn’t be here himself so he clothed his Helpers in fur and sent them to Earth be soft he said and they were lick he said and they did purr he said and they did love, love, love he said as if nothing else ever mattered and o, how they do. ©heartsdeesire Image Locale
Mary Oliver & Wendell Berry – A Found Poem
Posted in Inspiration, Life, Mary Oliver, Poetry, tagged Beauty, Joy, Poems, Prayer, Wendell Berry on October 2, 2009 | 5 Comments »
If there is such a thing as poetic license, I am certainly taking it now. I have created what is known as a ‘found’ poem. Up until now, this poem has not existed. I have selected a couple of lines each from eight different poems and two different authors. I chose Mary Oliver and Wendell [...]