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The Only Sin is Distance, Refusal

Jane Hirshfield's poem, "Salt Heart" hold the secret of living in true communion with all that is. - Pay attention. "I begin to believe t...

In the Steps of RBG

When the words to express my feelings don't come easily, I am thankful for the talented poets among us. Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer aka Wor...

Where We Are Headed by Rosemerry Trommer

The flowers work together collectively to bring joy. Not separate joys. When the lines are blurred, the larger experience is a soulful bless

You Belong Here

The mindful poetry of a Hundred Falling Veils help you pause and recharge. Read Belong Here to get a taste of the experience.

The Neighbors' Dog

When the record finally ends he is still barking, sitting there in the oboe section barking, his eyes fixed on the conductor who is entreati

Undivided and So Still Attention

Did you ever consider the one thing that might turn the entire world on its axis. Your undivided and so still attention.

A Captured Moment of Awe

When writer, activist, wise teacher, Parker Palmer, recommends his favorite poets, I listen. Gerard Manley Hopkins' poem, Windhover, cap

A Love That Restores

Poet, Czeslow Milosz, writes about a love that restores.

A Ritual to Read to Each Other

A poem of awakening by William E. Stafford. "And as elephants parade holding each elephant's tail, but if one wanders the circus wo

More Than Enough

An early morning walk around my garden is enough to remind me that there is more than enough. As I walk, I try to remember Thich Nhat Han...

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