Practice Kissing Your Arm Again
Remember when you were younger and you practiced kissing on your arm? You were on to something then. ~from "How To Be Alone" "How To Be...
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Be Ready
Sometimes we can decide how a day will unfold then something takes us by its delight - if we're ready. Two days ago, in my town, it was...
The Names of Joy
In the introduction to an interview with poet, Ross Gay, Krista Tippett of On Being says: "To be with him is to train your gaze to see...
Work to Be Done
Today we take a look at work, not the kind that brings in money; but, spiritual work. The poet Marge Piercy writes about spiritually...
The Gift
This morning - a gift from me to you. I Am Offering This Poem Poem by Jimmy Santiago Baca I am offering this poem to you, since I have...
Grab The Sun
I love Mondays, the start of a new week, a fresh beginning. In the words from today's poem take this Monday: "put one word in front of...
A Fire for the Cold
Beloved poet, Mary Oliver wrote: “Poetry is a life-cherishing force. For poems are not words, after all, but fires for the cold, ropes...
When We are Seen
The author of today's poem, Naomi Shihab Nye, has written many of my favorites. Every time I read "Famous" a different line stands out to...
It's Monday
For many years, I taught a yoga class at 6:00 a.m. on Mondays. I cherish the memories of the early dark morning classes that started...
Because We Spill More Than Milk
The wisdom of spilled milk is our poetic offering for today by way of a poem from Nancy Shaffer, "Because We Spill Not Only Milk". ...
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