Karly Randolph Pitman

Karly Randolph Pitman

I'm a writer, seeker, mother, poet, craftswoman, teacher of all ages, and facilitator. I call the journey of becoming 'growing humankindness' and am awed by the sacredness of healing.
13
Mar

Cooking Breakfast with My Son

This morning my son, his first official day of spring break, cooked himself breakfast as I began my day, rising
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07
Mar

Harvesting the Lavender

This poem arose as I harvested lavender one afternoon in the warm sun. Despite wrapping her in linens and blankets,
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27
Feb

Matins

I love poems that celebrate the tender, poignant, beautiful, earthy, and the everyday. These are our lives, they proclaim, and
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16
Feb

Unfurling

This poem came about a wondering - what is it like, those places in us that bend toward the light,
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14
Feb

Learning to Dance

Last weekend I watched my husband take a dance lesson at a local dance studio. The lead teacher was an
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10
Feb

Communion

This poem came to me during my morning ritual, when I step outside, greet the sun, offer up my prayers,
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08
Feb

Pulling Out the Splinter

Splinters are part of gardening, I've learned, especially because I tend not to wear gloves. My last splinter
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04
Feb

The Magi

The other day I was talking to an acquaintance about the January I've had, a season of illness
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03
Feb

Waiting on Hold for the Customer Service Rep

Perhaps like me, you make a lot of phone calls. Insurance companies, banks, doctors offices, the IRS, the plumber and
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27
Jan

Mourning Song

There's a story I heard in a Tara Brach podcast, many years ago now, about a young child
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