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.
06
Sep

Doppelganger

I spend a lot of time at the pharmacy these days. On any given day, I take 6-7 prescriptions -
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02
Sep

New Math

A few years go I heard a saying from Sufi teacher Hazrat Inayat Khan that continues to teach me -
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30
Aug

Autumnus

Last week our friends came to visit as they took their son to college. The next day, in the early
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22
Aug

Dropping off Your Son at School

Last night we hosted friends from college who'd just dropped off their middle son at college an hour
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01
Aug

Shoe Lessons

This week found me in my living room, sewing in the wee hours after my son asked me to repair
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26
Jul

Meeting an old friend

I've told you many stories of the pond that lives down the road from my house. But first
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12
Jul

Remembering a great dog

There's a New Yorker cartoon, with a dog laying on the couch at the therapist's office.
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06
Jul

Night swimming

This is a poem that surprised me. They often do. But this one especially. Each of us has exiles -
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30
Jun

Inviting the weather

Nature is the most generous and helpful teacher. So many of my poems come when I'm watering the
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15
Jun

Waterfall

Two and a half years ago, on a Friday night, my son and I were leaving Houston when our car
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