26
Sep
After Mary Oliver's Wild Geese
In my most recent poem I mentioned that two poems came to me last week about softness. The first you
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23
Sep
Different kinds of strength
In my most recent Soul Writer's circle, the theme was 'softness.' Two poems came to meet
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07
Sep
Lilium
Here in Texas where I live we've been in a drought for several weeks. Now that we'
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25
Aug
When the rains came
Here in Texas, like so many parts of the world, it has been hot and dry. Each day it'
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11
Aug
Frog Body
We recently drove across town on a quiet Saturday afternoon to visit friends and meet their newborn daughter. During our
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31
Jul
Tutoring
When my son was nine, his best friend moved three hours away. Over the next seven years, before the boys
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28
Jul
What the rain taught me
A Sufi teacher once told me that the rain is a symbol of mercy, because nothing grows without rain. Here
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23
Jul
Benediction
Today is my Aunt Janet's birthday. And it's my friend Peter's birthday. And my
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21
Jul
Still
Earlier this week I went to write a poem about an epiphany I had at my friend Jen's
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01
Jul
Harvesting
During the pandemic we tore up most of our small urban backyard to build raised garden beds. Three years later,
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