poets know the woman in the ordinary
The Woman in the Ordinary The woman in the ordinary pudgy downcast girl is crouching with eyes and muscles clenched. Round and pebble smooth she effaces herself under ripples of conversation and debate. The woman in the block of ivory soap has massive thighs that neigh, great breasts that blare …
your daily rock : fly away home
Every time I travel, my Facebook update on the morning when I wake up, pack, and get ready to come home is always this: “Let’s fly away home.” There is a sense of great satisfaction when I can say those words–as much as I adore the people I meet when …
poets urge us to join the circle of simple, passionate thusness
Only When I am Quiet and Do Not Speak Only when I am quiet for a long time and do not speak do the objects of my life draw near. Shy, the scissors and spoons, the blue mug. Hesitant even the towels, for all their intimate knowledge and scent of …
your daily life : only kindness matters
A few years ago, as part of a live radio interview, a journalist asked me what I wanted to have written on my tombstone. I answered without hesitation, though I hadn’t thought of it before: “She was kind and she was generous.” To me, kindness is holy. And it is …
poets teach us about please
Our poemapalooza in celebration of National Poetry Month continues. The Word That Is A Prayer One thing you know when you say it: all over the earth people are saying it with you; a child blurting it out as the seizures take her, a woman reciting it on a cot …
your daily rock : participate
“Life is for participating, not for spectating.” -Kathrine Switzer Step into the game today. Love, (These beautifully painted rocks are created by Kim Mailhot, aka The Rock Fairy.
poets know what we’ve come to.
My Life’s Calling -Deborah Digges My life’s calling, setting fires. Here in a hearth so huge I can stand inside and shove the wood around with my bare hands while church bells deal the hours down through the chimney. No more woodcutter, creel for the fire or architect, the five …
your daily rock : easy now
“Time to live, time to lie, time to laugh, and time to die. Take it easy baby. Take it as it comes.” -Jim Morrison Inhale deeply while you think to yourself (or say aloud): Hello moment. Exhale deeply while thinking or saying: I am here. Hello moment. I am here. …
your daily rock : surrender
“Always say “yes” to the present moment. What could be more futile, more insane, than to create inner resistance to what already is? what could be more insane than to oppose life itself, which is now and always now? Surrender to what is. Say “yes” to life — and see …
