An Old Musician | by Hafiz
An Old Musician HowShouldThose who know of GodMeet andPart? The wayAn old musicianGreets his belovedInstrument And will take special care,As a great artist always does, To enhance the final noteOf each Performance. “The Gift” – versions of Hafiz by...
For a New Beginning | by John O’Donohue
For a New Beginning In out-of-the-way places of the heart,Where your thoughts never think to wander,This beginning has been quietly forming,Waiting until you were ready to emerge. For a long time it has watched your desire,Feeling the emptiness growing inside...
For My Young Friends Who Are Afraid | by William Stafford
For My Young Friends Who Are Afraid There is a country to cross you willfind in the corner of your eye, inthe quick slip of your foot–air fardown, a snap that might have caught.And maybe for you, for me, a high, passingvoice that finds its way by beingafraid....
Self Portrait | by David Whyte
Self Portrait It doesn’t interest me if there is one GodOr many gods.I want to know if you belong — or feel abandoned;If you know despairOr can see it in others.I want to knowIf you are prepared to live in the worldWith its harsh need to change you;If you...
Lost | by David Wagoner
Lost Stand still. The trees ahead and bushes beside youAre not lost. Wherever you are is called Here,And you must treat it as a powerful stranger,Must ask permission to know it and be known.The forest breathes. Listen. It answers,I have made this place around you.If...
