We all have a tendency to fret about small problems while neglecting big problems or issues. The hypnotism of life traps our attention and we meander through the day going from one small obsession to the next. I want to eat that but I’m trying to lose weight. Does that […] Read more
Poetry
Clock is Ticking
Travelers, it is late. Life’s sun is going to set. During these brief days that you have strength, be quick and spare no effort of your wings. Read more
Take Me to the Edge
Out here there are no hearthstones, Hot grains, simply. It is dry, dry. And the air dangerous. Noonday acts queerly On the mind’s eye, erecting a line Of poplars in the middle distance, the only Object beside the mad, straight road One can remember men and houses by. A cool […] Read more
The Fountain of Youth
The Spirit of the Fountain dies not. It is called the Mysterious Feminine. The Doorway of the Mysterious Feminine Is called the Root of Heaven-and-Earth Lingering like gossamer, it has only a hint of existence; And yet when you draw upon it, it is inexhaustible. Read more
It Is Not Ours to Play With
Does anyone want to take the world and do what he wants with it? I do not see how he can succeed. The world is a sacred vessel, which must not be tampered with or grabbed after. To tamper with it is to spoil it, and to grasp it is […] Read more
There is No Cure
It scares me to watch a woman hobble along the sidewalk, hunched adagio leaning on — there’s so much fear I could draw you a diagram of the great reduction all of us will soon be way-back-when. The wedding is over. Summer is over. Life please explain. This book is nearly […] Read more
Drowned Out By the Din of Life
All day and night, music, a quiet, bright reedsong. If it fades, we fade. Read more
You Can Never Have Too Much
Pale sunlight, pale the wall. Love moves away. The light changes. I need more grace than I thought. Read more