Kissing God – Mar. 15, 2022
When no one is looking I swallow deserts and clouds And chew on mountains knowing they are sweet bones! When no one is looking and I want to kiss God I just lift my own hand to my mouth. —Hafiz, “When I Want to Kiss God,” The Gift, translations by Daniel Ladinsky, […]
Truth – Jan. 31, 2022
“I thought back to when my children, Harper and Judah, were young and I was unhappy and had come down with a wee touch of hypochondria. The demands of staying at home with a baby and a toddler were too much, and I got sick a lot, which convinced me that something was really wrong […]
Suffering – Sept. 21, 2018
Suffering All that day long I spent the hours with suffering. I woke to find her sitting by my bed. She stalked my footsteps while time slowed to timeless, Tortured my sight, came close in what was said. She asked me no more than that, beneath unwelcome, I might be mindful of her grant of […]
