Deep Peace I Breathe Into You – Apr. 17, 2023
Deep peace I breathe into you,O weariness here:O ache here!Deep peace a soft white dove to you:Deep peace a quiet rain to you;Deep peace an ebbing wave to you! –William Sharp, Dominion of Dreams: Under the Dark Star, p. 423 [The reflective quotes this week are from a poem that appears in the 1895 novel Dominion of […]
We Never Let Go – Apr. 14, 2023
We do not really let go of love;We hold on to it.We hold on to what remainsAfter all the dross is put away.And after all the pain hasPurified the heart,We know that we need only partWith things that cannot last.But we hold on to what is pure;We cherish the truth we’ve found.And what is beautiful […]
In Blackwater Woods – Apr. 13, 2023
Look, the treesare turningtheir own bodiesinto pillars of lightare giving off the richfragrance of cinnamonand fulfillment the long tapersof cattailsare bursting and floating away overthe blue shoulders of the ponds,and every pond,no matter what itsname is, is nameless now.Every yeareverythingI have ever learned in my lifetimeleads back to this: the firesand the black river of […]
The Guest House – Apr. 12, 2023
This being human is a guest house.Every morning a new arrival. A joy, a depression, a meanness,some momentary awareness comesas an unexpected visitor. Welcome and entertain them all!Even if they’re a crowd of sorrows,who violently sweep your houseempty of its furniture,still, treat each guest honorably.He may be clearing you outfor some new delight. The dark […]
