Bees – Aug. 1, 2022
“Last night, as I was sleeping, I dreamt—marvelous error!—that I had a beehive here inside my heart.…And the golden beeswere making white combsand sweet honey from my old failures.….” —Antonio Machado, excerpt from “Last Night As I Was Sleeping“, from Times Alone, translated by Robert Bly
Take a Step – Feb. 12, 2021
Whoever you are: some evening take a stepout of your house, which you know so well.Enormous space is near. -Excerpt from “The Way In” by Rainer Maria Rilke, translated by Robert Bly
One Word – Dec. 21, 2020
I love Jesus, who said to us:heaven and earth will pass away.When heaven and earth have passed away,my word will still remain.What was your word, Jesus?Love? Forgiveness? Affection?All your words wereone word: Wakeup. -Antonio Machado, translated by Robert Bly, in The Soul Is Here For Its Own Joy
