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Poetry

Poetry, with its impossible-seeming combination of soft lens and precision, brings to our awareness that which might otherwise go unnoticed and unappreciated. May these poems open our hearts to the nuance and opportunity of each moment.

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Poetry

The Lake Isle of Innisfree

by William Butler Yeats
I will arise and go now, and go to Innisfree, And a small cabin build…
a wooden sign with the word welcome nestled in flowering foliage
Poetry

The Guest House

by Jelaluddin Rumi, translation by Coleman Barks
This being human is a guest house. Every morning a new arrival. A joy, a…
Poetry

The Cat and the Moon

by William Butler Yeats
The cat went here and there And the moon spun round like a top, And…
bird silhouette
Poetry

The Bird

by Glenn Colquhoun
My grandfather was a bird. Underneath his white hair he wore crayon-coloured feathers. They were…
Poetry

Ten Poems of Otagaki Rengetsu

by (Translation) Kaz Tanahashi and Joan Halifax Roshi
Buddhist nun Otagaki Rengetsu (1791-1875) -- poet, calligrapher, potter, and painter -- dedicated her life…
Poetry

Tea

by Amy Uyematsu
for Thich Nhat Hanh
crow
Poetry

Tasks

by Patrick Flanagan
A crow carrying a pine cone larger than its body flapped its black wings as…
door
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Talking to Grief

by Denise Levertov
Ah, grief, I should not treat you like a homeless dog who comes to the…
Poetry

Sext: Fervor and Commitment

by Deidra Greenleaf Allan
Angelus bells on Wissahickon Creek as rocks and water ring each other. Along the banks,…
mountain, flowers
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Seasons

by Eido Shimano Roshi
In Spring, hundreds of flowers. In Summer, refreshing breeze. In Autumn, a harvest moon. In…
lake leaves
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Sabbaths 1998, VII

by Wendell Berry
(FOR JOHN HAINES)
Poetry

Planting Chant

by Osage Chant
I made a footprint: it is sacred. I made a footprint: small green specks push…
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