Poetry

Foreword It was a difficult year. The future looked bleak and grey, the days flat and featureless, each one seemingly the same as the previous one. On the surface, life was fine. I had a good paying job to fill the days and

Volcanoes explode in Yunnan, So many tongues of dragon fire Leaping, flaring into the ashen sky. Cars crawl along New York’s wide, cramped streets, Idling angrily, while urchins with dirty little feet Shriek and holler at their fast-paced world. Up

I did not weep today When you flew away After bringing Your young cats Home to my house And spending Three precious days Sharing With me Not profundities But little things Kitty coddling Endless movies Cooking and laughing. After those

There are the regular times Of peace: Morning When I wake up before the world And catch it Just sitting there Not going anywhere. And bedtime When I finally give it all up And stop Running.   It’s in between

The pews and the smell became secondary to the person next to me and the buzz  I felt in my feet. I saw rivers and land and a patch of wildflowers that grew taller than my youngest brother. I saw

Visiting my kids in Portland’s beautiful rainy summer, I had this thought while out walking – that it’s not how I look, but that I look…

Check out Kurt’s new poetic contribution, How is the question? He may be our sound and multi-media guy, but he can actually write as well! 🙂  

I have been called a pretend ascetic recently who needs puppy dog attendees in order to feel accepted. I stand corrected and bow to the higher powers that they may grant me audience. I write out of a suspicion that

A mi Guía y a mi pueblo  Voy a contar la historia mil veces cantada de héroes y luchadores incansables, de hazañas y fracasos.  Intentos de la vida por abrirse paso.  Esta es la historia del Señor del Sí, semidiós

A collection of 95 of poems ranging from the sublime to the playful, from the contemplative to the humorous.  A common thread runs through them all—a celebration of the human spirit and the natural world as one integral reality.  Some