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I originally posted the finished version of the poem I was working out in the photo above on Flickr. Then I lost my nerve and deleted it. And then I felt weak and stupid for losing my nerve. So I’m posting it here, for your entertainment and enjoyment (or judgment. whatever.). A letter to my…
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A couple of weeks ago I participated in a Zazenkai. I’ll write about that experience in another post. But today I wanted to share a poem that I shared with everyone that day. I think it beautifully sums up everything I’ve learned in the past few months. THE GUEST HOUSE This being human is a…
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This is kind of fun. I was going through Google Docs and found this little, what to call it.. ditty? poetry? (heavy on the question mark). I think it’s a list of the last lines of journal entries from this past year. I’m not sure if they were randomly selected or what. It must have…
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To continue my little celebration of National Poetry Month I thought I’d read you one of my favorite poems, “Music Swims Back To Me” by Anne Sexton. http://vimeo.com/10749112 Years and years ago I bought a cassette tape (that is how long ago it was) of Anne Sexton reading her work (that is how much of…
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http://vimeo.com/10647024 I wanted to participate in National Poetry Month so I made a video of myself reading a Pantoum I wrote last year. The poem is from an old letter I found in my mom’s genealogy files years ago. It was written to my grandmother when she was researching our family history and it is…
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