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raccoon prayerBy Lucille Cliftonoh Master Of All Who Take And WashAnd Eat lift me away at the end into eveningforever into sanctified…NatureAnimalsReligionGod & the DivineLiving
poetry-magazineRaucous PrayerBy Patrick RosalHere, my one raucous prayercoaxed from this poor drum,my double heart, under a beat-up slatof divine…ReligionGod & the DivineOptimismPassion
poetry-magazineHeavenBy Jim Johnstoneis just a garden, really.A plot of land where you might reach downto touch the snowand crystallize. … Related Audio ReligionGod & the DivineLivingHealth & IllnessGratitudeJoy & Contentment
It steals into my heartBy Sri ChinmoyThere was a time when I lovedThe fantastic fabrics of the mind.There was a timeWhen I lived my lifeBased…ReligionGod & the DivineThe SpiritualThe MindPassion
Knucklehead Learns a New WordBy Zach CzaiaI'm sorry it wasn't till the end of the yearthat I asked you to write about yourselves. You filled pages…ReligionGod & the DivineRelationshipsFriends & EnemiesActivitiesSchool & LearningBlameDisappointmentGratitude + 2 more
poetry-magazineLaughterBy Rüştü OnurA tree and a fruit, And this golden lip On the coral cups —laughter ... A step song —and another. The… Related Audio ReligionGod & the DivineJoy & Contentment
poetry-magazineKahkahaBy Rüştü OnurBir ağaç ve meyva,Ve bu altın dudakMercan kadehlerde -kahkaha ...Bir step şarkısı -bir daha.Sükûtun … Related Audio ReligionGod & the DivineJoy & Contentment
TwoBy Petr Hruška Two days of rain. Children on the floor. Scant trees. The furniture confesses to the boards. Reaching…ReligionGod & the DivineThe MindDoubt & ContemplationRelationshipsHome Life
Ultimately Everything Becomes BoringBy Sri ChinmoyUltimately everything Becomes boring.Even great miracles Become boring.Even the tremendous powers of…ReligionFaith & DoubtGod & the DivineThe SpiritualThe MindDoubt & ContemplationVerse FormsSonnetMetersFree VerseTechniquesImageryRefrain + 6 more
On Leaping over the MoonBy Thomas TraherneI saw new Worlds beneath the Water ly,New Peeple; yea, another SkyAnd Sun, which seen by DayMight things…NatureStars, Planets, HeavensReligionGod & the DivineRelationshipsFamily & AncestorsJoy & ContentmentOptimism
The Women Gather at Biala River at NightBy Carlie HoffmanLight sheds its skin in the poplars, Earth’s soldiers wielding the dark, bats emerginglike machinery…ReligionGod & the DivineJudaismRelationshipsFamily & Ancestors
poetry-magazineFrom Containment to Expansion: A Tenderloin Meditation in Two PartsBy Marvin K. White1 The seed does not contain the flower. The sun does not contain the fire. The eye does not contain …ReligionFaith & DoubtGod & the DivineThe MindDoubt & Contemplation
poetry-magazineA Cup of TremblingBy Kwame Dawesthe wounds of a walk foot man iii In the corner, a woman enthroned, dips a cup into an earthen pot,… Related Audio ReligionGod & the DivineLivingDeathSorrow & GrievingGrief
Like As of FireBy Isabel Duarte-GraySunday we lay hands on a girl of ten hand on hand on cornsilk hair. We sing the secret language sung…NatureSocial CommentariesTown & Country LifeReligionGod & the Divine
poetry-magazineMid-Thirties Square DanceBy Elizabeth MetzgerWalking home God peeled a major eucalyptus to the ground. Genuinely uncertain, he asked Can a life be… Related Audio NatureTrees & FlowersReligionGod & the DivineLivingParenthoodThe Body
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WatershedBy Tracy K. Smith200 cows more than 600 hilly acres property would have been even larger had J not sold 66 acres to …NatureBodies of WaterSocial CommentariesHistory & PoliticsReligionGod & the DivineLivingHealth & Illness
Autumn Testament #12By James K. BaxterThe wish to climb a ladder to the loft Of God dies hard in us. The angels Jacob saw Were not himself…LoveDesire & PassionReligionFaith & DoubtGod & the DivineThe SpiritualLivingThe BodyThe MindTime & BrevityVerse FormsSonnetStanza FormsCoupletTechniquesAllusionImageryMetaphorTypes/ModesSeries/SequenceDisappointmentGrief + 15 more
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