Tag Archives: Poetry

The pressure of God’s infinite

Posted on February 15, 2012 by Michaela

Listening to Orpheus (19) Words are meant to speak the truth. That is what words are for. And this is what the poet does – he speaks the truth. Hamza Yussuf on “What happened to poetry ?” (3/5)

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They don’t know what words are…

Posted on February 14, 2012 by Michaela

Listening to Orpheus (18) What happened to poetry ? A lecture on poetry with Hamza Yussuf (2/5)

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What is the nature of mind ?

Posted on January 18, 2012 by Michaela

Listening to Orpheus (9) This is a beautifully made documentary  about the life and teaching of H.H. Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche – a true Vajrayana master, teacher, writer and poet. In my quest listening to Orpheus, I came across his life … Continue reading →

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And it was almost a girl…

Posted on January 16, 2012 by Michaela

Listening to Orpheus (6) And it was almost a girl and came to be out of this single joy of song and lyre and through her green veils shone forth radiantly and made herself a bed in my ear. And … Continue reading →

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The Poet

Posted on December 29, 2011 by Michaela

By Khalil Gibran He is a link between this and the coming world. He is A pure spring from which all thirsty souls may drink.

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I and thou

Posted on December 20, 2011 by Michaela

Blessed time! when we are sitting, I and thou, With two forms and only one soul, I and thou. Fragrance, song of birds, they quicken ev’rything When we come into the garden, I and thou. All the stars of heaven … Continue reading →

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The mystery of God in a broken world

Posted on May 14, 2011 by Michaela

By Randall C Archibold As a poet, novelist and essayist, Javier Sicilia tapped a deep strain of Catholicism to obsess over “the mystery of God in a broken world,” as he put it two years ago when he was awarded … Continue reading →

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Fire

Posted on April 23, 2011 by Michaela

FIRE by Justme Have you fire my friend? Do the lashing flames tear the flesh of obstinate men? Do the curves and flicks, lick the calming lips of, blessed men? Does the fire of true memory, companion with light, to … Continue reading →

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Tree

Posted on March 16, 2011 by aralannow

Today, I am a tree. My long, gangly limbs arc upwards and embrace the heavens my roots spiral down into the dark, damp, dirt a ganglia of a million beautifully tangled connections. I am here because you breathed life into … Continue reading →

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Flame of Truth

Posted on March 11, 2011 by aralannow

You can take it all, burn it up, no longer is it needed. a name, a place, a job, a life, an anchor to something solid. I am nothing and no one Fire of truth consume me I rest in … Continue reading →

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