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Climbing Mountains (New poem by Polly Castor)
Spirit does not labor to ascend a high elevation, nor does it even notice a change in atmosphere.
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A Pot of Red Lentils (Poem by Peter Pereira)
I want to remember us this way—late September sun streaming through the window, bread loaves and golden bunches of...
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Red Brocade (Poem by Naomi Shihab Nye)
That’s the armor everyone put on to pretend they had a purpose in the world.
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Gas Station Communion (Poem by Paula Gordon Lepp)
As I was standing there in the sun drenched gas station parking lot, the hiss and tick of the...
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Beauty Right out My Front Door (New Poem by Polly Castor)
Beauty is an abstract concept found the world over, but it is especially present on one's home turf if...
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The Divine Will (Short Poem by Jean Pierre de Caussade)
The divine will is a deep abyss of which the present moment is the entrance.
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Limelight Hydrangeas (Poem by Polly Castor)
The superabundant greenish white blooms of the limelight hydrangeas languidly reach over the fence in the hazy sun, yearning...
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Being a Guest is an Art Form (New Poem by Polly Castor)
Why does that feel so rare when unabashedly genuine?
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How I Desire to Waste Wisely My Days (Poem by Thomas Dekker)
This world, is still a miracle; wonderful, inscrutable, magical, and more, to whosoever will think of it.
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Blessing of Rest (Poem by Jan Richardson)
Curl this blessing beneath your head for a pillow. Wrap it about yourself for a blanket.
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A “Golden Shovel” Poem (by Polly Castor)
The "Golden Shovel" is a modern poetic form invented by Terence Heyes, and this is the one I wrote...
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Drinking Nature In (New Poem by Polly Castor)
So grateful to be sitting here drinking nature in, like electrolytes for my soul...
