Drawing Near – A Blessing
Drawing Near It is difficult to see it from here, I know, but trust me when I say this blessing...
Ask the Morning Breeze
ASK THE MORNING BREEZE Come! For the foundations of the palace of desire are weak Bring wine! For the footings...
A Light That Was Meant to Be Shared
Once the World Was Perfect by Joy Harjo Once the world was perfect, and we were happy in that world....
October 2026 Readings
The Fountain - Denise Levertov https://intrinsicheart.com/the-fountain/ The Scent of Light - Daniel Ladinsky, writing in the persona of Hafiz. Various...
The Fountain
The Fountain Don’t say, don’t say there is no water to solace the dryness at our hearts. I have seen...
Life May Summon Us
Stages by Hermann Hesse As every flower fades and as all youth Departs, so life at every stage, So every...
Listen to the Stones
~~~~~~~~~~~ Listen to the Stones ~~~~~~~~~~~ When I began to listen to poetry, it’s when I began to listen to...
Autumn and Alive
Autumnal by Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer ...after a line from William Stafford When the leaves are about...
September 2026 Readings
Sleeping in the Forest - Mary Oliver https://intrinsicheart.com/sleeping-in-the-forest-a-poem-by-mary-oliver/ Lamentations Aren’t Enough - An AI-generated poem by pseudonym Joy Enjoy https://allpoetry.com/poem/18370437-Lamentations-aren-t-enough-by-Joy-Enjoy...
Sleeping in the Forest – A Poem by Mary Oliver
Sleeping in the Forest I thought the earth remembered me, she took me back so tenderly, arranging her dark...
There is meaning, intrinsic meaning, in every moment.