It’s the Words That Sing, They Soar and Descend
THE WORDS THEY SING It's the words that sing, they soar and descend. . . . I bow to them...
The Ordinary Miracles Begin
Today The ordinary miracles begin. Somewhere a signal arrives: “Now,” and the rays come down. A tomorrow has come. Open your...
I Said to My Soul, Be Still
Four Quartets, East Coker (excerpt) I said to my soul, be still, and wait without hope For hope would be...
Each Word Says It Is Love
All the Words All the words have leaped into air like the cards in Alice, like birds flying, forming, re-...
In Otter Words – Circle the Holy Parts
One day I am sitting in my old body at my old desk reading young essays — essays sent to...
Give Us Courage
COURAGE Courage is the price which life exacts for granting peace. The soul that knows it not, knows no release...
March 2026 Readings
Roots – Lucille Clifton https://intrinsicheart.com/roots/ The Burning Bush – Jericho Brown https://www.everseradio.com/the-burning-bush-by-jericho-brown/ The Infinite – Giacomo Leopardi (translated from the...
Listen
Listening My father could hear a little animal step, or a moth in the dark against the screen, and every...
Finding Home
Trees are sanctuaries. Whoever knows how to speak to them, whoever knows how to listen to them, can learn the...
Do You Know How Many Beautiful Things Can Be Seen in a Single Second?
If you haven't already found Andrea Gibson and their magnificent heart-opening poetry, you've been missing something truly wonderful. Here is...
There is meaning, intrinsic meaning, in every moment.