Intrinsic Heart

Brian Doyle has a wonderful, tender way of seeing the miraculous in everyday lives. He loved hearing people's stories, and he wrote about every aspect of life. Here are two "proems," as he called them, from A Shimmer of Something:...

Who You Really Are - Lyrics and Music by Kirtana, from the album ”This Embrace” - (Listen to this beautiful song at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGuFxqxT8Zs) Could there be more To this life we call mine Than a journey through space Or a...

Behind All Words, the Unsayable Stands   Happy are those who know: Behind all words, the Unsayable stands; And from that source alone, the Infinite Crosses over to gladness, and us -   Free of our bridges Built with the...

Near the Wall of a House Near the wall of a house painted to look like stone, I saw visions of God. A sleepless night that gives others a headache gave me flowers opening beautifully inside my brain. And he...

Prayer – In Praise of Singers    by Michael Leunig We give thanks for singers. All types of singers. Popular, concert singers and tuneless singers in the bath. Whistlers, hummers and those who sing while they work. Singers of lullabies;...

The Rungs Only the person with the green dice should be talking, I remind the boys, holding up the oversized foam cubes. And the others should be? Listening, K. says, and how should we listen? Con el corazón, M. replies,...