Intrinsic Heart

Under Ideal Conditions say in the flattest part of North Dakota on a starless moonless night no breath of wind a man could light a candle then walk away every now and then he could turn and see the candle...

For When People Ask  ~~ I want a word that means okay and not okay, more than that: a word that means devastated and stunned with joy. I want the word that says I feel it all all at once....

BLESSING FOR THE PLACE BETWEEN When you come to the place between. When you have left what you held most dear. When you are traveling toward the life you know not. When you arrive at the hardest ground. May it...

The astonishing reality of things Is my discovery every day. Each thing is what it is, And it’s hard to explain to someone how happy this makes me, And how much this suffices me. All it takes to be complete...

What Do Poems Do?   by Brian Doyle I was, no kidding, a visiting writer in a kindergarten recently, And the children asked me many wry and hilarious questions, Among them, is that your real nose? and can you write...

Would You Bow? If the Friend rose inside you, would you bow ? Would you wonder where that one came from and how? If you say, "I will bow," that's important. If you answer, "But can I be sure?" it...