Defeat Defeat, my Defeat, my solitude and my aloofness;You are dearer to me than a thousand triumphs,And sweeter to my heart than all world-glory. Defeat, my Defeat, my self-knowledge and my defiance,Through you I know that I am yet young … Continue reading
The Ascending Soul I died as mineral and became a plant, I died as plant and rose to animal, I died as creatures on hooves and with feathers and look, look … I became a beautiful woman, I became a … Continue reading
Sweet Wine Go on and speak of the cruelty in humanity, or the madness that stalks the minds of men, then go on and let it go, dearest – the grief that shakes you clear of your moorings, the raging … Continue reading
A Great Need Out of a great need we are all holding hands and climbing. Not loving is letting go. The terrain around here is far too dangerous for that. ~ Hafiz, rendered by Daniel Ladinsky in The Subject Tonight … Continue reading
Wordless I have yet to tell you that I find you beautiful. At the café, over coffee, over your shoulder, a small child is eating ice cream, rapturously, lips smacking above a chin tilted skyward, like a fish gasping on … Continue reading
