POEM: “Unison Benediction,” by May Sarton

POEM: “Unison Benediction,” by May Sarton

by | Jul 8, 2019 | inspiration, poem

Return to the most human, nothing less will nourish the torn spirit, the bewildered heart, the angry mind: and from the ultimate duress, pierced with the breath of anguish, speak of love. Return, return to the deep sources, nothing less will teach the stiff hands a...
Poem: “Good Bones,” by Maggie Smith

Poem: “Good Bones,” by Maggie Smith

by | Jul 6, 2019 | inspiration, poem

Life is short, though I keep this from my children. Life is short, and I’ve shortened mine in a thousand delicious, ill-advised ways, a thousand deliciously ill-advised ways I’ll keep from my children. The world is at least fifty percent terrible, and that’s a...
Poem: “Of History and Hope,” by Miller Williams

Poem: “Of History and Hope,” by Miller Williams

by | Jul 3, 2019 | inspiration, poem

We have memorized America, how it was born and who we have been and where. In ceremonies and silence we say the words, telling the stories, singing the old songs. We like the places they take us. Mostly we do. The great and all the anonymous dead are there. We know...
POEM: “Bear in Mind,” by John Martin

POEM: “Bear in Mind,” by John Martin

by | Jun 30, 2019 | inspiration, poem

A bear is chasing me through a meadow and I’m running as fast as I can but he’s gaining on me—it seems he’s always gaining on me. I’m running and running but also thinking I should just turn around and say, “Stop it! Stop chasing me. We both know you aren’t going to...