Poems For My Day!

A Spiritual Journey

And the world cannot be discovered

by a journey of miles,

no matter how long,

but only by a spiritual journey,

a journey of one inch,

very arduous and humbling and joyful,

by which we arrive at the ground at our feet,

and learn to be at home.
~ Wendell Berry ~
(Collected Poems)

Let's Remake the World

Let's remake the world with words

not frivolously nor

to hide from what we fear,

but with a purpose.

Let's

as Wordsworth said, remove

"The dust of custom" so things

shine again, each object arrayed

in its robe of original light

and then we'll see the world

as if for the first time.

As once we gazed at the beloved

who was gazing at us.

~Gregory Orr~

(Concerning the Book that is the Body of the Beloved)

Seek Patience

Seek patience and passion
in equal amounts.

Patience alone
will not build the temple.

Passion alone
will destroy its walls.

~ Maya Angelou ~