Kahlil Gibran on Friendship
Kahlil Gibran on Friendship And a youth said, Speak to us of Friendship, And he answered, saying: Your friend is your needs answered. He is…
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“The Swing” by Robert Louis Stevenson
The Swing How do you like to go up in a swing, Up in the air so blue? Oh, I do think it the pleasantest…
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“Wait” by Galway Kinnell
Wait Wait, for now. Distrust everything if you have to. But trust the hours. Haven’t they carried you everywhere, up to now? Personal events will…
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7 Dog Poems by Mary Oliver
Do poems about dogs qualify as mystical poetry? Mary Oliver’s certainly do. My definition of mystical poetry is any poem “that describes or evokes an…
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“Dark Night of the Soul” by St. John of the Cross
“Dark Night of the Soul” – Translation by Mirabai Starr On a dark night, Inflamed by love-longing– O exquisite risk!– Undetected I slipped away. My…
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“Advent Poem” By St. John of the Cross
If you want, the Virgin will come walking down the road pregnant with the Holy and say, “I need shelter for the night. Please take…
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“O Noble Love,” by Hadewijch of Antwerp
O noble Love, do in me Your holy will in all things My life and death belong to you. May you make of me One…
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Online Poetry Classes – 10 Things to Know Before Signing Up
So you want to take an online poetry class? This is great news – it makes you unique and interesting. Maybe even a little artsy…
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“One Day In Your Wineshop” by Rumi
One day in your wineshop, I drank a little wine, And threw off this robe of my body, And knew, drunk on you, the world…
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“Self Compassion” by James Crews
My friend and I snickered the first time we heard the meditation teacher, a grown man, call himself honey, with a hand placed over his heart…
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