“Spring” by Mary Oliver
Spring Somewhere a black bear has just risen from sleep and is staring down the mountain. All night in the brisk and shallow restlessness of…
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15 Mystical Kiss Poems
“He Kissed Me Once” by Bahar Saied He kissed me once and stole my lips and robbed me from sleep I am scared if he…
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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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“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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“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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“The Invitation” by Oriah Mountain Dreamer
The Invitation It doesn’t interest me what you do for a living. I want to know what you ache for and if you dare to…
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“A Root in Each Act and Creature” by Hafiz
The sun’s eyes are painting fields again. Its lashes with expert strokes Are sweeping across the land. A great palette of light has embraced This…
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“In the Beginning” by David Whyte
In the Beginning Sometimes simplicity rises like a blossom of fire from the white silk of your own skin. You were there in the beginning…
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“In Blackwater Woods” by Mary Oliver
Look, the trees are turning their own bodies into pillars of light, are giving off the rich fragrance of cinnamon and fulfillment, the long tapers…
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“Love After Love” by Derek Walcott
Love After Love by Derek Walcott The time will come when, with elation you will greet yourself arriving at your own door, in your own…
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