Poetry from the Writer of Light

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Wednesday, October 10, 2007

HOW TO TEACH THE WRITING OF POETRY

HOW TO TEACH THE WRITING OF POETRY I. The moon rises from where the railroad track, splitting the skyscrapers, drops off the horizon. You will see it if you look. But if you choose instead to fix your gaze on the past you knew or the future you would manufacture you will never know the fire it... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, October 8, 2007

ECCLESIASTES SYNDROME

ECCLESIASTES SYNDROME The “Preacher” did it all, had it all, and had nothing at the end. He ruled nations, gathered wealth, sated his senses, and had nothing at the end. The nation I rule is my job, my wealth belongs to others, my senses are like his; and I’m sure that it used to be fun for him as... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, October 7, 2007

LAMP OF THE SOUL

LAMP OF THE SOUL Your soul is a lamp made to shine with glory for God. Who has dimmed it? Who has drawn down the shade? Your soul is a mirror in which God is reflected to God, to another. Who has shattered it? We are called to brighten one another’s lamps, to polish one another’s mirrors that God... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, October 4, 2007

FINDING YOURSELF

FINDING YOURSELF When you found yourself for the first time, what did you do with yourself? Did you rejoice in your youness, inviting all the world to celebrate with you as you found your life? Or did you shrink away, appalled at what you saw, letting the life you found frighten you, bully you far... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, October 3, 2007

STANDING UP TO THE USERS

STANDING UP TO THE USERS It is one thing to want to stand up for yourself and be unable to do so. It is quite another to be able to do so and not do it. If you cannot, and are fortunate, a good soul will stand up for you. But if you can but do not, you are fortunate indeed if you are not made to... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, October 2, 2007

BELIEVING IN YOURSELF

BELIEVING IN YOURSELF Who will believe in you unless it is you? Unbelief in yourself is contagious, sneezing doubt all over. Dare to believe! It starts now, this future you can enter, if you believe even though you cannot hear your footsteps. Dare to believe! It is yours, audacious beyond your... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, October 1, 2007

WAITING FOR MY FIRST BOOK TO ARRIVE

WAITING FOR MY FIRST BOOK TO ARRIVE Now I must know how my expecting neighbor feels. I saw her three days ago. “I’m showing the first symptoms”, she said in a voice ringing with alarm and joy. The next night, there she was, with the other inside her still, like a poem waiting to be written; her... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, September 30, 2007

MEDITATION LESSON

MEDITATION LESSON You think yourself wise and accomplished for having learned to sit still or kneel for a few minutes! Do not the stones do that, the very stones that cry out praise to God when you in your kneeling contemplate your wealth? O foolish flame that would heat a room from a cold hearth!... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, September 28, 2007

MY INSPIRATIONS

MY INSPIRATIONS I want to burn with the gypsy fire that sent Montoya’s fingers dancing across the strings in their mad firewalk of music. I want to know the paradox of Jesus in which all power in heaven and on earth walked among us in perfect powerlessness. I want to rise in the joy of St. Francis,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, September 27, 2007

MOSES ON THE MOUNTAINTOP Saw Moses standing on the mountaintop, stopped to die in view of the Promised Land; watched Elvis dancing on the rooftop, pop celebrity, lofty status laughing at us ‘cause we thought that he was dead, and my smile turns the lady’s head. Said I’m glad for the journey, glad I... Sign in to see full entry.

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