poem of the day

dearly beloved

In life, love, poem of the day on 2 February 2012 tagged anne morrow lindbergh, dearly beloved with no comments

for some, life can never be refused. more courageous, more curious, or more greedy for life, no part of it can they bear to lose. aware of its richness, its variety, they cannot close the eyes, plug the ears, or block the heart. in that moment of anesthesia some vision might flash never to be [...]

a space

In life, poem of the day on 1 February 2012 tagged a space, charles bukowski with no comments

there is a place in the heart that will never be filled a space and even during the best moments and the greatest times we will know it we will know it more than ever there is a place in the heart that will never be filled and we will wait and wait in that [...]

the breeze at dawn

In life, poem of the day on 31 January 2012 tagged rumi, the breeze at dawn with no comments

the breeze at dawn has secrets to tell you. don’t go back to sleep. you must ask for what you really want. don’t go back to sleep. people are going back and forth across the doorsill where the two worlds touch. the door is round and open. don’t go back to sleep. [rumi (through barks)]

the longing

In life, poem of the day on 27 January 2012 tagged matthew sturges, the longing with no comments

it’s the Longing that ultimately undoes you. when it finds you, it gnaws at your bones and tugs at your chest. it fills you up inside and makes you dream dreams and it drowns you. the Longing keeps you in bed, clutching at your sheets while the world goes on outside. it smells like old [...]

risk your heart

In life, poem of the day on 26 January 2012 tagged louise erdrich, risk your heart with no comments

life will break you. nobody can protect you from that, and living alone won’t either, for solitude will also break you with its yearning. you have to love. you have to feel. it is the reason you are here on earth. you are here to risk your heart. you are here to be swallowed up. [...]