Archive for Poetry
On Finding Peace: Life In An Interfaith Home
With all the chaos and turmoil in the world it is easy to be overwhelmed with despair, to feel there is nothing that can ease the world’s »»
On The Ocean, Sculptures & Videos
Oceans
I have a feeling that my boat
has struck, down there in the depths,
against a great thing.
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Living in Gratitude
This video is really an audio recording of Caroline Myss speaking about gratitude and waiting. The pictures are nothing special, but the audio! It’s one of the »»
To Music
To Music
Music: breathing of statues. Perhaps:
silence of paintings. You language where all language
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Sybil Responds
I am utterly overwhelmed and humbled by the response to my last post. I received many lengthy letters from people, some of whom I have known for »»
Sybil Comes Clean
It’s been a rough week. I haven’t posted because I have been in darkness. But, as always, darkness has it’s uses in pointing out the Light.
For »»
I am You
I love this photo by Scott London:
Say I am You
I am dust particles in sunlight.
I am the round sun.
To the bits of the dust I say, Stay.
To »»
On Hands and Pursuing Your Gift
Over the past 6 months or so my hands have almost completely contracted into fists. I have limited movement in my two index fingers and a bit »»
On Slowing to Find the Void
I needed this this week. I have been pushing like mad to complete a few computer projects and, surprise, no artwork was made. I most strenuously object »»
Some via negativa poetry
I haven’t posted in a couple days, I have a number of irons in the fire and been doing a lot of art which I will share »»
The Virgin Mary as Artist’s Exemplar
Post Updated: I’ve bumped up this post from last month because I added photos of the sculpture it inspired at the end.
This poem by Thomas Merton »»
Freedom in the Studio
Oh Sweet Irrational Worship
Wind and a bobwhite
And the afternoon sun.
By ceasing to question the sun
I have become light,
Bird and wind.
My leaves sing.
I am earth, earth
All these lighted »»
On the Courage to be Yourself
Debra Ann over at Tangled Stitch had a recent post about accepting yourself that really got me thinking. Here she is talking about Thomas Moore’s Dark Nights »»
The Earthen Vessel
Within this earthen vessel are bowers and groves, and within it is the Creator:
Within this vessel are the seven oceans and the unnumbered stars.
The touchstone and the »»
Hildegard of Bingen: Illness and Creative Purpose
During the first part of this video, I was close to tears. I’ve written about my deep connection to Hildegard’s life before. In college, I even made »»
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