Found on the incomparable Joanna Macy’s website. Blessings! A Warrior Has No Safety Net by Kirstin George I walk on the precarious edge of the new and the old, wanting to shed the locks and lies of a mechanical world, eager to dive into the smooth cool water of abundant life. ********* I am young, … Read more
The title of Byron’s poem was the quote bestowed on my mother in her high school yearbook. I would say they got it just exactly right. You are never far from my heart, but I always think of you when I hear this poem, Mom. I am especially thinking of you today. With love and … Read more
The May Queen is Waiting ~ Ruth Barrett (A huge thanks to Sierra C. for correcting this attribution that now makes SO much more sense!) The new earth quickens as you rise. The May Queen is waiting. Feel the pulsing ground call you to journey, To know the depths of your desire. The May Queen … Read more
Psalm 46 from Earth Psalms, a gorgeous, must-have, Earth-based reclaiming of the King James translation of the Psalms, by Angela Magara The Goddess is our sanctuary; Her embrace holds us night and day. We can be unafraid in the earthquake and Comforted in the hurricane knowing we are not alone. She is the river of … Read more
Hymn of the Forests by Fiona MacLeod (William Sharp) We are the harps which the winds play, A myriad tones in one vast sound That the earth hearkens night and day– A ceaseless music swaying round The whole wide world, each voiceful tree Echoing the wave-chants of the sea. For even as inland waves that … Read more
Such Singing in the Wild Branches by Mary Oliver from Owls and Other Fantasies: Poems and Essays Beacon Press, Boston, 2003 It was spring and finally I heard him among the first leaves— then I saw him clutching the limb in an island of shade with his red-brown feathers all trim and neat for the … Read more
Weather Report Suite Part II: Let It Grow Lyrics: John Barlow, Music: Bob Weir Morning comes, she follows the path to the river shore Lightly sung, her song is the latch on the morning’s door. See the sun sparkle in the reeds; silver beads Pass into the sea. She comes from a town where they … Read more
Kannon Bosatsu, or more formally, Kanzeon, is the Japanese name for the Bodhisattva Who Perceives the Cries of the World. You may also know Her (also sometimes perceived as male) as Tara or Kuan Yin. She is the Goddess of Mercy who grants healing for all who suffer and are afflicted. We call to Her … Read more
March by Lucy Larcom March! March! March! They are coming In troops to the tune of the wind. Redheaded woodpeckers drumming, Gold – crested thrushes behind; Sparrows in brown jackets, hopping Past every gateway and door; Finches, with crimson caps, stopping Just where they stopped before. March! March! March! They are slipping Into their places … Read more
Moon Fishing by Lisel Mueller from Alive Together: New and Selected Poems Louisiana State University Press, 1996 When the moon was full they came to the water, some with pitchforks, some with rakes, some with sieves and ladles, and one with a silver cup. And they fished till a traveler passed them and said, “Fools, … Read more