One of the main reasons I have a daily writing practice is to hear myself. Not because I’m in any way muted.Rather, I write to see what’s going on deeply, to give voice to my subconscious and my soul.These “voices” reveal a lot — wisdom, buried pain ready for healing, guidance, desire …
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When you Want a Voice
One of the main reasons I have a daily writing practice is to hear myself. Not because I'm in any way muted.I write to see what's going on deeply, to give voice to my subconscious and my soul.These "voices" reveal a lot -- wisdom, buried pain ready for healing, guidance, desire -- all …
gratitude for early spring
I bet you've noticed. It's not early spring anymore. Trees are almost fully leafed out now, and gardens are beginning to flower in earnest. Here at Darkwood, the Black Pheobes are nesting, and my beloved favorite-of-all-time Wood Thrush has settled in for the summer. It's …
poems for spring
raindrops hanging from branchesstill winter bare.longer lightcoaxes growth.a season of surfacing.*** the luck ofa warm day in early springisgetting to clean out the ashesfrom the woodstove.*** Greet the world,beaming through the bare trunksgolden, goldenglowing, glowing (this is a …
Wild Timing
I live in the wild. I don't have any grass, nor even daffodils. My "yard" is a rhododendron thicket with native dogwoods, towering poplars, and all manner of hardwoods and conifers. And almost nothing is budding yet. In town, there are streets lined with the most wonderful …