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• Soul-making in the belly of the whale

  In the big scheme nothing good ever happens without descent. What fecundity would there be What mischief would ensue without the cyclical journeys of Persphone or Erishkegal descents marking the Shabbos of the surface of the earth? In human development Read More... Posted Sunday, October 04, 2009 6:01 PM by Beth Patterson | 18 Comments Filed under: autumn, descent, one single impression

• Guest post by Tania Crawford: "Prayers for the last of the summer love"

  This is the second guest post by Tania Crawford, a friend of mine who also lives in Central Oregon. She has such an authentic voice. She'd be honored if you gave her feedback. Selfishly, I'd love her to see that other people besides me think she is wonderful Read More... Posted Sunday, October 04, 2009 5:06 PM by Beth Patterson | 14 Comments Filed under: autumn, grief, guest posts, nurturance

• A poem for late autumn, not quite winter

  Home by Bruce Weigl I didn't know I was grateful for such late-autumn bent-up cornfields yellow in the after-harvest sun before the cold plow turns it all over into never. I didn't know I would enter this music that translates the world back into dirt Read More... Posted Monday, December 08, 2008 12:58 PM by Beth Patterson | 0 Comments Filed under: abundance, autumn, beauty, gifts

• The courage to see clearly

  Visit for a plethora of poems about the November 16 prompt: courage Competing in triathlons she is an inspirational speaker. Climbing mountains she plays guitar and sings beautifully. Living alone she laughs at herself stays positive, serene and connected. Read More... Posted Sunday, November 16, 2008 11:07 AM by Beth Patterson | 16 Comments Filed under: acceptance, autumn, complaint-free world, finding our voice, living life on purpose, one single impression

• a puzzlement*

  dried dull yellow big leaf maple bouncing and skittering backside up on legs I can't understand following me dancing the unpredictable wind into my heart as gift gorgeous scarlet vine leaf maple doesn't dance as well and the exquisite tiny yellow weeping Read More... Posted Sunday, October 26, 2008 8:14 AM by Beth Patterson | 16 Comments Filed under: autumn, gift, one single impression