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• November 2008 Poem of the Month: Remember

  Read this poem; now reflect: what guides your Spirit and connects you to all things in this life? What do you need to remember? Write, sing, dance, or paint your own poem. Go for the essence, the juicy depths, the bones and the laughter, too. Remember Read More... Posted Sunday, November 02, 2008 7:03 PM by krayna | 0 Comments Filed under: poem of the month, remembrance

• August 2008 Poem of the Month: A Wonderful Game

  Hey! Remember this one? Go ahead! Try it! How deep can you go? Oy! So much beauty we can give to this wondrous, hurting world through the Game called, “gazing with soft eyes.” And don’t forget to let your gaze include Yourself! Blessings of hilarity, Read More... Posted Friday, August 01, 2008 10:49 PM by krayna | 2 Comments Filed under: poem of the month, holy fool, oy, game, delight, Hafiz

• July 2008 Poem of the Month: "The Little Duck"

  Poem of the Month - July 2008 This poem just gets better and better with each read! It is deceptively simple, owing to the extraordinary talent of poet Donald Babcock. Babcock was 100 years old when he died in 1996. I am guessing he lived a long rich Read More... Posted Saturday, July 05, 2008 11:48 AM by krayna | 3 Comments Filed under: poem of the month, resting, religion, trust

• June 2008 Poem of the Month: Abd El-Hadi Fights a Superpower

  Editorial note: This is one of Krayna's submissions to the Virtual Tea House contest " Where's Home?" In his book, “Poet’s Choice”, Edward Hirsch writes that this poem “should be required reading in Washington.” He imagines Abd El-Hadi as a “holy fool, Read More... Posted Monday, June 02, 2008 10:54 AM by krayna | 4 Comments Filed under: poem of the month, holy fool, justice

• May 2008 Poem of the Month: "Lunch with the Dalai Lama"

  I just love this poem! I love that it starts with a dream and the way the dream-story unfolds. The poet artfully paints images, with just the right amount of detail, that leap off the page. All of my senses are engaged, and so the poem feels alive for Read More... Posted Sunday, May 04, 2008 10:26 PM by krayna | 3 Comments Filed under: poetry, bodhisattva, Dalai Lama, poem of the month