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We Are All Made of Snowflakes – A Winter Mindfulness Poem

Another winter poem inspired by my morning meditation.  https://videos.files.wordpress.com/r2lnmxzO/we-are-all-made-of-snowflakes.mp4

Retreat Experience in 5-7-5 Poetic Form

I had the honor of sitting a 10-day silent meditation retreat in July with teachers Winnie Nazarko and Tara Mulay at Insight Meditation Society in Barre, MA. The focus of the retreat was samadhi – concentration – the unification of the mind. It was intense as retreats can be as well as deeply impactful. SomethingContinue reading “Retreat Experience in 5-7-5 Poetic Form”

Morning Meditation Haiku

For almost 5 years now I have been writing a daily intention/aspiration at the end of my morning meditation. The meditation experience would inspire how I wanted to guide my engagement with life each day. I thought it might be fun to use the haiku format. Here is what happened over a series of 8Continue reading “Morning Meditation Haiku”

Life Calls Out

Reading of the poem Life calls out my name As if it cannot find me. “Here!” I reply with eagerness,  And then panic strikes my body –  Swirling the mind in the torrent of rumination – For what have I agreed to be present? I wish it were not the grinding of my mind-body AContinue reading “Life Calls Out”

Meditation Tea Poem

This poem was written on April 5, 2024 soon after I arrived at IMS (Insight Meditation Society) in Barre, MA for a 7-day silent meditation retreat.   Before noble silence began I had a moment where I was sitting on the bed that would hold my body for the week sipping tea from my travel mug.Continue reading “Meditation Tea Poem”

Surrender Into Possibility: Five Compassionate Poems

Click to Download – Surrender Into Possibility Poetry Booklet