“All I know is that some things have happened that I don’t understand, and they are the most true things I’ve known.”
Tag: Awakening
Ross Gay – Sorrow is Not My Name
Ross Gay's ode to awakening to sweetness, written after Gwendolyn Brooks.
“Everything Alive Has its Own Truth” John Tarrant’s Retelling of the Story of the Buddha
One unique aspect of the Buddha's story is that he worked so hard to overcome the happy ending - the easy life and palatial riches.
Spencer Pfleiderer – Sanctuary
Spencer Pfleiderer informs us with solid earthy lines of his poem "Sanctuary" that good things come to those who wait.
Bethany Reid – Morning at Glen Cove
Like the Psalm that opens her poem, Bethany Reid invites us to praise and rejoice with her poem "Morning at Glen Cove".
Ellen White Rook – On Waking
Here at The Dewdrop, we can't help but to be reminded of the late great Mary Oliver when reading Ellen White Rook's tremendous "On Waking".
Emily Fernandez – Please begin
The Dewdrop's first Featured Poem of 2023, is an offering from poet Emily Fernandez. It serves as a perfect introduction to the year.
Why I Write: Christian Dillo
Christian Dillo on a contemporary Zen approach to awakening and what meaningful transformation actually looks like.
Gully and Bayou
BY NEIL ELLIS ORTS This farm boy wandered the acres of woods and explored the gully. I sat under the cedar that grew on a high bank, roots exposed, waiting for the right number of rains to let go.
Sunset Meditation
BY JOHN BRANTINGHAM Sunset comes late in High Sierra Summers, and by the time it does, I’m usually done for the day.