"An insistent grace that draws us to the edge and beckons us to surrender safe territory and enter our enormity..."
Tag: blessing
Moudi Sbeity – May You Wake with Goodness
With their poem "May You Wake with Goodness", Lebanese-American poet Moudi Sbeity extends the kindness of an Arabic blessing.
Lucille Clifton – Blessing the Boats
Lucille Clifton's heartfelt blessing to those going forward into the mystery of unknowing, or adversity and the vast sea.
Amanda Niamh Dawson – Prayer for a Mantis
An encounter with a praying mantis on a doorstep becomes a lesson in compassion and gratitude in Amanda Niamh Dawson's "Prayer for a Mantis".
Susan Coultrap-McQuin – Sunday Morning at the Cabin Up North
Poet Susan Coultrap-McQuin shows us nature's sacredness with her poem "Sunday Morning at the Cabin Up North".
Philip Booth – First Lesson
A father teaches his daughter the art of buoyancy and incants a blessing for her survival.
Samantha Wright – And Again
Samantha Wright's And Again is a fluid study of nature's blessings and miracles, and humanity's struggle to comprehend those humble quiet blessings.
John O’Donohue – Beannacht / Blessing
This beautiful poem by John O'Donohue, whose title means 'blessing', is addressed to his mother, Josie.
Katie Bowers – Even Though I Am Weary of Church Pews, She Is Not
Written during the peak of the pandemic, Katie Bowers' poem touches on the challenges of faith and belief, parenting and childhood.
Margaret Bleichman – upon waking
'upon waking' describes a hand-washing ritual performed after waking up in the morning, accompanied by a traditional Jewish blessing, al netilat yadayim.