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Featured Poetry

Sarah Reichert – Divine Struggle

June 7, 2026June 6, 2026 Nicholas Trandahl

Colorado poet Sarah Reichart shows how kinetic and arduous the search for faith can be with her poem "Divine Struggle".

Tagged celestial, divine, frailty, hope, human experience, Poem, poet, Poetry, religion, Spirituality, Stars, struggleLeave a comment
Featured Poetry

Lawrence Bridges – Trees of Ojai

May 24, 2026May 23, 2026 Nicholas Trandahl

Poet Lawrence Bridges once again shows readers of The Dewdrop how Zen simplicity and awareness can be a sacred thing.

Tagged attention, awareness, connection, Inner Peace, Interconnectedness, naturalistic, nature, Nature and spirituality, nature poem, nature poetry, peace, Poem, poet, Poetry, ZenLeave a comment
Weekly Haiku

A Year of Kō: 7th Sekki

May 21, 2026May 21, 2026 Trent Thomson

7th Sekki poems by JOSEPH PALMER, FRAN SCOTT and ELLIOT DIAMOND

Tagged calendar, Haiku, ko, micro seasons, Poem, Poetry, Seasonal, summer, ZenLeave a comment
Featured Poetry

Francis Weeks – Taho Buddha

May 17, 2026May 16, 2026 Nicholas Trandahl

"Taho Buddha" by poet Francis Weeks is a minimalist poem which explores a pivotal moment in Nichiren Buddhism.

Tagged Buddha, Buddhism, Enlightenment, Enlightenment poem, Lotus Sutra, minimalism, Nichiren Buddhism, Poem, poet, Poetry, Taho Buddha, ZenLeave a comment
Featured Poetry

Regina Gort-Betances – (Mother) Bear

May 10, 2026May 8, 2026 Nicholas Trandahl

Regina Gort-Betances' "(Mother) Bear" is a wild and mournful study of loss and grief, written on a canvas of bone, blood, and root.

Tagged animal, bear, Death, feral, grief, loss, mother, motherhood, nature, Poem, poet, Poetry, sinLeave a comment
Weekly Haiku

A Year of Kō: 6th Sekki

May 6, 2026May 6, 2026 Trent Thomson

6th Sekki poems by MADISON WILLIAMS, JOSEPH PALMER and COLEMAN DAVIS

Tagged calendar, Haiku, ko, micro seasons, Poem, Poetry, Seasonal, spring, ZenLeave a comment
Featured Poetry

Deja Carr – We Held Hands in Prayers, Then I Forgot You

May 3, 2026May 1, 2026 Nicholas Trandahl

Deja Carr, poet and musician, creates a altar to gratitude and mixed blessings with her "We Held Hands in Prayers, Then I Forgot You".

Tagged abundance, blessings, God, grateful, Gratitude, Poem, poet, Poetry, renewal, spring, springtime, thankfulnessLeave a comment
Featured Poetry

Constance Clark – Why I Stop & Stare

April 26, 2026April 25, 2026 Nicholas Trandahl

Poet Constance Clark treats readers to springtime interconnectedness and abundance with her masterful "Why I Stop & Stare".

Tagged abundance, ko, nature, Poem, poet, Poetry, rebirth, renewal, sekki, spring, springtime1 Comment
Weekly Haiku

A Year of Kō: 5th Sekki

April 22, 2026April 25, 2026 Trent Thomson

5th Sekki poems by JOSEPH PALMER, SHERRY WEAVER SMITH and COLEMAN DAVIS

Tagged calendar, Haiku, ko, micro seasons, Poem, Poetry, Seasonal, spring, ZenLeave a comment
Featured Poetry

Maureen Martinez – How to Pass as a Woman of Faith

April 19, 2026April 17, 2026 Nicholas Trandahl

Emerging poet Maureen Martinez slows us down for a moment with her hybrid prose poem "How to Pass as a Woman of Faith".

Tagged breathing, faith, forgiveness, generosity, Meditation, Moon, moonlight, Poem, poet, Poetry, religion, SpiritualityLeave a comment

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