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Tag: springtime

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
Featured Poetry

Roderick Wilson – Practicing Resurrection

March 15, 2026March 14, 2026 Nicholas Trandahl

New York poet Roderick Wilson wipes the snow from the threadbare conclusion of wintertime, on the cusp of transition.

Tagged Belief, growth, Poem, poet, Poetry, resurrection, spring, springtime, survival, winterLeave a comment
Featured Poetry

Travis Stephens – Spring is the Time of Horses

February 22, 2026February 20, 2026 Nicholas Trandahl

Californian tugboat captain and poet Travis Stephens smothers readers in the cold grit of resurrection in his "Spring is the Time of Horses".

Tagged earth, earthiness, growth, nature, Olav Hauge, Poem, poet, Poetry, rebirth, rejuvenation, resurrection, spring, springtimeLeave a comment
Featured Poetry

Sarah Banks – Zinnia

March 24, 2024March 21, 2024 Nicholas Trandahl

Poet and gardener Sarah Banks revels in the sacredness of a blooming flower in "Zinnia", the first poem published by The Dewdrop this spring.

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- BOOK BITS -

  • Rick Ruben
    “Expanding the Universe” – Rick Rubin on Awareness in Creativity
    What is the role of awareness in creativity and how can we cultivate it to make our world a bigger and clearer place?
  • Thich Nhat Hanh
    The First Door of Liberation: Thich Nhat Hanh’s Vision of Emptiness and Interbeing
    Rather than signifying a lack or a void, Thich Nhat Hanh took emptiness to be a state of inextricable and fundamental interconnectedness.
  • Mike Travisano – Bob’s Tattoos
    A short story on the power of three simple words and how much they can mean and embody.
  • Shunryu Suzuki
    Sharing the Feeling: Zen Teacher Shunryu Suzuki on Becoming Ourselves
    The importance of keeping an empty mind for savoring the present and expressing ourselves in our most authentic way.
  • Ray Bradbury
    Running After Loves – Ray Bradbury on Fostering Hunger in Writing
    Finding the truth of our authentic passions is the key to forming the foundations of a writing practice


- POETRY-

  • Francis Weeks – Unfinished
    In five brief lines, Francis Weeks' "Unfinished" has encompassed life, death, and the endless continuation of life.
  • A Year of Kō: 9th Sekki
    9th Sekki poems by MADISON WILLIAMS, COLEMAN DAVIS and ELLIOT DIAMOND
  • Julia Roberts – Pantry Door
    With Zen simplicity and sparseness, Texas poet Julia Roberts expertly displays routine and familiarity with her brief poem "Pantry Door".
  • Colleen Morton Busch – Tend
    With her poem "Tend", Bay Area Zen poet Colleen Morton Busch offers a gift of wisdom, acceptance, and nourishment to readers.
  • A Year of Kō: 8th Sekki
    8th Sekki poems by MADISON WILLIAMS, ELLIOT DIAMOND AND JOSEPH PALMER

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