Hundred and Sixty Nine 9.26.16 Oh man, what a Fall! Woke up early this morning and felt that coolness of the air on my skin after a long and hot summer. Woke up to a gray sky, and to smell of woods and the rain. I live right next to massive National Park (?) damp, … Continue reading Mark Strand – Keeping Things Whole

Hundred and Sixty Eight 9.23.16 This world.. will it get better? Will we stop our hate and anger? Ah so easy to ask these questions from the privileged platform I am sitting on from behind this screen..I am sad and broken about where the world and humanity is headed and having hard time finding comfort … Continue reading Langston Hughes – I, Too

Hundred and Sixty Seven 9.21.16 The Poem: Diane Di Prima Song for Baby-O, Unborn Sweetheart when you break thru you’ll find a poet here not quite what one would choose. I won’t promise you’ll never go hungry or that you won’t be sad on this gutted breaking globe but I can show you baby enough … Continue reading Diane Di Prima – Song for Baby-O, Unborn

Hundred and Sixty Six 9.20.16 For those of you who sing and wants to sing! Nâzım Hikmet Thinking of you Thinking of you is pretty, hopeful, It is like listening to the most beautiful song From the most beautiful voice on earth... But hope is not enough for me any more, I don't want to … Continue reading Nâzım Hikmet – Thinking of you

Hundred and Sixty Five 9.19.16 Rainy Monday in D.C. -- You know how this goes. The sun rises and sets, so does the moon. Happening.  The wave comes in, sits on the beach's lap and leaves as quick as it came. Happening. The clouds appear and disappear high in the sky. Sometimes blue, sometimes gray, Sometime full of tears if … Continue reading Rilke – Love Song

Hundred and Sixty Four 9.15.16 One day you are flame, one day you are the moth but you are always the divine love. One day you read Barks, One day you read Rumi, but you are always divine poetry. Also, sufi jokes are pretty good... kind of like Zen Kōans.. and man I do love … Continue reading Rumi -Like Light over This Plain

Hundred and Sixty Three 9.14.16 Don't let this poem's format deter you from diving in Bark's beautiful mind. If you want you can listen to him read it for you! And this the first time you are seeing this lil site of mine! I am still learning my way around this place! Coleman Barks The … Continue reading Coleman Barks – The Final Final

Hundred and Sixty Two 9.13.16 Eyes eyes e yes e yes e ye s e y e s...playful, ablaze... wow... eyes eyes yes yes yes eyes eyes eyes!! I had some dream about some eyes last night and waking up to it was sooooo weird, it was just like this. There's sooo much I want … Continue reading Rumi – Like This