“I sit before flowers hoping they will train me in the art of opening up I stand on mountain tops believing […]
Poet
“Poetry can be dangerous, especially beautiful poetry, because it gives the illusion of having had the experience without actually going through it.”
As You Appear
“Be like the sun for grace and mercy. Be like the night to cover others’ faults. Be like running water for […]
What People Think Of You?
These spiritual window-shoppers, who idly ask, ‘How much is that?’ ‘Oh, I’m just looking.’ They handle a hundred items and put […]
What Is Laughter?
“Laughter What is laughter? What is laughter? It is God waking up! O it is God waking up! It is the […]
Whoever You Are
Or if you will, thrusting me beneath your clothing, Where I may feel the throbs of your heart or rest upon […]
Sonnet 18
Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?Thou art more lovely and more temperate:Rough winds do shake the darling buds of […]
The Encounter
standing looking admiring approaching touching embracing caressing squeezing smelling kissing licking kneeling holding admiring caressing smelling kissing licking gorging tasting … […]
So-called Poet
“The so-called poet with his vague dreams and ideals is indeed no better than a harmless lunatic; the true poet is […]
Forbidden Fruits
“Alas! the forbidden fruits were eaten, And thereby the warm life of reason congealed. A grain of heat eclipsed the son […]
If You s.Pray
“I should not make any promises right now, But I know if you s.PRAY Somewhere in this world Something amazing will […]
An Astronomical Question
What would happen if God leaned down and gave you a full wet kiss? Hafez doesn’t mind answering astronomical questions like […]
A Poem for Gay Lovers
In the quiet of your joined hands,a world blooms, unseen by others,where love finds its rightful home,untethered by fear,unbroken by time. […]
His Majesty
With every breath the sound of love surrounds us, and we are bound for the depths of space, without distraction. Yet […]
Listen
Since in order to speak, one must first listen, learn to speak by listening. No more words. Hear only the voice within. Let go of […]