By Valerie on January 10, 2011
Garden at twilight.
Everything pruned back
cleared out.
No barren wasteland.
There’s fecundity
in this emptiness.
Seemingly harsh cuts
make room to grow.
Resting
in a space
of gratitude
for the sharp edge
of shears.
Posted in sohbet Tagged beginnings, emptiness, endings, gratitude, in between, interactive poetry, letting go, making room, space
By Valerie on August 14, 2010
“My friend, wait by the wayside. Linger a while by the wayside and see, I’ll come wandering by there in no time. Wait by the wayside for me.”
I’m so drawn by the call of these lines in the opening of Scott Cook’s song Wayside. I’ve been lying these hot summer nights, staring at the shadow of trees on darkening skies with this song playing over and over. I am so caught up in the idea of tangents and journeys and what you find when you are drawn aside. Continue reading »
Posted in philosophizing Tagged chaos, in between, Rumi, Scott Cook, tangents, Tom Robbins, uncertainty, waiting, wandering
By Valerie on October 1, 2009
“A pen tried to write the word LOVE and it broke”
There are no words for this
And still my mind reaches out
tries to grasp
tries to express
.
Stretched thin in its desperation
Like travelling at light speed
the past and future pulled apart
Lost in the space between
.
There are no words for this
There is nothing here…
.
…and everything
.
Both at once
.
There
are
no
words
.
Posted in sohbet Tagged in between, interactive poetry, lost, no words, space
By Valerie on September 23, 2009
I have a friend who works as a chaplain providing spiritual support for people in mental health crises – as an aside, I’ve been wondering what the difference is between a spiritual crisis and a psychiatric one, but that’s a whole different article. Anyway, he was telling me about someone who asked him what he thought a good symbol for God would be. Continue reading »
Posted in philosophizing Tagged beauty, dance, flower arranging, God, golden ratio, in between, math, music, negative space, symbol
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