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Write like Shakespeare
Write like Shakespeare, hurriedly and without regard for precedent. Throw metaphors as if they were mud, on a hasty wheel. Do not hoard your hours like precious baubles, they are not meant to be kept on a shelf. Pretend you … Continue reading
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The spider
God lives in loving awe of the tiniest spider. Each seta is a column that holds up the kingdom of God. A quiver in the trichobothrium is felt as an earthquake in heaven. God would sooner pierce his own side … Continue reading
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Won the lottery
Well, we won the lottery today, my friend. Our eyes opened and the world woke up, the blood of generations runs in rivers over our bones. Above the waters, a wind. One more pirouette belongs to us, in the contracted … Continue reading
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The hotelier
for Osage Forest of Peace God waited all day for you to arrive. He kept checking the light to make sure it was on. Now that you are here, he dances for joy. OM SHANTI SHANTI SHANTI
The only pertinent theological question
The only pertinent theological question is, if you follow God, chase God madly, get on your knees, stretch out your arms, reach for God, lift God up, and tickle Her, will She giggle? May heaven and earth, once joined, resound … Continue reading
Purity
Take off your clothing, God. The religion and the churches, theism and atheism, all the fine and noble words the mind fabricates so beautifully. I am tired of ripping up the fields of God to make art. I don’t need … Continue reading
God is ready
God is ready to make us as lovable as two-year-olds, and we ask, “Couldn’t you make me just a little stronger? Could you clothe me in some wisdom?”
The Sheets
for a dear host family Love prepared a home for me before my car even left the garage. The sheets were cleaned and placed upon the bed. The house was built. Back when my needs were only a twinkle in … Continue reading
for Craig
Friend, perhaps it was rude of me when I stomped on your bed and dribbled a glass of water into the upturned cave of your ear. My point was that whatever lunatic scheme God had in mind for us worked … Continue reading
A blue heron
A blue heron, three frogs, some water. Reeds. Me. This is my credo statement. The soul needs no campaign buttons. The divine vocabulary is whippoorwills and cicadas. Its grammar is up, earthward, towards the heart, and always still Water. Reeds. … Continue reading
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