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When the power to change the world came into the city, it arrived, it is said, riding on a donkey. The power to change the world – not merely to secure the diadem of successive kings, holding it tightly in … Continue reading →

may the love in your heart be exceeded only by the ever-unfolding, mysterious grandness of the o so many all and each worth loving

I’m honored to have my poem featured today on “One Sentence Poems” from Right Hand Pointing/White Knuckle Press. The website is a terrific collection of poems, all one sentence long. Check it out! http://www.onesentencepoems.com/osp/

Know that I have carved into perfection To make the holy wanting of your mouth. Proclaim your jagged blessing to the skies, And let the silence work to round it out.

The miracle is not that God (or whatever eternal forces conspire to take the form of your granddaughter Sophie) sent you a Valentine’s card. The miracle is that God, even now, trembles on tenterhooks, awaiting your response.

You have heard it said, love your enemies. But I say unto you, Until you revere the mosquito bite As the summer mountain upon which you climb to God, the gates to the kingdom of heaven will remain closed.

My book, “Hamlet in Haiku: the Bard’s Masterpiece Retold in five-seven-five”, now has a cool new cover. The art is by the great Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849).

A link to another essay of mine…a simple essay with the rather grandiose title “How to be Spiritual”… https://medium.com/@bobjanisdillon/how-to-be-spiritual-ebd8686ecffb

I posted this essay on moderation several months ago, but it’s a great one to re-post around the new year, when we reflect on how to live a good life. I wish each of you a (moderately) wonderful year! https://medium.com/@bobjanisdillon/moderation-is-so-sexy-right-now-3377f07ad279