Tag Archives: presence

Your Monday Blessing: I Went to the Market and I

Posted on June 6, 2022 by bobjanisdillon

a slight chill in the morning a slight chill in the morning andpeace in the heart a slight chill in the morning,peace in the heart, anda room to clean a slight chill in the morning,peace in the heart,a room to … Continue reading →

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five short poems

Posted on May 12, 2022 by bobjanisdillon

The lake ice cracksSea monsters unseenSo it must be warmth in the air A poetic still life:a few pears, a plum, in a bowllight reaching the same through a window,and just out of the frame,a doleful unicorn. I know they … Continue reading →

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Generic Prayer Instructions

Posted on June 15, 2018 by bobjanisdillon

Find nature, then be in it. Go to a body of placid water. Sit. Notice who is in charge of the planets and the earth. Not you, is it? Very well. Keep sitting. Create a body of placid water. Notice … Continue reading →

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Your Monday Blessing

Posted on July 13, 2015 by bobjanisdillon

May you have: Better unnecessary pleasures than all your vain hopes, Better mornings than the long night’s grieving, Better evenings than the sweat of the day. Better blues than the aching silence, and better calm than even the tolling bells … Continue reading →

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Your Monday Blessing: The present spirit

Posted on February 2, 2015 by bobjanisdillon

Your Monday Blessing: (with apologies to Mr. Dickens, and wishing him and his a happy 203rd birthday) “Come in and know me better, man,” the winter giant roars, He’s crammed your hearth with mistletoe while you were filled with snores. … Continue reading →

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