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I wanna write a poem. But I want it to say what you’re thinking. I wanna patch up the holes when your boat starts sinking. I wanna write that ‘one of a kind’ poem, that ‘free your mind’ poem, that ‘I like how you made that rhyme’ poem, that ‘I like that last line’ poem, that ‘Can I hear that one more time? (That is, if you don’t mind.)’ poem. I wan
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If I am a rib, let me be the one closest to your heart–
synchrony was the only calligraphy they had in Eden.
I follow you around with my pen tip wet,
like a cat stalks little flying things and bits of Styrofoam.
WE NEED YOUR FORGIVENESS (PRAYERS OF CONFESSION AND REPENTANCE) Remove the flood of wicked thoughts ∙ Pluck us out of the pit ∙ How have I taken your name in vain? ∙ Set me apart, Lord ∙ We are so sleepy ∙ From heaviness to joy ∙ A prayer of remorse for the nation ∙ I need your remedy ∙ Will you forget me forever? ∙ Let me dwell in your mansion, Lo
... See moreRobert Elmer • Grace From Heaven: Prayers of the Reformation
“The Guest House,” by Jalaluddin Rumi
This being human is a guest house.
Every morning a new arrival.
A joy, a depression, a meanness,
some momentary awareness comes
as an unexpected visitor.
Welcome and entertain them all!
Even if they’re a crowd of sorrows,
who violently sweep your house
empty of its furniture,
still, treat each guest honorably.
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This being human is a guest house.
Every morning a new arrival.
A joy, a depression, a meanness,
some momentary awareness comes
as an unexpected visitor.
Welcome and entertain them all!
Even if they’re a crowd of sorrows,
who violently sweep your house
empty of its furniture,
still, treat each guest honorably.
He may be ... See more
Superhuman
sick on my journey ,
my dreams go wandering
on this withered field
Matsuo Basho, Death Haiku, 1694
philo-sophic-ally-speaking • Matsuo Bashō’s Death Haiku
