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A Year of Being Here: Mindfulness Poetry, Curated by Phyllis Cole-Dai

daily mindfulness poems by wordsmiths of the here & now (January 1, 2013 - January 1, 2016)

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A Year of Being Here (final poem): Phyllis Cole-Dai: "On How to Pick and Eat Poems" Stop whatever it is you’re doing. Come down from the attic. Grab a bucket or a basket and head for light. That’s where the best poems grow, and in the dappled dark. Christmas Tree Holder, Cabin Christmas, Rustic Christmas, Poetry Projects, Jar Of Jam, Berry Picking, Take Off Your Shoes, Fru Fru, Barn Finds

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A Year of Being Here (final poem): Phyllis Cole-Dai: "On How to Pick and Eat Poems" Stop whatever it is you’re doing. Come down from the attic. Grab a bucket or a basket and head for light. That’s where the best poems grow, and in the dappled dark.

Naomi Shihab Nye: "Adios" If you are known for anything, let it be the way you rise out of sight when your work is finished. More Words, Poetry Quotes, Nye, Poems, Mindfulness, Authors, Literature, Writing, Pictures

Naomi Shihab Nye: "Adios" If you are known for anything, let it be the way you rise out of sight when your work is finished.

Curator's Note: Giveaway Winner #10 Happy news for Beth Markow of Brunswick, Maine (USA). She has been randomly selected as the final recipient in our End-of-Project Giveaway. Her gift will be The Selected Poems of Wendell Berry. We Have A Winner, Winner Announcement, Online Contest, Starbucks Gift Card, Jamberry Nail Wraps, Jamberry Party, Facebook Party, Thirsty Thursday, Thing 1

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Curator's Note: Giveaway Winner #10 Happy news for Beth Markow of Brunswick, Maine (USA). She has been randomly selected as the final recipient in our End-of-Project Giveaway. Her gift will be The Selected Poems of Wendell Berry.

Kjell Walfridsson: "Restricted Living" I have lived restricted for so many years the days they vanish the years disappear One day I feel from the ocean a breeze Blues, Ocean, Breeze, Water, Poetry, Outdoor, Gripe Water, Outdoors

Kjell Walfridsson: "Restricted Living" I have lived restricted for so many years the days they vanish the years disappear One day I feel from the ocean a breeze

John O'Donohue: "For Grief" The wound of loss will heal And you will have learned To wean your eyes From that gap in the air And be able to enter the hearth In your soul where your loved one Has awaited your return Faux Fireplace Mantels, Fireplace Cover, Fireplace Built Ins, Rustic Fireplaces, Farmhouse Fireplace, Cozy Fireplace, Modern Fireplace, Fireplace Surrounds, Fireplace Drawing

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John O'Donohue: "For Grief" The wound of loss will heal And you will have learned To wean your eyes From that gap in the air And be able to enter the hearth In your soul where your loved one Has awaited your return

Curator's Note: Giveaway Winner #9 Happy news for Lauri Warren of Chapel Hill, North Carolina (USA). She has been randomly selected as a recipient in our End-of-Project Giveaway. Her gift will be A Thousand Mornings by Mary Oliver, whom, it turns out, she "adores." Ice Cream Van, Gift Card Giveaway, Fun Events, Mixed Media Artists, Scentsy, Cut And Style, Vape, Congratulations, Notes

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Curator's Note: Giveaway Winner #9 Happy news for Lauri Warren of Chapel Hill, North Carolina (USA). She has been randomly selected as a recipient in our End-of-Project Giveaway. Her gift will be A Thousand Mornings by Mary Oliver, whom, it turns out, she "adores."

David Wagoner: "The Lessons of Water" If pressed Down, it will offer back in all directions Everything it was given. If chilled, it will shatter Daylight and whiten to stars, will harden and sharpen And turn unforseeably dazzling. All Nature, Amazing Nature, Science Nature, Beautiful World, Beautiful Places, Amazing Places, Beautiful Scenery, Cool Pictures, Cool Photos

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David Wagoner: "The Lessons of Water" If pressed Down, it will offer back in all directions Everything it was given. If chilled, it will shatter Daylight and whiten to stars, will harden and sharpen And turn unforseeably dazzling.

Teddy Macker: "A Poem for My Daughter" Life appears to be fundamentally ambiguous. Wily, everycolored, unpindownable. For evidence of this, spend time with trees. Over and over they say, There is no final word. Poem To My Daughter, Angle Of Repose, Mood Wallpaper, Adventures In Wonderland, Through The Looking Glass, Hd Desktop, Stock Photos, Nature

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Teddy Macker: "A Poem for My Daughter" Life appears to be fundamentally ambiguous. Wily, everycolored, unpindownable. For evidence of this, spend time with trees. Over and over they say, There is no final word.

Curator's Note: Giveaway Winner #8 Happy news for T.L. of Minnesota (USA), who says he doesn't think he has ever won anything until now! He has been randomly selected as a recipient in our End-of-Project Giveaway.

Curator's Note: Giveaway Winner #8 Happy news for T.L. of Minnesota (USA), who says he doesn't think he has ever won anything until now! He has been randomly selected as a recipient in our End-of-Project Giveaway.

Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi: Untitled ["The clear bead at the center changes everything"] The clear bead at the center changes everything. There are no edges to my loving now. Muhammad, Seattle Skyline, Everything, Bead, Change

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Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi: Untitled ["The clear bead at the center changes everything"] The clear bead at the center changes everything. There are no edges to my loving now.

Rolf Jacobsen: "Just Delicate Needles—" Just delicate needles, the light, in an endless night. And it has such a long way to go through such desolate space. So let's be gentle with it. Cherish it. So it will come again in the morning. We hope. Afraid Of The Dark, Light In The Dark, Light Up, Eslava, Music Heals, Day For Night, Names Of Jesus, Haiku, Optimism

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Rolf Jacobsen: "Just Delicate Needles—" Just delicate needles, the light, in an endless night. And it has such a long way to go through such desolate space. So let's be gentle with it. Cherish it. So it will come again in the morning. We hope.

Curator's Note: Giveaway Winner #7 Happy news for Kay Aitch of Sebastopol, California (USA)! She has been randomly selected as a recipient in our End-of-Project Giveaway. Her gift will be Selected Poems (Barbara Crooker).

Curator's Note: Giveaway Winner #7 Happy news for Kay Aitch of Sebastopol, California (USA)! She has been randomly selected as a recipient in our End-of-Project Giveaway. Her gift will be Selected Poems (Barbara Crooker).

Tom Hennen: "Looking for the Differences" I watch where I step and see that the fallen leaf, old broken grass, an icy stone are placed in exactly the right spot on the earth, carefully, royalty in their own country. Different, Toms, Grass, Royalty, Wisdom, Earth, Royals

Tom Hennen: "Looking for the Differences" I watch where I step and see that the fallen leaf, old broken grass, an icy stone are placed in exactly the right spot on the earth, carefully, royalty in their own country.

Esther Cohen: "Can I Call You Back?" I always ask him why he can’t talk to me at the same time as he cuts up his zucchini but he can’t. He just can’t. I Call You, Your Back, Talk To Me, Zucchini, I Can, Good Food, Vegetables, Canning

Esther Cohen: "Can I Call You Back?" I always ask him why he can’t talk to me at the same time as he cuts up his zucchini but he can’t. He just can’t.

Curator's Note: Giveaway Winner #6 Happy news for Jane Spickett of Arlington, Massachusetts (USA)! She has been randomly selected as a recipient in our End-of-Project Giveaway. Her gift will be Red Suitcase (Naomi Shihab Nye).

Curator's Note: Giveaway Winner #6 Happy news for Jane Spickett of Arlington, Massachusetts (USA)! She has been randomly selected as a recipient in our End-of-Project Giveaway. Her gift will be Red Suitcase (Naomi Shihab Nye).

Barbara Crooker: "Solstice" Still, in almost every window, a single candle burns, there are tiny white lights on evergreens and pines, and the darkness is not complete. Christmas Tree Wallpaper, Christmas Desktop, Christmas Music, Blue Christmas, Outdoor Christmas, Winter Christmas, Christmas Lights, Merry Christmas, Christmas Landscape

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Barbara Crooker: "Solstice" Still, in almost every window, a single candle burns, there are tiny white lights on evergreens and pines, and the darkness is not complete.

Wendell Berry: "2007, VI" ["It is hard to have hope"] Your hope of Heaven, let it rest on the ground underfoot. Be it lighted by the light that falls freely upon it after the darkness of the nights and the darkness of our ignorance and madness. Let it be lighted also by the light that is within you, which is the light of imagination. By it you see the likeness of people in other places to yourself in your place. Classic Christmas Music, Christmas Tunes, All Things Christmas, Christmas Crafts, Father Christmas, Christmas Albums, Christmas Candles, Christmas Shopping, Advent

Classic Christmas Music

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Wendell Berry: "2007, VI" ["It is hard to have hope"] Your hope of Heaven, let it rest on the ground underfoot. Be it lighted by the light that falls freely upon it after the darkness of the nights and the darkness of our ignorance and madness. Let it be lighted also by the light that is within you, which is the light of imagination. By it you see the likeness of people in other places to yourself in your place.

Curator's Note: Giveaway Winner #5 Happy news for Christopher Bellonci of Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts (USA)! He has been randomly selected as a recipient in our End-of-Project Giveaway. His gift will be The Book of the World: A Contemporary Scripture (Phyllis Cole-Dai, editor).

Curator's Note: Giveaway Winner #5 Happy news for Christopher Bellonci of Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts (USA)! He has been randomly selected as a recipient in our End-of-Project Giveaway. His gift will be The Book of the World: A Contemporary Scripture (Phyllis Cole-Dai, editor).

Marlene Cookshaw: "Over the Shoulder" I believe in birds, the smallness of them, their potential for flight, the way they acknowledge this, even so nodding and feeding in front of us. Cute Birds, Pretty Birds, Beautiful Birds, Animals Beautiful, Winter Pictures, Bird Pictures, Animal Pictures, Black Capped Chickadee, How To Attract Birds

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Marlene Cookshaw: "Over the Shoulder" I believe in birds, the smallness of them, their potential for flight, the way they acknowledge this, even so nodding and feeding in front of us.

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Ron C. Moss: Selection of Haiga (illustrated haiku) First Snow

Ron C. Moss: Selection of Haiga (illustrated haiku)

Curator's Note: Giveaway Winner #4

Curator's Note: Giveaway Winner #4

Emily Dickinson: "#875" I stepped from Plank to Plank A slow and cautious way The Stars about my Head I felt About my Feet the Sea. I knew not but the next Would be my final inch— This gave me that precarious Gait Some call Experience. Scary Bridges, Rope Bridge, Lake Pontchartrain, Mackinac Bridge, Fear Of Flying, Suspension Bridge, Travel And Leisure, Ghost Towns

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Emily Dickinson: "#875" I stepped from Plank to Plank A slow and cautious way The Stars about my Head I felt About my Feet the Sea. I knew not but the next Would be my final inch— This gave me that precarious Gait Some call Experience.