She stood precariously, one foot on the rocks and one in the sea, bare feet with tips of red, gripping earth and sand. She could only wait for so long, could only stand between worlds for as long as a…
Month: March 2008
I am come in my Father’s name, and ye receive me not: if another shall come in his own name, him ye will receive. How can ye believe, which receive honour one of another, and seek not the honour that…
Sleeping/reading in the sun homemade flan old stones and large spaces balconies the mix of roses and jasmine at night doorways silence at the right moments orange blossoms conversations with people at least twice my age details Naw-Rúz (the…
I remember I listened to this song when he died, about a car flipping on the turn, and about God and death and birth. and I remember I listened to live music through a CD, cleaning my house to the…
…dawn prayers, with the sun warming me as I looked out over the city, this drowsy and noisy place that is home. 4 hours sleep, but my soul was so alive that it was worth it. I’ve learned a lot…
I stood on a tower with darkness and lights below and in our eyes I saw the doorways to the world To dwell on memories is the fastest way to go but our hearts will linger here, and in time…
It is easy to get caught up in the excitement of the current election in the USA, but I feel that it is important to be very clear about how I, as a Baha’i, discuss these matters. I decided to…
you let silence take us you, with your wildly inaccurate dreams, me alone in a busy room… out we went, our years between somehow left on a dusty shelf in your old apartment the one that was never, ever clean….