by Ani Tuzman | Feb 18, 2014 | Harvesting Love, Poems, Treasured Poems |
Hafiz, a 14th century Persian mystic, became one of my favorite poets immediately upon hearing “Absolutely Clear.” It was my birthday. I was participating in a meditation intensive—distracted by emotions (or so I judged) of sadness preoccupying me in the wake of a painful romantic break-up.
by Ani Tuzman | Feb 14, 2014 | Poems, Poetry of Self-Compassion, Treasured Poems, Writing Inspiration |
I know the way you can get
When you have not had a drink of Love:
Your face hardens,
Your sweet muscles cramp.
Children become concerned
About a strange look that appears in your eyes
Which even begins to worry your own mirror
And nose.
by Ani Tuzman | Feb 13, 2014 | Poems, Poetry of Self-Compassion, Presence, Treasured Poems |
This poem by Galway Kinnell is an invitation to remember.
In his book, Ten Poems to Open Your Heart, Roger Housden writes about “Saint Francis and the Sow”:
“This is one of those poems that acts on me cell by cell…
by Ani Tuzman | Jan 31, 2014 | Dance of the Letters, Poems, Presence, Treasured Poems |
Reading the poem led me right back to the small patch of grass where, squatting in complete absorption and wonder, I watched a bee courting a globe of clover. Right then, nothing else existed for the bee—or for me.