Letter of Recommendation
Her I call a healer who recognizes toxicity in her environment And resolves to protect herself and others accordingly Her I call a healer who swims against the fierce current Of conditioning of GPAs and…
Category: No Time for Poetry but Exactly What Is
Out of the Blue
But I don’t do that with anyone in the world “But I want you to, with me”
Mantra Walk, Michigan and Wabash Avenues, Easter Weekend, Chicago
Holy Saturday Sun shining on all Haré Rama Haré Rama Tourists juggling cameras and kids Capture this moment for later Rama Rama Haré Haré Columbia College East-West University bookstores Haré Krishna Haré Krishna
One Thought Away
In his book Paths to God: Living the Bhagavad Gita Ram Dass writes “It’s always just one thought away The living spirit The community of our consciousness The guru within— Whatever you want to call it
Deep Listening
He has continuous eye contact Not looking away at people To the left or right Or coming toward us Ever steady But he’s not staring He’s beholding He’s present Relaxed All there Taking it all…
Karma Yoga, with a Shovel
We knew it was coming 6 to 10 inches Dread: The roads will be terrible! Exhilaration: No school! That morning he left his house Shovel in hand He approached one older neighbor With his usual…
Perhaps It Was All Very Innocent
I returned to working at Lashonda’s House And had the shift on Thursday evenings One night after I left the house at 10:45 I went to the grocery to pick up a few things As…
Cambridge
Now that you’ve been accepted To the Kennedy School of Government Where you’ll have access To current and future movers and shakers Where there’ll be balanced discussions About “America’s humanitarian role in the world” Where…
One Fine Day
Dear Bella Levenshteyn Would you take a ride with me On 55-South? You pick the exit Anywheresville We’ll find a diner or truck stop Burger King even
Another Yom Kippur
Reading Koheleth Listening to Rostropovich’s Bach Drinking Stolichnaya Writing a postcard to Bella Balaban