Red Brocade
The Arabs used to say,
When a stranger appears at your door,
feed him for three days
before asking who he is,
where he’s come from,
where he’s headed.
That way, he’ll have strength
enough to answer.
Or, by then you’ll be
such good friends
you don’t care.
Let’s go back to that.
Rice? Pine [...]
Entries from March 2009
Red Brocade
March 16th, 2009 · 1 Comment
Tags: Ongoing Nia Classes · Poem of the Week
Daily Connection With The Earth
March 11th, 2009 · 1 Comment
The class focus on Saturday, chosen at random from the basket of focii, was “Daily Connection With the Earth.”
What is the sensation in your body when you hear and feel these words?
My teacher, Robert Bly, taught me how to spontaneously tweak the language in a poem I am reading according to the promise of the [...]
Tags: Ongoing Nia Classes · Poem of the Week