Tag Archives: significance

One Moment at a Time

Posted on April 26, 2004 by John

Every moment has its special message. — from Bowl of Saki, Hazrat Inayat Khan Up until three a.m. defining what will be required of each to play their part how they are held accountable for each production number making up … Continue reading →

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The Pebble and the Wall: a ballade

Posted on April 3, 2004 by John

A pebble leaned against a towering wall (at least that’s how it first appeared to me) just barely seen beyond the shadow’s fall, not much more than a speck of loose debris, looking like it had been carelessly knocked free … Continue reading →

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Poetry On Demand

Posted on December 1, 2003 by John

why can’t i clean the palette with a wide stroke of the pen, and then when the tabla is inky black use a beam of light to form new words that leave their silver traces in the fading mist of … Continue reading →

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Significance

Posted on August 13, 2003 by John

What makes me more significant than a full-grown elephant or tiny crawling ant or a blooming potted plant help me, for I really can’t figure out what makes me more gives me rights worth fighting for earns me wasteful things … Continue reading →

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The Parable of the Mustard Seed

Posted on August 12, 2003 by John

PONTIUS: “Against you, I have great legions arrayed. Your brothers even call out for your death; yet you smile and do not waste your breath with pleading, or seem in the least dismayed. I hold the power to end your … Continue reading →

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