David Whyte and Lucille Clifton both have poems about Jesus walking on the Sea of Galilee. For both it means stepping into uncharted paths.
Tag Archives: David Whyte
Abandon the Shoes That Brought You Here
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged "Finisterre", "questions and answers", Jesus walking on water, Lucille Clifton, Transcendence Comments closed
Three Poems for Surviving Trump
Hope is needed in the face to emotional exhaustion over Trumpism. Here are three poems about finding hope in dark times.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged "Hope is the thing with feathers", Donald Trump, Emily Dickson, hope, Lucille Clifton Comments closed
The New Moon, A Prayer Opening to Faith
In a powerful Advent poem, David Whyte compares waning faith with the waning moon. The poem reminds me of poems by John Keats and Lucille Clifton.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged "Bright Star", "man who killed the bear", Advent, Faith, John Keats, Lucille Clifton Comments closed
Opening of Eyes Long Closed
David Whyte assures us that God is here now, not in some indefinite future. We have but to open our eyes.
Read Blake, Stand Up to Your Boss
Businessman David Whyte turns to poetry to hold on to his soul in the corporate world.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged "Garden of Love", "I Am Too Alone in the World", Business, Rainer Maria Rilke, Songs of Heaven and Hell, Soul, William Blake Comments closed
