The Rising Sun

The Rising Sun

I wrote this poem on my first full day in Japan, as part of my practice of writing my daily intention, as I looked out at the sun rising from my hotel room. I like the idea of finding the premium real estate for presence and the place where foreign souls find kinship in each other. I felt, from my very first step in Japan, a deep feeling of vitality and a beautiful mix of a place brand new to me and yet completely familiar...

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Behold!

Behold!

"I went walking and found hearts everywhere." Cordiform is the name given to heart-shaped leaves. There are a lot of them along the walking path near the canal outside of my condo. We have the great privilege of awareness. We are witnesses to the world, to each other, and to life. What in the world takes your attention? How do you carry the slice of the world to which you attend? 

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