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Am I Home

Posted on April 24, 2023 by octoberprojectmusic

The pipes rattleAnd spit steamYou wakeAs if in a dreamWalking territoriesYou’ve never seen You shake snowFrom the branch of the treeShake saltOn the pavementAssess the debrisNature sits stillThis morningBut you are still fullOf the storm Full of its warning force SometimesThe air is … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged April, April is Poetry Month, Emil Adler, Favorite Poems, Home, Julie Flanders, Love, Marina Belica, National Poetry Month, October Project, October Project Music, Photographer, Poem, Poetry, Poetry Foundation, Spring, Together | Leave a comment

THE HOUSE BY THE TRACKS

Posted on April 21, 2021 by octoberprojectmusic

Your mood was in mint conditionWhen the furnace chokedAnd the toilet began coughing up rivers of waterWhich proceeded to pour through the bathroom doorAnd onto the wood floor of the kitchen The oven stood watchingAnd the fridge was ready to … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged April, April is Poetry Month, Bread, butter, Emil Adler, Favorite Poems, furnace, Home, house, Julie Flanders, lawn, Marina Belica, National Poetry Month, october project, October Project Music, Poem, Poetry, Poetry Foundation, Spring, Toaster | Leave a comment

Vincent – HONORABLE MENTION

Posted on May 13, 2020 by octoberprojectmusic

VINCENT After Van Gogh’s Wheatfield with Crows and The Harvest Crows crowd the horizon Bleeding onto the canvas In curves of inky black— In a scythe, in a comma Indicating a pause andA procession, though not Quite an ending— In … Continue reading →

Posted in October Project, Poetry | Tagged April is Poetry Month, Emil Adler, ending, Home, Interpretation, Julie Flanders, Julie Flanders Poetry, Marina Belica, nooshin ghanbari, october project, October Project Music, Painting, Poem, Poetry, Poetry Contest, rorschach, viewer, vincent van gogh | Leave a comment

A Distant Song

Posted on July 30, 2019 by octoberprojectmusic

Posted in Harmony, Love, October Project, Poetry, Vocal Harmony | Tagged Creativity, David Whyte, Emil Adler, Haiku, Harmony, Home, Humanity, Julie Flanders, Krista Tippett, Life, Love, Marina Belica, Martha Beck, Music, october project, Omega Institute, On Being, Poem, Poetry, Poetry Foundation, Singing, Song, Sounds True, Spirit, Voice, Yale University | 1 Comment

As If We Could Change The Day

Posted on June 10, 2019 by octoberprojectmusic

Posted in October Project, Poetry | Tagged David Whyte, Emil Adler, Haiku, History, Home, Humanity, Julie Flanders, Krista Tippett, Longing, Maria Popova, Marina Belica, Martha Beck, october project, Omega Institute, Paris Review, Peom, Poetry, Poetry Foundation, Reflection, Rupi Kaur, Sounds True, Spirit, The Past, Yale University | Leave a comment

An Empty Hanger

Posted on June 4, 2019 by octoberprojectmusic

Posted in Love, October Project, Poetry | Tagged David Whyte, Emil Adler, History, Home, Humanity, Julie Flanders, Krista Tippett, Life, Loneliness, Loss, Marina Belica, Martha Beck, october project, Omega Institute, Rupi Kaur, Sounds True, Spirit, Yale University | Leave a comment

October Project Poetry Contest Honorable Mention: The Agency of Our Hearts

Posted on May 3, 2019 by octoberprojectmusic

THE AGENCY OF OUR HEARTS for Claudia When we are together, our hearts skip a collective beat, joined and ready. The world clocks another tick; and we follow, obeying time and destiny. We pick those ticks of time from … Continue reading →

Posted in Harmony, Love, October Project, Poetry | Tagged Contest Winner, Emil Adler, Eternity, Hearts, Home, Humanity, Julie Flanders, Life, Marina Belica, National Poetry Month, october project, Poem, Spirit | Leave a comment

When I Do

Posted on April 27, 2019 by octoberprojectmusic

When I Do Mor-Mor warmed up the pie And served it à la mode I can still smell it now And the coffee That overflowed the white, small cup When she poured the cream in The past is … Continue reading →

Posted in October Project, Poetry | Tagged Apple Pie, David Whyte, Emil Adler, Healing, Hearth, History, Home, Humanity, Julie Flanders, Kitchen, Krista Tippett, Life, Looking Back, Loss, Marina Belica, Martha Beck, Mary Oliver, National Poetry Month, Nostalgia, october project, Omega Institute, On Being, Poem, Reminiscence, Sounds True, Spirit, The Future, The Past, Yale University, Youth | Leave a comment

All Assembled

Posted on April 16, 2019 by octoberprojectmusic

All Assembled The towers rise where the horizon begins Giant, mute, silver-haired twins Cut of the same shape Throwing sharp blue into a gray landscape Yesterday you told me about a faun Playing with the crows Chasing them … Continue reading →

Posted in Earth, October Project, Poetry | Tagged Brain Pickings, CIty, Country, Creation, David Whyte, Earth, Emil Adler, Home, Humanity, Julie Flanders, Krista Tippett, Maria Popova, Marina Belica, Martha Beck, Nature, New York City, october project, Omega Institute, On Being, Poem, Poetry, Poetry Foundation, Sounds True, Spirituality, Yale University | Leave a comment

Keep Me Up

Posted on April 13, 2019 by octoberprojectmusic

Keep Me Up Your voice woke me From a dream of ghosts Who were turning out the lights Thank you For all the ways you bring me back to life Sometimes I live deeply Into places that are … Continue reading →

Posted in Love, October Project, Poetry | Tagged April is Poetry Month, Brain Pickings, Dreams, Emil Adler, Eternity, Ghosts, Hidden, Home, Julie Flanders, Krista Tippett, Maria Popova, Marina Belica, Martha Beck, National Poetry Month, october project, Omega Institute, On Being, Past, Poem, Poetry, Poetry Foundation, Soul, Sounds True, Spirit, Spirituality, Yale University | Leave a comment