Tag Archives: Joy

Havening

Posted on April 5, 2023 by octoberprojectmusic

My eyes eatA salad of treesPink, yellow, orange leavesTossed with the greenThe biggest saladI have ever seenOn the plate of the sky I lieOn a tray of grassDandelions beside meBirds hop pastBefore they fly I smell autumnRoasted gorgeous smokey coolThe light skims … Continue reading →

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

PETIT FOURS

Posted on April 27, 2021 by octoberprojectmusic

In my mother’s kitchen nothing matchesThere are broken thingsThe washing machine, stoveThe oven doors and their latchesThe table is round and oldAnd there are corners of dust and moldThe cabinets have overflowedAnd dishes stick out here and there My mother … Continue reading →

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Flowers Open Up

Posted on July 8, 2020 by octoberprojectmusic

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Beauty, Emil Adler, Flowers, fresh, Haiku, Haikuesday, Hope, Joy, Julie Flanders, Krista Tippett, Life, Marina Belica, Martha Beck, new, october project, Omega Institute, Peace, Poem, Poetry, Poetry Foundation, renewal, Sounds True, Spring, Yale University | Leave a comment

Somewhere We Can Feel Safe

Posted on June 9, 2020 by octoberprojectmusic

Posted in Poetry | Tagged better world, child, Dreaming, Emil Adler, Future, Haiku, Hope, Joy, Julie Flanders, Krista Tippett, Love, Marina Belica, Martha Beck, october project, October Project Music, Omega Institute, Poem, Poetry, Protest, safe, Sounds True, Yale University | Leave a comment

Appetance

Posted on April 26, 2020 by octoberprojectmusic

APPETENCE We wait in line For the deceased To come to church To be laid to rest by the priest To become part of the body of Christ At the Feast of Saints As the woman behind us rises And … Continue reading →

Posted in October Project, Poetry | Tagged April, April is Poetry Month, child, church, companion, Emil Adler, exhaustion, Faith, Favorite Poems, Friendship, funeral, Hope, hunger, Joy, Julie Flanders, Marina Belica, Memory, october project, October Project Music, officer and a gentleman, Poem, Poetry, Spring | Leave a comment

Over the River

Posted on April 19, 2020 by octoberprojectmusic

OVER THE RIVER We flew below the radar Beyond the deadline Right past the security guards Into Eden Freedom I asked you once to define it You said It was something you carried Inside you Even if you faced enemy … Continue reading →