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Raven Knows

A trunk by itself is nothing Concentric circles locked in place Big zeros and little zeros Marking time, polarizing space But add branches, add...

This morning, while ‘meditating’, I turned on the lamp beside the couch where I sit, not once but twice. Both times, I hoped to...

It’s not just that I am stardust from an exploding supernova that cloaked our planet with a tapestry of living beings. It’s not just...

I’m in a speedboat churning through the water at full throttle, crossing a lake. This lake seems to be larger than I thought. Near...

If my days are numbered I seem to have lost count If some memories are true And others not, I can’t tell them apart...

Walking on a foreign shore, Mist intermingling with each breath, A traveler can’t understand How at home he feels. With no next moment, And...

Whether we actually practice being at the center of our experience, or simply try to pay attention to our feelings and thoughts as they...

I turned 82 today and it seems a good occasion to give some thought to the future. Of course, like many of us, my...

I do have things to lose. And the fear of losing them is often enough to keep me outside the ring of fire and...

This morning, I got out of bed before I had time to notice that I was awake and that my body felt uncomfortable, which...