A Blessing by James Wright
“Suddenly I realize / That if I stepped out of my body I would break / Into blossom.” — James Wright
Everything is Waiting for You by David Whyte
“To feel abandoned is to deny / the intimacy of your surroundings.” — David Whyte
Solar by Luisa A. Igloria
"And why should we not thank the sun / for life and warmth it lavishes on all / regardless of caste or class"
Lucky by Kirsten Dierking
"All this time, / the life you were / supposed to live / has been rising around you"
The Two-Headed Calf by Laura Gilpin
"But tonight he is alive and in the north / field with his mother. It is a perfect / summer evening