Tag: poetry
Venus in Gemini: Loving the Life of the Mind
Venus, the planet of love, beauty, and harmony, plays a significant role in shaping our approach to relationships, aesthetics, and what we value in life. When Venus is positioned in the sign of Gemini in a natal chart, its influence takes on the curious, communicative, and versatile qualities of this air sign. Venus in Gemini…
I’m ceded—I’ve stopped being Theirs—
I’m ceded—I’ve stopped being Theirs— The name They dropped upon my face With water, in the country church Is finished using, now, And They can put it with my Dolls, My childhood, and the string of spools, I’ve finished threading—too— Baptized, before, without the choice, But this time, consciously, of Grace— Unto supremest name— Called…
I Was Ready to Tell
I came across a book by Rumi in the afternoon after I went to say goodbye to my grandmother. I picked it up and opened it right to this page: It told the story of my last few weeks. Facing not only death in the family, but also personal illness and the fears that came…
The Name of the Rose
When I was 23 years old, I took a walk by the river near my father’s house on an early summer day. While walking behind our neighbor’s yards, my eyes fell on a single red rose, the only one of its kind behind the fence. Stunned by its singular beauty, I stopped for a only…