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If your partner doesn’t know by nowhow much you love themwithout all that obligatory stuff todaywhich they’ll know you’re doingbecause everybody..

It’s night. Across the Hudson River,the New York skyline at its mostromantic: sprinkled in its wide white waywith office and apartment lights;wispy..

Hollywood, Bollywood –what’s in a name?illusions film illusions;reality’s the frame…But Hindus have the best seatsin real life’s..

As children, who have madetheir first discovery of the natural worldby their own curiosity, rush into the room,their eyes shining – so that their..

Such as President Obamamay not say it; but Iwho am nobody, may speak it:the God of many names and Onedoes not wish division;you and I (there are no..

The splendour in the elephant..the splendour in a king;the splendour in the human race;the splendour of the rain, the seas;the splendour which is God..

It’s said that we are gracedspecifically, in three ways:(though we might add,but what is human life but grace?)those three, firstly the divine..

There’s a tavern wherePrayer, Praise and Self-Discoverymeet to drink wine together.They never tire of each other’s company.Sit at the next table and..

The chance remains of another timeand a life that is not ours...no, there is not 'more' beauty here than elsewhere -but there is much beauty here,for..

Didn’t seek it; didn’t choose it;didn’t want it; can’t refuse it;so it's up to you to use it;you must suffer if you lose it;give account if you abuse..

Restaurant; trattoria; tapas-bar;weinstuben; sushi; cafeteria; eaterie; drive-by; gastro-pub…what’s in a name? A meal by any other namewould smell as..

Here’s a painting by Rembrandt van Rijn –mark how he bestows the light…the light of Rembrandt’s conscious painted scenesfalls where consciousness..

When did you last turn the pagesof a book of poems as if it were a novel?and how could a Poet Laureate ‘rejoice’-as they say in flowery poetic..

That efficient movement of the arm –let it be without impatience,watched, aware, even graceful –does not feature in a ballet,or a film; although it..

To ask a question beyond answeringmay seem to some to be a waste of mind..and yet it may advance some reasoning,thus, other questions, real answers..

To be is to love.To love is to be.Roll these life sentencesaround the spacewhere your thoughts werenow pretend you never read this.just be;pretend..

When the whole church kneels to pray- though some of us just pretend to kneel:leaning forward uncomfortably,our ungainly bums only observedby the row..

Sometimes, perhaps, the question,what is prayer? Am I missingsomething too precious, not to know of?Don’t ask. Instead,peel a potato; scrub a..

Bland determination sat upon her public facewhere once a smile was;so busy doing goodshe had no time for people.

Haiku are Poohsticks -plop! - then mind must cross the bridgefor a nice surprise.

On a crowded commuter trainpressed between two poets;caught too for words:bystanders pretending not to listen;but today riding shotgunon Poemhunter..

Oh we never know our parents…isn’t that the cruellest thing?we were never old enoughto know them as they were;how I wish I had been just as oldas she..

Arthur with all his knights aroundsleep the sweet sleep of timeunder the green hills of Avalon;this we believe; this comforts us.We’ll call them when..

The huge toad and I,staring at one another -who will think first, and what?

No wheres or whensor theres or thensin meeting angelsunawarebut oh! and wow!and here and nowmay shine angelicanywhere.