Tag Archives: contemplative poetry

moment, introspective

Tranquility, elusive as it has become, opens the doors to private contemplation. Distractions withdraw the mind from clarity and realizations. Sitting in the shadow of a young tree, alone on a high hilltop deep in thought, the warmth of the sun seeping into porous skin, I contemplate, trying to understand how time elapses with barely [...]

fedora of inclination

A birthday, at 29, nearing the confluence of 30 and several steps away from mid-twenties, gives pause and helps remind us that this year always let and leave our lives in bloom. Wear a fedora of inclination, cultivate inhibition only when it deems necessary, tend to a clear definition between essentials and desires, and concentrate [...]