Non-religious
7 poems
For a new beginningby John O'Donohue, 1956 ~ 2008“The delight when your courage kindled and out you stepped onto new ground”
Habitationby Margaret Atwood, b. 1939“With wonder at having survived this far, we are learning to make fire”
Learned in Kindergartenby Robert Fulghum, b. 1937“Remember the little seed in the plastic cup? The roots go down and the plant goes up”
Loveby "Roy Croft" (disputed attribution)“You are helping me to make out of the lumber of my life, not a tavern, but a temple”
Scientific Romanceby Tim Pratt, b. 1976“I’d still spend at least 10^21 processing cycles a month just sitting on a virtual couch with you, watching virtual TV, eating virtual fajitas”
We are youngby J.R.R. Tolkien, 1892 ~ 1973“We have become as one, deep rooted in the soil of Life and tangled in the sweet growth”
Wild Geeseby Mary Oliver, 1935 ~ 2019“You only have to let the soft animal of your body love what it loves.”