Too many people fear poetry and, in the process, rob themselves of the joy that comes from letting a special wave of joy flow through their heart. The poem in this meditation is not presented for its high excellence, but for its way of expressing affection. In this case, from husband to wife. When is the last time you assembled words of affection and shaped them into an arrow aimed toward someone you love? Tonight, write love to someone, whether you find the courage to send it to them or not. It doesn't have to be perfect - simply motivated by affection. Imagine the impact your love can have on another. As David Whyte has said about poetry...
Work is a very serious matter indeed. We freight our work with meaning and identity, and fight hard and long for some kind of purpose in our endeavors. Organizations need to understand the wellsprings of human creativity in order to shape conversations that are invitational to an individual's greater powers. Good poetry can provide explosive insight, grant needed courage and stir the dormant imagination of individuals and organizations alike.
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Here is a poem I wrote recently for my wife:
Conference in the Clouds
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When the gods gathered that spring for their regular
conference in the clouds, I wonder if some beams
of sunlight shaped themselves into twin arrows
pointing them towards you & me. What
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winds hummed through their airy hands,
tuned their heavenly ears to the harmony
of our hearts, our need for each other?
What comments from their research angels
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advised them of the special fit of you to me? Or
did they meet at midnight in moonlight, sew epaulets
of stars on their shoulders, laugh all night? Was it
the warm drafts of that eve that ordained them with
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the wisdom to know that you and I must be combined
so they could rest easy, rise with us at dawn, smile over
their morning coffee at their genius in creating such an
alchemy of passion, anger, foolishness, joy, love?
