by CKSadmin | Mar 15, 2025 | art, Poetry
A poem about the slow process of healing. The Artwork: Seeing What’s Hidden The Poem: Healing My knowinghas often been a black boxinside my mind. The closer I get,the bigger its blankness, swallowing the questiondecorating my hands: What do you want,Unwanting...
by CKSadmin | Feb 15, 2025 | Poetry
Two poems written 12 years apart, both during the Year of the Snake (one in 2013 and on in 2025) to show how we grow over time. The Artwork: The Year of the Snake The Poem: In the Year of the Snake In the Year of the Snake, Part 1 (2013) I have carried myself with an...
by CKSadmin | Jan 15, 2025 | art, Poetry
A poem about dreaming while you go about daily life. The Artwork: Wanting to Fly The Poem: Reaching for the Sky I’ve collected16 featherssince the start of the year.Cleaning each one, terrified of diseasebut wanting to flyall the same. I stuff theminto my pockets, so...
by CKSadmin | Dec 15, 2024 | art, Poetry
A poem about facing changes in your life with courage. Editorial Note: I read the lines “truth of transition” and “moment after moment, we discover something new and different” in the book, “Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice” by...
by CKSadmin | Nov 15, 2024 | art, Poetry
Four haikus about interconnectedness. The Artwork: Threads The Poem: Threads Have you ever seen A poet without her words?She who fears apart. *** Have you ever seen A full circle, incomplete?Its wholeness – unknown? *** Have you ever seenA felled tree, split...
