A Poem For Today - I No Longer Pray

[KEN DICKINSON]

Suggested by Jai

I no longer pray— 

now I drink dark chocolate 
and let the moon sing to me.

I no longer pray—
I let my ancestors dance 
through my hips
at the slightest provocation.

I no longer pray—
I go to the river
and howl my ancient pain 
into the current.

I no longer pray—
I ache, I desire,
I say “yes” to my longing.

I no longer pray as I was taught
but as the stars crawl
onto my lap like soft animals at nighttime 
and God tucks my hair behind my ears 
with the gentle fingers of her wind
and a new intimacy is uncovered in everything,
perhaps it's that I’m finally learning 
how to pray.

Chelan Harkin

Sent from my iPhone

[Marvin Glass]

and I...I was a poor school teacher traveling the same road as the Ancient poet Li Po in search of a tea house by the side of the road....marvinG

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[David Glick]

Such a beautiful sweet poem of gratitude. I loved the imagery in this poem.

David

On Sun, Jun 16, 2024 at 7:53 AM 'KEN DICKINSON' via A Poem For Today <po...@googlegroups.com> wrote:

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[Patricia Rios]

Very nice!

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