"At the edge of silence, you suddenly realized that you had been given the complete and utter gift of your own transparency, the revelation of your ...
Start
Start Close In, by David Whyte Start close in, don't take the second step or the third, start with the first thing close in, the step you don't want ...
Toward Truth
The Half Turn of Your Face The half turn of your face toward truth is the one movement you will not make. After all, having seen ...
The Old Wild Place
The Old Wild Place, by David Whyte After the good earth where the body knows itself to be real and the mad flight where it gives itself to the ...
Here in the Mountains
Recently I was in a local bookstore and rummaging around in the poetry section, hoping to get lucky. And I did--lo and behold, a copy of David ...
Don’t be afraid of the dark
This is another poem from David Whyte that I really enjoy: When your eyes are tired the world is tired also. When your vision is gone no part of ...
Sacred
"It doesn't interest me if there is one God or many gods. I want to know if you belong -- or feel abandoned: If you know despair Or can see it in ...
Smallness
What to Remember When You Begin by David Whyte "What you can plan is too small for you to live. What you can live wholeheartedly will make plans ...
Pilgrim
I love to read, which should be obvious from the "book" part of the title. I will read almost anything, but I'm choosy with my favorites. One of ...