It Just Is: Poems For the Journey

Like good music, good poems often take you where prose cannot. We know so little about the universe and ourselves; but occasionally we get glimpses of truth. Some of the most profound truths can only be expressed in poetry. Sometimes, poems can say in a few lines what entire books fail to say. Poems reveal blind spots and contradictions. They challenge long held ideas that no longer ring true. They remind us there is always more to the story. Poems stir emotions. They help us get out of our heads, and into our hearts where deeper truths hide. Poems heal. They reveal connections in a world full of disconnections. They help us let go of past disappointments, and live more fully in the present. Poems are like life, full of mysteries and miracles. Don t rush them. Give them your full attention. The Universe speaks most clearly through a poem. Perhaps the Universe is a poem.