by Cheryl Pallant | Nov 9, 2011 | Buddhism, impermance, presence
The poet sits at her table to write. She must do so. She is compelled. Words lure her to the blank page like a beckoning lover. Sometimes the lover welcomes the meeting with complete attention. Other times the hoped for embrace disappears. Perhaps the meeting was a...
by Cheryl Pallant | Jun 21, 2011 | body awareness, buddhist poetry, poetry
After years of writing and meditating, I’ve reached the point when it’s unclear when I’m doing which. It’s not as easy as sitting on a cushion versus sitting before a computer. The similarities are endless. In both, I am attending to my breath, subtly shifting my...
