Inner Sky

"Countless stars illuminate the night behind our eyes, whether we sleep, dream, or wake. This inner sky is purest Presence. It is wonder, both the source and goal of every mystical path. And this spacious depth in us is our connection with the Creator.

"When the inner silence vibrates, we participate in the Logos, the resonance at the source of creation. As I feel it, this resonance is the essence of a poem. To immerse in the vibrant energy of a good poem is to participate in the primal act, the Word of God.

"The delicious problem of the poet is to report this inexpressible space of amazement, as it shines through the most ordinary creatures in the world. Not to separate the ordinary from the transcendent, but to celebrate how ineluctably one they are, like the color blue and the emptiness of the sky."

~From the introduction to my book, Savor Eternity One Moment At A Time, published by Saint Julian Press. Photo: sunset over my little town on the Salish Sea, first day of summer.