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Here's your Daily Poem from the Poetry Chaikhana --
Dawn By Elizabeth Reninger
at this time
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Hi Omss -
It's been far too long since we last had a poem by Elizabeth Reninger.
Each time I read this poem, feeling for an image or idea to hook my attention and suggest something to write in commentary, I find myself transported, line-by-glowing line, through to the end. I'll sit silent today and reread this poem once more. My advice? Do the same.
And have a beautiful day!
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Elizabeth is a practitioner of the Taoist arts of qigong, acupuncture, tuina and poetry; and has been exploring the terrain of Inner Alchemy (Yoga/Qigong in various forms) for upwards of twenty-five years. She has had the privilege and good fortune of receiving instruction from a number of great Taoist, Buddhist and Hindu Teachers.
She writes an insightful, exploratory, often playful blog on Taoism at http://taoism.about.com/
I'm still waiting for Elizabeth Reninger's poetry to be discovered by the wider world. Do yourself a favor and buy a copy of her book And Now the Story Lives Inside You. Buy two, and give a copy to a friend. Perfect to read after a dawn walk or in the evening when the world grows quiet.
Elizabeth Reninger lives, teaches, writes, and plays in Boulder, Colorado.
Ivan
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