The Art of Being is a contemplative collection of poetry rooted in presence, perception, and the quiet revelations of ordinary life. These poems dwell in moments often overlooked: weather passing through trees, silence shared in community, light meeting shadow, the sacred hidden within the everyday.
Rather than striving to conquer darkness or escape uncertainty, this collection explores the fragile grace of simply existing within the world as it is. Here, stillness is not emptiness. Attention becomes its own form of meaning. The ordinary becomes luminous when truly seen.
These poems are not declarations. They are moments of noticing.
The Collection 🍃🧘♀️🕊️
Latest moments of being
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samba mamba
Square psychedelic artwork showing a person dancing confidently through a neon-soaked city street at night. A giant black mamba coils around glowing signs reading “Mamba Samba” and “Kiss Me Mama!” while purple, pink, and blue reflections swirl across the pavement. The dancer wears round glasses, an open black floral silk shirt, black pants, and heels.…
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final call
Some conversations do not end with victory, defeat, or understanding. They simply reach their final note and dissolve into the night’s symphony.
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August 14, 1996
A kid wants to see a concert. A working dad can’t afford tickets, but he finds another way. A nostalgic poem about ingenuity, gratitude, Ferris wheels, and one unforgettable summer night above Hershey Park.
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hoist(ed)
A dream drifts through chocolate seas, caramel winds, wolfmen, mothers, and marshmallow shores. Part whimsy, part absurdity, and perhaps hiding a few secrets for Phans willing to follow the current.
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Cream, Chocolate, and Cherries
A surreal stroll through clouds, candy skies, Terrapin Station, and Grateful Dead echoes. Part tribute, part daydream, part bowl of Cherry Garcia…a whimsical reminder that sometimes heaven is simply a good song and a sweet moment.
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Thirty Seconds
A journey to the sea becomes something far stranger than expected. Thirty Seconds explores dreams, wonder, and the strange places the mind can wander when time loosens its grip.
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Nightingale
What happens when the song refuses to come? A brief reflection on creative silence, longing, and a nightingale that continues singing beneath a moonlit sky.
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lumiere gets lit
A minimalist meditation on darkness, ignition, and the small lights that become enough. “lumiere gets lit” explores how even the faintest spark can alter the shape of the void.
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presence
A contemplative senryu exploring silence, community, and the resonance that lingers when stillness is shared.
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grace
A brief contemplative poem about stillness, shelter, and the quiet grace found where light and darkness meet.
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