The air is getting colder now, the nights are getting crisp. I first tasted the universe on a night like this.

Josh Ritter

Presence, slowing down, and finding peace in a quiet moment. 16 poems live in this room.

Every poem gathered beneath this lyric.

Artwork for "Ribbons", drawn from the lines: Ribbons unfurl and dance across; your field of vision in the sunshine, their curls
Essential

No. 92

Ribbons

Ribbons unfurl and dance across your field of vision in the sunshine, their curls and shimmers

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Artwork for "And you are magic", drawn from the lines: Imagine a crystal vase; Filled with clear warm water

No. 4

And you are magic

Imagine a crystal vase Filled with clear warm water Floating in a pale blue sky.

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Artwork for "So slip away", drawn from the lines: It's okay to; Slip out at night,

No. 6

So slip away

It's okay to Slip out at night, Basketball in hand,

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Artwork for "Remember the feeling", drawn from the lines: You look down; At your wedding shoes, from so long ago,

No. 13

Remember the feeling

You look down At your wedding shoes, from so long ago, Those deep blue

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Artwork for "That syncopated rhythm", drawn from the lines: Listen closely to; The hole within yourself,

No. 34

That syncopated rhythm

Listen closely to The hole within yourself, So shapeless and so vast,

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Artwork for "Cherish the click", drawn from the lines: Cherish the click.; When you understand that the

No. 36

Cherish the click

Cherish the click. When you understand that the words that once harmed you

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Artwork for "Stay with the painful thoughts", drawn from the lines: Imagine compassion built from the; times you

No. 41

Stay with the painful thoughts

Imagine compassion built from the times you stayed with the painful thoughts.

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Artwork for "The underground snake-ship,", drawn from the lines: The underground snake-ship,; The blue hour bus ride,

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The underground snake-ship,

The underground snake-ship, The blue hour bus ride, Just so you could sit alone

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Artwork for "The domino cascade", drawn from the lines: How can you enhance the vision of; their goodness

No. 49

The domino cascade

How can you enhance the vision of their goodness As clearly as

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Artwork for "Out of any other", drawn from the lines: How does it look through; The glass of the window blown

No. 53

Out of any other

How does it look through The glass of the window blown by memory?

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Artwork for "Conceive the next magic trick", drawn from the lines: The energy you spent dismissing; Something too random to be

No. 65

Conceive the next magic trick

The energy you spent dismissing Something too random to be coincidental,

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Artwork for "In the ghost light", drawn from the lines: You jumped the fence; And ran.

No. 73

In the ghost light

You jumped the fence And ran. Sometimes the wind lifted you

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Artwork for "Or did you stay on the floor?", drawn from the lines: She disappeared down the hallway,; And you watched her close the door.

No. 75

Or did you stay on the floor?

She disappeared down the hallway, And you watched her close the door. You walked back into your apartment

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Artwork for "As if you both knew", drawn from the lines: You can't grasp what you'd most wish.; Tiny dust motes dancing and

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As if you both knew

You can't grasp what you'd most wish. Tiny dust motes dancing and shimmering

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Artwork for "Beyond the override", drawn from the lines: When the clouds wash off your face; like soap foam, and you fall

No. 89

Beyond the override

When the clouds wash off your face like soap foam, and you fall from a parallel extreme—

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Artwork for "One summer night, you'll glimpse infinity.", drawn from the lines: One summer night, you'll glimpse infinity.; Climb the hill, between the

No. 101

One summer night, you'll glimpse infinity.

One summer night, you'll glimpse infinity. Climb the hill, between the rolling White Mountains, and on the way

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