Writing on Pluto: Landscapes of Joy

The Joys of Living a Poetic Life

Poetry is a threat if there are things in your system that are very hard to face because poetry is about being open and being spiritually, mentally, and emotionally well. A poetic life may mean sacrificing material overabundance, otherwise known as clutter, but you always sacrifice something, and to us, it's worth it.

Poetry is about consciousness and the pleasures of art. Other art forms can provide a bridge to your poetic self, if there are obstacles that need to be overcome. Yoga reestablishes and retrains breathing when parts of your natural self have been suppressed by a civilization that does not find those parts supportive of its values.

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Landscapes of Joy

Oprah talked once about "textures of joy". Living the life of a poet provides me interior and exterior landscapes of joy. As a matter of fact, what it does is take what I have in my life already and make it more joyful. It isn't a single feeling but an experience of the variety of the aspects of life but with joy. It's not all the time, but it's an infusion from the source that is poetry, outwards into other experiences, like dropping watercolor into the corner of a pan of water.