In April you go into the snow – you do not find a forgiving heart but rather silence perfectly attuned to the grace of life. by steve ilg published 1990/Pagosa Speaks – A Book Of Regional Poetry by Steve Ilg pic by Joy Kilpatrick of Daddy and Dewachen Ilg when the Rinpoche was 3 […]
pic by ilg the other day of Tsé bit’á i “Rock With Wings” – White Man called it, ‘Shiprock’… Navajo Nation (first published, 1990 in PAGOSA SPEAKS; A Collection Of Regional Poetry, by Steve Ilg. All Rights Reserved) Gallup. Window Rock. Tohatchi. Eon-molded tufts of basalt and sandstone. Massey-Ferguson caps. Thrift-Way stores. A Navajo […]
I may never know
the turmoil
you have endured
or the bliss
you have embraced
to become who you are
but I do know
these unknown parts of you
twisted and turned
in the great wheel of life
allowed you to lead me…
this Teaching Blog inspired and dedicated to my 2011 HP Yogini of the Year; Sandra “DawaGahti” Lee…
the Sacred River calls ilg toward lullaby…half-naked i trek toward her, flyrod in hand, tiptoeing toward my Beloved like a secret lover appearing as the sun washes away. inwardly i pray; may ilg not catch anything save for the Go(o)dness which is my River Sister, as sacred to ilg as is the…
The Christ Light, The BuddhaLight, our Grandfather Sun graces Go(o)dnight to a kiva ladder…
… and now my love of focused fun
among snow covered woods,
pine-lathered mountains, and
high, rocky peaks where only Pika play and occasional Hawks reach their wings into majesty…
reMind me of my True Human Beingness
shouting unheard into my HeartCave;
“Don’t Wait Any Longer…”
so, within the garden of Self,
ilg dives into an inner ocean
each morning…no matter how busy…
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