Poem: The day you were born
Poem: At first, it is true, I thought there were only peaches & wild grapes
Poem: They helped their own
This was not an area of large plantations
The glimpse of life beyond the words
Poem: A native person looks up from the plate
Poem: Until I was nearly fifty
When life descends into the pit
Poem: When we let spirit lead us
Metta to Muriel and other marvels : a poet's experience of meditation
All praises to the pause, part one
Poem: Thousands of feet below you
All praises to the pause, part two
How it feels to know someone died for you
I call that man religious
Now that you are with me like my people and the dignity of the world
Poem: The Gospel according to Shug
Earth, one people, one love.
Acknowledgments -- Introduction. --
Three fates : graduation address, Agnes Scott College, 2000: includes poem: The day you are born. --
When life descends into the pit. --
All praises to the pause : the universal moment of reflection : commencement address, California Institute of Integral Studies, San Francisco, California, May 19, 2002: includes poems: A blessing ; Until I was nearly fifty ; Loss of vitality ; My friend Yeshi ; The writer's life ; The river has its destination. --
This was not an area of large plantations : suffering too insignificant for the majority to see : Dharma talk, African American Buddhist Conference/Retreat, Spirit Rock Meditation Center, Woodacre, California, August 16, 2002: includes poem: They helped their own. --
I call that man religious : healing the universal heart, becoming intimate with that which is foreign : the College of Integral Studies, San Francisco, California, April 11, 2002: includes excerpts from a speech given by / Fidel Castro Ruz at the International Conference on Financing and Development on March 21, 2002 ; includes poems: At first, it is true, I thought there were only peaches & wild grapes ; We have a beautiful mother. --
Now that you are with me like my people and the dignity of the world : letters of love & hope, the story of the Cuban Five. --
Metta to Muriel and other marvels : a poet's experience of meditation. --
How it feels to know someone died for you : living with the voice of the beloved : talk at UC Santa Cruz, early nineties: includes poems: [Thousands of feet below you] ; Not children ; Patriot ; When we let the spirit lead us ; Remember. --
The glimpse of life beyond the words : on censorship and freedom of speech. --
Sent by earth : a message from the grandmother spirit : talk given to the Midwives Alliance of North America, September 22, 2001: includes poems: A Native person looks up from the plate, or, Owning how we must look to a person who has become our food ; Recommendation ; S M ; [At this time of mourning]. --
Orchids : a talk at the yoga summit & retreat presented by International Association of Black Yoga Teachers, Watsonville, California, August 1, 2003. --
To be led by happiness : (re: March 8, 2003).