Old Monk's Journal: Journal Entry 249
Here is a poem for Friday, April 30, the last day of National Poetry Month. Thank you so much for participating in this celebration. I had a good time and hope you did, too.
You remain with me
old wild goose, no matter where
you roam—same autumn night.
--Issa
Do you like this poem? Why or why not? How does it make you feel?
Prompt: Copy Issa’s first line—You remain with me—and see where it leads you
You remain with me: old photograph, favorite poem, dear friend, lost love, blue heron etc.
You remain with me
dear mother
even though your last
African violet has ceased
to blossom.
--Old Monk
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A blog by Mary Lou Kownacki
A personal journal captures what’s in the heart. Most of my adult life I’ve recorded my notes, brief reflections, poems, reactions to daily events in a journal. It is an ongoing source of monastic formation; the rich and raw material of life that helps shape my Monastery of the Heart. About a year ago, Old Monk began to appear on my journal’s pages. Mary Lou Kownacki, OSB, is the Monasteries of the Heart coordinator.
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