THE TRANSCRIPTION

I felt like an ant carrying 

three times its body weight in dirt

as it moved toward the hill it was making 

with its colony.

The hill is called Love.

I felt this way because

I was listening to a recorded talk 

about the relationship between 

the Dark Night of the Soul, Love 

and the Infinite Presence of God.

I was so moved by what I was hearing

and by the depth of the talk’s message

that I felt the need to transcribe it

just so I could be closer

to the words being spoken.

Every letter I wrote down 

was like the dirt on the ant’s back.

And yet I had the startling sensation 

that the more I wrote 

the lighter I became

as I moved assiduously

toward the hill of Love.

*I am hosting my first online poetry workshop for non-poets. 

It is called COME TO YOUR SENSES. It will be offered monthly 

beginning Sunday, Mar. 16, at 2pm PST. 

There is limited space, so register earlier!

For more information, please visit this page. I hope you can join us!