Harvey Lillywhite.

by Harvey Lillywhite  It’s time we accepted What’s ugly because   So much is ugly, truly Ugly. We must be   Born again in the spirit Of ugly, and graciously   Admit it’s hard to tell Where ugly stops   And … [Read more...] about A Morning Prayer

from the Tao Te Ching,  translated by Stephen Addiss and Stanley Lombardo... 11.Thirty spokes join one hub. The wheel's use comes from emptiness. Clay is fired to make a pot. The pot's use comes from emptiness. Windows and doors are cut to make a room. The room's use comes from emptiness. Therefore,    Having leads to profit.    Not … [Read more...] about Poem

by Harvey Lillywhite   Hearing the Goddess   Authentic self,  needy little baby I name the goddess--she's the one who calls In a clear voice above 20-thousand Hertz that can’t be consciously heard but masks   What I wish to ignore and makes phantoms To fill in the blanks when emptiness leaves me Lonely. Thus the autumn when all … [Read more...] about Poems to the Goddess

by Harvey Lillywhite   Once the horrible striving is over We can relax like old friends with nothing To lose: the Birds of Peace hover above And the calls of the Birds of Paradise Forgotten--all is calm and all alive.   … [Read more...] about JOY

by Harvey Lillywhite   Yesterday morning I was in Atlanta to teach some people at the Department of Justice how to write better. I had to leave my own family for the day. And on the plane ride down, I was thinking about certain friends I’ve had since high school and how they have, in my mind, become part of my family, too, though I haven’t seen many of … [Read more...] about Bathing in Family