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Author Archives: pmpersaud
HEARING VOICES
The great Jewish sage of the Middle Ages, Rabbi Moses ben Maimon, or as he is best known, Maimonides or Rambam, concluded his medical oath with these words. “O God, You have appointed me to watch over the life and … Continue reading
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Stewards of Distress
Summer offers us an opportunity to relax with family and friends and to refresh ourselves for the rest of the year’s journey. It is also the time for us to reflect on the blessings that have shaped our lives and … Continue reading
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Reminder: Wear Red on Penetcost
REMINDER: WEAR RED ON PENTECOST When I saw “Reminder: Wear Red on Pentecost” I smiled at the sentiment. Show our unity. Feel the fire, or as the poet Browning would have it, “the indubitable bliss of fire.” I smiled as … Continue reading
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The Restless Spirit, Again
St. Paul urges us, “If we live by the Spirit, let us also walk by the Spirit.” This is never an easy walk. The Spirit goes where it wills. That is its nature. It seeks out what is new, different, … Continue reading
A Reckless, Restless Spirit
The spirit goes where it wills. That is its nature. It seeks out what is new, different, excitingly dangerous, taking risks to be true to itself, always challenging whatever affects us to grow us to maturity. The spirit is the playful … Continue reading
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Rilke’s Orbits
Rilke’s poem I Live My Life is different from Neruda’s So is my Life. Yet both are poetic revelations of movement toward that which is different from humanity but in whose orbit humanity lives and dies. It seems as if … Continue reading
Neruda’s Infinite
Pablo Neruda proclaims his poetic vision in a brief poem entitled So is my Life. He begins with the affirmation of the foundation of his poetry. “My duty moves along with my song: I am I am not: that is my … Continue reading
Whitman’s Lilacs
I still have not uncovered the essential meaning of epitaph, and perhaps I may never be able to do so. My earlier meditation on the theme invited an exploration the relationship of epitaph to return. This seems to me to … Continue reading
Octavio Paz’s Epitaphs
Recently I was reading Octavio Paz’s poem Return when my eyes lingered upon a line that continues to call for a level of reflection of which I do not consider myself capable. The line reads, “Poet: gardener of epitaphs.” I … Continue reading
Gilgamesh’s Quest
I want to continue pursuing the theme of “journey” for another moment. The Epic of Gilgamesh is over 5,000 years old. It contains some things with which we are already acquainted, such as an earlier version of the Flood of … Continue reading
Soliloquy 