Unfolding Light
Steve Garnaas-Holmes
Poetry, like religion, is the practice of wonder—a way of being open, a way of reaching out to touch the hem of the world’s garment. Like the great spiritual teachers, poetry invites us to be radically present, to inhabit the world a little more closely, to attend a little more lovingly, with an awareness beyond the mere mind. The numinous shines right before our eyes, nonchalantly hidden, poorly disguised. The Divine lurks in the shadowy places. The Realm of Grace is at hand, among you, within you. There’s delight and suffering and mystery: everything the heart desires. We’re embedded in it. All we have to do is slow down and pay attention. Poetry is a way of letting the world come to you. These poems are offered to waylay us from the grind of productivity, off into the weeds of the divine.
Unfolding Light is a collection of 184 poems gathered from 45 years of writing. They are part of my practice of wonder. They include reflections on daily life, scripture passages, walking in the woods, contemplative prayer, the natural world, dogs, bees, and driving across Montana with a peach. They’re rooted in my observation that the world is a thin place, filled with mystery, the divine presence, tears of every kind, and abundant blessing.
Duration - 4h 2m.
Author - Steve Garnaas-Holmes.
Narrator - Steve Garnaas-Holmes.
Published Date - Tuesday, 09 January 2024.
Copyright - © 2024 Steve Garnaas-Holmes ©.
Location:
United States
Description:
Poetry, like religion, is the practice of wonder—a way of being open, a way of reaching out to touch the hem of the world’s garment. Like the great spiritual teachers, poetry invites us to be radically present, to inhabit the world a little more closely, to attend a little more lovingly, with an awareness beyond the mere mind. The numinous shines right before our eyes, nonchalantly hidden, poorly disguised. The Divine lurks in the shadowy places. The Realm of Grace is at hand, among you, within you. There’s delight and suffering and mystery: everything the heart desires. We’re embedded in it. All we have to do is slow down and pay attention. Poetry is a way of letting the world come to you. These poems are offered to waylay us from the grind of productivity, off into the weeds of the divine. Unfolding Light is a collection of 184 poems gathered from 45 years of writing. They are part of my practice of wonder. They include reflections on daily life, scripture passages, walking in the woods, contemplative prayer, the natural world, dogs, bees, and driving across Montana with a peach. They’re rooted in my observation that the world is a thin place, filled with mystery, the divine presence, tears of every kind, and abundant blessing. Duration - 4h 2m. Author - Steve Garnaas-Holmes. Narrator - Steve Garnaas-Holmes. Published Date - Tuesday, 09 January 2024. Copyright - © 2024 Steve Garnaas-Holmes ©.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
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002 author's note
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003 ache
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004 adoration
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005 after the holidays
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006 against the brutal urge
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007 alarm
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008 already here
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009 angel of death
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010 annunciation
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011 anointed
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012 at my grave
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013 autumn colors
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014 ballerina on crutches
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015 the baptism of the beloved
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016 bare tree
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017 batting
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018 be alert
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019 the beatitudes
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020 beauty
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021 the bees don't mind
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022 the beloved says i want you
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023 betrayal
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024 between
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025 bind yourself to this
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026 the bird comes close
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027 birds have been yelling
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028 a bird's song
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029 blessed are you
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030 blinded
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031 blossoming desert
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032 the bowl and its fruit
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033 broken heart
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034 buds
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035 buried treasure
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036 burning bush
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037 burning house
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038 call
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039 call and response
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040 the cast
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041 chasm
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042 cherish
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043 christ is rising
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044 clearing it out
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045 cold
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046 "come out!"
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047 companion
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048 concentrating
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049 a cup of tea
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050 dark night
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051 dawn
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052 dear emperor
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053 desert
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054 dog mind
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055 doing the dishes
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056 do you love god?
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057 earthling
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058 easter leap
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059 easter seed
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060 easter walk
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061 entry
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062 eucharist by candlelight
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063 even when you look away
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064 fishers of people
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065 five brass bells
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066 the flesh of god
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067 flutes
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068 forget everything
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069 for lazarus to rise
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070 fortune cookie
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071 free
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072 full moon, sholveling snow
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073 the future
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074 galilee afternoon
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075 getting the driveway done
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076 the gift
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077 gift of light
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078 the glass of water says
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079 glorious becoming
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080 god got tired
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081 god is already happy
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082 god is the one
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083 a god of smaller things
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084 god's gratitude
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085 go on
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086 grief
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087 grief music
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088 half moon
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089 halloween
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090 heaven's actual
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091 "he is not here"
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092 he made no answer
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093 how do you spell
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094 how we knew
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095 humid
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096 i forget you
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097 in a hospital
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098 invitation
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099 invocation
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100 it comes so lightly
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101 i will whisper
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102 keep singing
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103 kicking leaves
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104 leper
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105 let's do this
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106 life begins
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107 light in the rocks
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108 love letter
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109 love poem
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110 lucifer
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111 the madison st bridge
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112 manna
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113 mantle of lilght
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114 mary, mother of god
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115 mary, with lily
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116 the meadow, still
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117 the milky way
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118 moon blessing
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119 morning song
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120 the most amazing thing
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121 mother's day
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122 mustard seed
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123 my peach
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124 mystery again
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125 a new birth
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126 newborn again
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127 new moon
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128 night walk
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129 offering
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130 the one desire
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131 ouranophobia
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132 our longing
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133 ox
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134 the pharisee and the tax collector
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135 pour out
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136 praying
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137 praying in deep snow
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138 presence
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139 prodigal
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140 quiet
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141 reach
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142 red bricks
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143 red oak
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144 red sea
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145 renunciation
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146 rice in a beggar's bowl
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147 sanctuary
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148 say you are dead
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149 seconds
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150 self control
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151 self expression
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152 she stands at the kitchen sink
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153 shoreline
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154 shuck off your burlap
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155 singing
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156 sit and listen
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157 the slowness of light
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158 small stones
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159 smile
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160 smitten
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161 snow and ashes
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162 snowed under
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163 the snow fort
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164 something good impends
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165 start small
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166 sweet nothings
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167 swimming in the sea
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168 take a bow
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169 this emptied tomb
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170 this very day
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171 tidying
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172 to forgive
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173 too much
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174 to receive the gift
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175 transfiguration
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176 two walks
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177 vase
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178 visitation
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179 the voice of god
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180 waiting room
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181 walking on water
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182 weaver
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183 when moses finally died
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184 word made flesh
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185 you are the rain
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186 you have come to run and dance
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Ending Credits
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