Mirabella.

“from the center of my life came
a great fountain, deep blue
shadows on azure seawater.”
― Louise Glück, The Wild Iris

“She weaves me anew, sacred and true
Naked to her strength, I hear anew
I need not even seek her
for, she is here with me.

Infinite space, sacred hums
where all returns to one.
The truths revealed and the lessons
unraveled
Seeker of time, I need not even travel
All is here, with this one sacred love,
sacred embrace.”
― Ulonda Faye, Sutras of the Heart: Spiritual Poetry to Nourish the Soul

“Living life as an artist is a practice.
You are either engaging in the practice
or you’re not.

It makes no sense to say you’re not good at it.
It’s like saying, “I’m not good at being a monk.”
You are either living as a monk or you’re not.

We tend to think of the artist’s work as the output.

The real work of the artist
is a way of being in the world.”
― Rick Rubin, The Creative Act: A Way of Being

“But my words become stained with your love.
You occupy everything, you occupy everything.”
― Pablo Neruda, Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair