Citizen of the Sun

Citizen of the Sun
Citizen of the Sun began as an inspired goal to write one hundred poems in one hundred days. Over that period of time I began to see a story of my own spiritual journey reveal itself in the writing. What evolved for me was a clear picture of my voice as a writer and a clear sense of writing as a spiritual practice.

The process of making a book became like I imagine it might be to paint a picture. I put down what came to me and then the images I chose began to tell me their story. The written painting unfolded before my eyes.

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Having been a church pastor and counselor over much of my working life. I knew I had a measure of empathy and the ability to establish rapport with others. What I have found is that through writing I touch my soul perception. My inner artist if you will.

Over the the last several years I have been working with my wife at a 140 acre medicinal herb farm where I do web work, photography,writing and graphic design. At the farm I have had the privilege to write a special column about my experience on the land a few times a year. Being deeply connected to this place over the years has helped to ground my writing in the tangible energy of the plants and wildlife, and the thriving, vibrant moods of the earth. It has been a wonderful way to experience spiritual presence not only within myself, but to feel myself as part of the spirit of the natural landscape.

The pieces I have chosen for this collection represent a living part of my soul’s journey on this earth. I look forward to more books that will continue to record the evolving relationship I have with the spirit infused world and my place in it. At the end of this article is a listing of the pieces in the book.

Now that Citizen of the Sun is out of my heart and mind and on the printed page I believe it will have a life of its own. I look forward to what this life will bring to others.

I hope Citizen of the Sun enhances your life.

Best and blessings,
David

I Burning the Midnight Down One Hundred Nights Citizen of the Sun I Used To Be So Sure Falling Into Place The Fishermen At The Water’s Edge The Space Soul Talk in the Summer Sun Jesus and the Magic Trick Ring Her Shiny Red Shoes Saint Cloud Five White Tee Shirts

II The Influence of Bees The Woman From the Greenhouse The Cologne My Wife Gave Me Why I Love Basmati Rice Her Lips Love Like Jesus A Wild Ride Through the Rain Cracks Sorrow In These Silent Spaces After All This Time Pelicans

III A Visiting Ghost Time is a Body Shadow Man Tangle in the Dark Heartburn Sex In the Storm Bats in the Backyard A Good Day for Flying The Flowers of Heaven

IV Silver and Golden Why Jesus Wept Thinking of Not Being Tenderness I See You There Invisible William A Walk Through the Camp Alone The Boat Summer Soaring Two Hundred Years from Now I Will Never Have Enough The Untameable Light Pigeons Never Come Here

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