Artistic Afternoons: An Easter Found Poem life has thwarted death! We wake to divine laughing and the delight cannot be held within such a radiant light and liveliness an eager creation has fallen in love with this enchanting lightness and these uncommon gifts of beauty A crowd of brightest Good The permission to waste affection daily to dance gaily surrounded by presence It is a practice Start now. (Your turn! Make your own Easter poem, found or otherwise!) (fb)

Midday Meditation: Poem for Easter Rise, daffodil, against the stones that shall yield to your yellow vow. Rise, onion shoot, from an odious shroud to green exclamation; your death is done! Rise, children of the winter mind, run to the garden— kneel to the sun. Barbara Esch Shisler (fb)