Philosophy
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The Essence of My Poetry
My Story There was a moment that changed everything for me. I was moved by Rumi’s poetry, and in that instant I realized that poetry has the power to move us in ways nothing else can. Words on a page could touch the heart, lift the spirit, and open a door to meaning. That was… Read more
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Reason Rejoices
There is a picture of the thinking person that most of us carry without ever choosing it. The figure is alone. The room is dark, or if not dark then grey, lit by a single lamp. The face is serious, a little tired, set against the world rather than turned toward it. To think, in… Read more
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Everything I Needed to Know, a Flower Already Knew
A regular Thursday in Amsterdam taught me everything. A walk along the river, a conversation about the future, a wheat flower I didn’t expect to find, and the quiet realisation that the most beautiful thing I could do is simply be myself. This is that afternoon, and the poem it became. Read more
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