Tag Archives: peace

why the world spins: an incomplete myth

Posted on September 6, 2019 by Michael Patton

WHY THE WORLD SPINS At the beginning of our small but heavy planet a woman and a man stood up from the ooze of mud but while the woman examined the curious aspects of her body the man looked all … Continue reading →

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The Gift of the Wound

Posted on April 12, 2011 by Michael Patton

  Once again, a magical dream shows me a universal truth… …a mythological truth. In the dream… …I see a full-grown sheep among some lambs in a field. The sheep moves away from the lambs, then gets wounded in the … Continue reading →

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Donkey Tails

Posted on March 21, 2011 by Michael Patton

  This Aesop’s fable stopped me dead still… …because its moral seems to speak directly to our times. As the story begins… A weary traveler hires a driver with a donkey to take him to the next town. They begin … Continue reading →

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Sweet Embraceable Beliefs

Posted on February 8, 2011 by Michael Patton

  As we recognize the birth centennial of a beloved American president… …certain words, certain beliefs of this citizen still ring in my ears… …ring painfully.  Such as this statement: “Trees pollute.” These two words still ring, but not because … Continue reading →

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