Poems in Nature
By Sister Chan Dieu Nghiem
Moments of Joy is the first full-length collection of contemplative poems from Sister Chan Dieu Nghiem (Sister Jina), each short verse radiating the energy of a single moment of awareness. Rich in images from the natural world, Sister Jina’s poetry also expresses a keen sense of emotional honesty.
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Poems in Nature
By Sister Chan Dieu Nghiem
Moments of Joy is the first full-length collection of contemplative poems from Sister Chan Dieu Nghiem (Sister Jina), each short verse radiating the energy of a single moment of awareness. Rich in images from the natural world, Sister Jina’s poetry also expresses a keen sense of emotional honesty.
Anyone who has been to Plum Village, France, and delighted in the rhythms of the seasons there will recognize the nourishing setting of these poems.
Moments of Joy is available on parallax.org and wherever books are sold.
Poems from Autumn
This morning The bright moon Has the sky All to itself The rising sun Turns the tiny dew drops On the wilted fig leaf Into shiny diamonds The birds sing For those who care to listen The sun rises For those who care to watch As the sun Climbs higher in the sky The shadows Grow shorter on the ground The cushions On the chairs Still damp from the rain Not cool! On one tree Tibetan prayer flags Between two others Today’s laundry Sandwiched between Two streaks of clouds Left behind by the planes The Full Moon This morning Even nature Seems to know It’s Sunday Early this morning The white moon Still high in the sky The red sun Not yet risen
