Lalla’s poetry is always an inspiration for me.   She was born in Kashmir in northern India in 1320 and died in 1392.  She was both, a mystic of the Kashmiri Shaivite sect and a Sufi saint. Her poetry are some of the earliest compositions in the Kashmiri language.  She is the Kashmiri equivalent of Germany’s [...]

A Night of Ecstatic and Erotic Poetry Honoring the Beloved Saturday, April 2, 2011 7-9 pm Hosted by ChocolaTree Organic Eatery & Marketplace ~ in the Garden 1595 West Hwy 89A Sedona, AZ 86336 – (928) 282-2997 April is National Poetry month. In honor of it I was inspired to organize my first poetry event. [...]

Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it. ~ Rumi My friend Zannie sent me this comment and below is my response. Crystal, great quote from a master of love. How does this relate to your personal experiences [...]

By Crystal Dawn Morris Moon grows bright, Celebrate naked by firelight. Open up heart strings, Remember the way joy sings. Entice a man with your feminine charms, Melt into his strong, loving arms. Be brave, Ride the wave, Dance to Rock, Suck his cock. Laugh till you cry, Never lie. Merge into the deep blue [...]

Poetry can be powerful way to connect to the Divine. Write a Love today. If you are single write a love poem to yourself or a friend. Here is one a wrote last summer. Touching You Touching you, I open. No words spoken. Breathing together, I see God in your eyes. Flesh against flesh, Beneath [...]

I love Mary Oliver’s poem Wild Geese it begins with these lines. You do not have to be good You do not need to walk on your knees, for a hundred miles through the desert, repenting. You only need to let the soft animal of your body love what it loves. This poem speaks to [...]

Eye Gazing and Communion Warmth shining on my face My heart flowing into yours Connection grows You seeing me Like honey, so sweet Diving deeper into a dark pool Still, calm and familiar A homecoming I see you Like honey, so sweet Energy grows and flows Expands and melts all boundaries Tears, smiles, tears and [...]

One Regret by Hafiz One regret that I am determined not to have when I am lying upon my death bed is that we did not kiss enough. Often we put off doing the things that are important to us thinking we will do them someday. Make a list of the things you are committed [...]

I wrote this poem a year ago, for a friend, after an experience of our minds and hearts becoming one. Tantra has taught me how to relax into the moment and move into timeless realms where there is only Being. When I let go of the illusion of me being alone and separate I recognize [...]