Tristan Griffin Poetry
words to wake you up
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I write and teach on the topic of spirituality and human health. This site includes my poetry. If you’re looking for more information, visit my personal website at www.tristansgriffin.com
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Written 03/16/19 Truth approaches from deep withoutAnd touches deep withinFaint at firstAnd then It grows larger and largerBeyond a feelingBeyond intellectBeyond words and ideas It soars higher and higherBeyond our reachBeyond our graspWe inch upon its ladder We move higher and higherFarther than we once believed existedFarther than our imaginations could take usOn a trail…
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Written 3/16/19 Words cannot captureThe fullness I’m afterNeither knowledge nor intellect will doTo prove the indescribable true Pictures are but metaphorsKnocking on the doorExperience, a helpful guideA dim light in darkness wide But what I say I know is trueMore true than logicTruth only sensedNot quite grasped We may come nearer, but not insideWe may…
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Written 11/13/17 May I have this dance?I don’t dance.May I have this dance?I’ll give it a chance. I fear failure.I fear defeat.Just close your eyes.Listen to the beat. The people are staring.The people are laughing.Who says that their wayIs the right way of acting? I don’t know all the steps.I don’t know all the timing.That’s…