In last week’s blog, Lessons in Loving and Grieving, I shared some beautiful poems by Elliot Ruchowitz-Roberts, as well the origin story of our special friendship that blossomed during the final months of beloved wife’s life in 2010. Elliot and Tey had been married for 50 years, and it was a slow process to heal from the impact of her passing.
Read MoreToday I want to share some beautiful poems written by my friend Elliot Ruchowitz-Roberts—a wise man and gifted poet whom I grew close to fourteen years ago, during the final months of his wife Tey’s life. I first met Tey when I became a Zen student at the Monterey Bay Zen Center in 1993. She warmly embraced me when I felt like an excluded outsider amidst the tightly knit group of seasoned students.
Read MoreLast July, I shared some powerful poems by my dear friend, Elliot Ruchowitz-Roberts, in two special blogs. The array of poems I chose related directly to the stories I was telling, so there was no place for me to include one of my all-time favorites, “Solstice.”
Read MoreLast week, I introduced my friend—the poet, Elliot Ruchowitz-Roberts—who I met through his late wife, Tey. Elliot and I grew close during the final months of Tey’s life in early 2010, and our friendship has continued to grow ever since. Healing from the loss of his beloved wife of half a century was a slow and sorrowful process for Elliot, but eventually, after almost five years, he knew the time had come to move forward with his life.
Read MoreToday I want to share a few beautiful poems written by my dear friend, Elliot Ruchowitz-Roberts, which were published in the book, White Fire. But to do them justice—to have you understand why the ones I selected touch me so deeply—requires some context. So let me take you back twenty-seven years to when I first met Elliot’s wife, Tey Roberts.
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