MaryLiz BenderMusings on Meditation vs. Daydreaming and the Process of CreationThe birth of an idea. The dawn of a new creation. I feel most alive when I welcome something new out of the aether and allow it to be. But…Aug 15, 2023Aug 15, 2023
MaryLiz BenderSeedI taste the grains on my lips I feel its coarseness Softened and weighted by recent rains I am packed down and in It is comfortable and…Dec 5, 2022Dec 5, 2022
MaryLiz BenderSurviving to AlivenessThe collective experience is made up of Individual experiences We are each the experiencers That make up the Whole That we knowJul 26, 2022Jul 26, 2022
MaryLiz BenderEmergenceWading into the honey An ancient life — thick Like a warm blanket I bathe in the solar crystals That dance in my eyesJun 22, 2022Jun 22, 2022
MaryLiz BenderFileI aim to feel as an empty frame Poised and ready to be filled, erased Filled, erased, filled, erased A portal, ever-changing Adapting…Dec 14, 2021Dec 14, 2021
MaryLiz BenderWhy There, When HereTo those that ask “Why there, when here?” With a flood of reasoning Practical, philosophical I can only convey The impulse, through…Oct 7, 2021Oct 7, 2021
MaryLiz BenderMusing in FluxI feel in flux. Not there, but on my way. Not there, just left. Suspended here, contemplating the way. Designing the place, still, where…Aug 22, 2021Aug 22, 2021
MaryLiz BenderSense & MindLike my tongue to taste Like my nose to smell As my eyes to sight And my ears to sound So too, it seems Is my mind to thoughtJul 12, 2021Jul 12, 2021
MaryLiz BenderMorning Musings: Memories, Stories, and RelationI am happy to find myself here again––next to the window with an astounding binaural soundtrack. Black birds chatter close, then far away…Mar 24, 2021Mar 24, 2021
MaryLiz BenderFire DancePour the ocean into my cup Sip by sip, I drink it up Fire warping, ever-stretching Graceful fingers through the distance Poking holes into…Oct 15, 2020Oct 15, 2020