Inhabiting the Inexpressible
I began this poem in a doctor's office while reading Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil deGrasse Tyson. I found myself having to...
The Power of Attention
A few days ago, a friend asked me what I do for fun. She wasn't the first person to ask me that question, and I'm sure she wont be the...
Mirroring the Light
Mirroring the Light by Lauren Taub Cohen The setting sun spills its splendor across the soft, receiving sand and I study how the light...
Long Island Summers
Long Island Summers by Lauren Taub Cohen The sweet and sudden smell of waffle cones combined with the saccharine scent of ice cream...
Cycles within Cycles
Cycles within Cycles by Lauren Taub Cohen The rain playfully prances upon the puddles. Each drop falls without concern for perfection but...
Remedy for Fear
Remedy for Fear Sometimes, unreal threats cause panic to pummel me until fear begins to bleed and the only balm that works is to imagine...
Mount Koya
Mount Koya The moss-covered history rests like a softly sung sutra beneath the sleepy sun’s groggy light.
Ordinary Magnificence
I wrote "Ordinary Magnificence" this time last year when I realized how I had let doubts and assumptions hinder me from doing what I've...
The Art of Receptivity
The Art of Receptivity by Lauren Taub Cohen When I sit down to write I do not stalk my thoughts or rummage through memories in search of...
