David Whyte

David Whyte

Share this post

David Whyte
David Whyte
New Year Prayer

New Year Prayer

this symmetry inside for everything on the outside

David Whyte's avatar
David Whyte
Jan 11, 2025
∙ Paid
213

Share this post

David Whyte
David Whyte
New Year Prayer
10
18
Share
Photo: © David Whyte

New Year Prayer

This robust heart involved
with too many worlds
for its own good,
this portion of creation
constantly trying
to make its self singular,
this chef at home in the kitchen
among a gleam of knives,
sommelier
among eclectic bottles,
sometimes dreaming
as a hermit among leaves,
drinking the centuries
of inherited silence,
so…

Keep reading with a 7-day free trial

Subscribe to David Whyte to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.

Already a paid subscriber? Sign in
© 2025 David Whyte
Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start writingGet the app
Substack is the home for great culture

Share