ardhan swatridge - innerventures.meLoss & Grief — a deer poemThe daily walk with dogs and pine fresh air. A deer is grazing in the green, rare to witness in our local woods. Ears prick up, she turns…2 min read·Nov 30, 2023----
ardhan swatridge - innerventures.meOde to Persimmon — 12/2020What fruits mature in the dormant depths of winter? What fruits when ripe, so deliciously plump, so wantonly juiced and sweet, offer so…3 min read·Dec 19, 2020----
ardhan swatridge - innerventures.meMyBlog: InnerVentures“I wish that I could show you, when you are lonely in the darkness, the astonishing light of your own being.” ~ Hafiz2 min read·Dec 1, 2020----
ardhan swatridge - innerventures.meAnother ChanceA poem about boarding school by Ardhan Swatridge — October 20192 min read·Nov 21, 2019----
ardhan swatridge - innerventures.meThe Gift of The DesertI adjust to the slow swinging pace of the camels and take in their mix of gentle grace, their unique body shapes and their massive animal…4 min read·Sep 7, 2019----
ardhan swatridge - innerventures.meTeenage Trauma of a pretty ‘bum boy’It has taken me fifty years to reach a point in my life where I feel ready to talk openly about some of my boarding school experiences…10 min read·Aug 19, 2016----