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Be Prepared to Stop: A Villanelle
Be prepared to stop, often and suddenly.Interruptions are merely an interlude.These intentional pauses make us see. Sudden cry, traffic slowed, forced humility.The unexpected is misunderstood.Be prepared to stop, often and suddenly. Cancer, undetected heartbeat, agony…Breathless and aching, is this somehow good?These intentional pauses make us see. A casket lowered, freezes in clarity.We sit up straighter […]
Wholesome: A Blessing For Children
May the sun be bright and the breeze always warmenough to watch butterflies flit flower to flower.And perhaps in the green grass you can charma snake from his hidden bower. But when the air is chill and the sky a stormmay the rain make the puddles perfectly deep,May the asphalt be wet enough for the […]
Gehenna: A Poem
Gehenna (you may call it Hell)The place where trash was castto burn. Gehenna is the only place for broken mirrors. A place for everythingdefunct,desultory,defaced. It is there Jesus says we are destined,driven,doomed. But imagine being snatchedJust before the fire licks our feet. As the Creator recreates for eternal lightinstead of heat. The word Gehenna is […]
The Peculiar Symmetry of Weeping and Rejoicing
My father passed away last year. It was a Friday, so, two days later I found myself gathering to worship in my local church. I sat near the rear of the sanctuary, the area usually occupied by families with young children. Thus I was surrounded with the sound of babies babbling joyfully, combining with the […]
Oceans Never Fill 