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Tag Archives: Religious
Mortal Thread, Eternal Cloth
I’d written this poem years ago, after a friend’s sister died unexpectedly. It seemed to me that our lives are woven together whether we think we are independent or not. God makes interesting things of bringing our lives together.
Morning, at a Tomb
About the woman morning spread its wings, a gentle dove of rose-golden light, the fluttering of its wings a patient breeze. The earth was quiet, secret, holding back the clatter of a waking world. She wept. She wept, while gentle … Continue reading
In the Winter Night
I hadn’t been able to send out Christmas cards for a couple of years. But the impulse to do something creative for the holiday remained. The result was this poem.
Lenten Haiku
In 2013 as part of the season of Lent at my church, members were invited to create haiku expressing their thoughts and experiences of the season. I ended up only writing the one, but it was an interesting challenge.
God’s Gifts
I’m thankful for the gifts God has given me. Not wasting them is a challenge.
The Forsaken
I wrote this poem for Good Friday several years ago, but didn’t manage to get it uploaded to the website. I often think about what if felt like for the Disciples for that period between the Crucifixion and the Resurrection. … Continue reading
The door God shuts
Written for a friend who was going through a terrible time of loss.
Thanksgiving 2011
The year 2011 turned out to be a challenging year for me. Perhaps not as challenging as those that followed. But I reminded myself on Thanksgiving morning that year that I had plenty to be thankful about.
A Matter of Faith
Written when I was an undergraduate, about an experience during a fellowship group retreat.
