Blessings of the Birds

Bless the LORD, o my soul, and forget not the One who instructs your heartbeat by the pulsing dance of starlings. Bless the LORD, o my soul, and forget not the One who teaches your soul in the stillness of the great blue heron. Bless the LORD, o my soul, and forget...

Leprosy

Stay away, God. There is no sin here that you have not seen and it is embarrassing to have you look. Truly there is no need for you to draw near: you would only add to this humiliation — your touch would sting like salt on this wound that is my spirit, broken...

Summer Storms

You surprise me, Summer Storm — though I saw you slowly building in the west, suddenly you descend amid upturned leaves and clouds piled high across the face of the sun. I know better than to fail to keep a watchful eye on your coming but no matter: you are here...

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