Dec 14, 2012 | Advent, music, poem
O how shall I receive you? How welcome your new day? Bright sun of ev’ry morning! Through wilderness, our way! Emmanuel, I offer my soul’s delight and song, what strength I have, what failing faith, to serve you all life...
Dec 2, 2012 | Advent, poem
Each year, I lean into Advent: “Hear it comes, here it comes!” I lean into the Advent blur which is days flying by like swirling snowflakes, the Advent blur which is bell-ringing & ad-jingling louder than a Christmas carol, the Advent blur which is red...
Nov 9, 2012 | Advent, Christmas, poem, psalm
Already I’m eager for turkey and stockings, for pumpkin pie next to apple pie, for mulled cider and secretive shopping, for “Hark the Herald Angels Sing” and “Silent Night.” But first let me remember: no messenger or angel, no holiday...
Sep 2, 2012 | poem, prayer
MORNING CAFFEINE Sear my tongue like freshly brewed too-hot coffee, O burning Spirit, for the sharp heat relaxes my soul. GARDEN TREAT Bring me home, O nourishing God, with the warm earthy taste of a tomato ripened in the summer sun. VIETNAMESE NOODLES Make me dance,...
Aug 2, 2012 | nature, poem
Swing,creak,open reluctantly,close unreliably,dear wooden gate.Shed your layers of paint,let rust have its way with your springs,tell long stories about years of treasured useto your perfect plastic cousins:of kids running throughand lovers walking out,of wild fields...
Jun 30, 2012 | nature, poem
I watch the tiger lilieshide their faces to sleep,and so goes my heart:curled up in protective silenceagainst the approaching night.
