Tag Archives: poetry

Three poems by Heather Kelly, who lives in Peacehaven Village in Invercargill, New Zealand, touch me profoundly. Neighborhood Gardens I visit with God in the streets as I walk: The God whose glory is reflected in roses in rain whose … Continue reading →

For if any are hearers of the word and not doers, they are like those who look at themselves in a mirror; for they look at themselves and, on going away, immediately forget what they were like. I’m at the … Continue reading →

I love to share the poetry of Todd Jenkins … whose blog can be found here. I don’t think I dare write any more! Savoring Sometimes I think punctuation should be electrically charged, to shock us into slowing down, when … Continue reading →

Before he visits, I read Juan Felipe with thirty-five new friends, themselves born in twenty-three countries, and his words find my heart. “Look up and see the stars,” he writes, and I have done that especially when my life was … Continue reading →

“I love your earrings,” I say to the clerk at Market Basket – insert Safeway, Wegmans, Winn-Dixie, Shop and Save, Trader Joes – She smiles and we have a very, very small conversation. It is not as invasive as “are … Continue reading →

Katherine Burgess — a prayer that is so often forgotten Lord, this day I thank you For all those people Who signed their organ donor cards Who made it possible for others To have a better quality of life To … Continue reading →