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Tag Archives: poetry
Remembering Mary Oliver
“Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?” The Summer Day She asked us, asked us – in a world where so many demand things of us, proclaim a right or righteous … Continue reading
Guest Post — Heather Kelly
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
Against the Dark — Poems of Resistance, Reconciliation and Hope– guest post
I was so honored to be at Vaughan Park Conference Center for the launch of: AGAINST THE DARK poems of resistance, reconciliation and hope by Joy MacCormick and Hayley MacCormick Other people have said these things: Reading poems from … Continue reading
Reflection on James 1: 23-24
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
Guest post — Todd Jenkins, Savoring
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
Juan Felipe Herrera visits
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
A Meditation for Lent by Carol Hallman
Traditionally my guest post each week is Thursday and I am including Carol Hallman’s beautiful Lenten meditation today. Her words and stylistically her avoidance of the rigid structure of punctuation invites us, lures us, pulls us in. Can you feel … Continue reading
