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twenty six degrees mid may – May 13

5.13.2014 twenty six degrees mid-may. spring seems to have sprung   though a big round moon harvest moon hangs through the empty trees   perhaps we’ve flipped one-eighty on the seasons   and we’re the last to know. ——————  

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Lent Prayer 36 – April 9

Lent Prayer 36 brothers and sisters saints wait   for the unveiling of new eyes   that see what they see   new worlds possible with grace.   lord I want to be in that number   when the saints … Continue reading

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epiphany – January 5

1.5.2014 Mary looks awkward, Joseph stern, the shepherd boy fidgits while the wise kings approach in song   the three of the orient bearing their gifts, while the choir angels, wings pasted to their backs, tell of glorious tidings   … Continue reading

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little goat boy – December 15

12.15 a little goat boy sits on the toy cabin porch that I built when a child was on the way   and we counted down the days and times pasting wallpaper, circling round clocks,   until the water broke … Continue reading

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boxes of boxes – November 25

11.25 boxes of boxes of things put away until   until it doesn’t matter anymore, until   the use that was in them no longer applies   or until the lives that were in them now   speak different voices … Continue reading

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first flakes – November 5

11.5 first snow flakes dingle down like visitors from another planet   the walk home is soft with expectation and reverie   liminal time. ——————

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oil change day – May 22

5.22 oil change day. will they tell me that I need more than oil or will they surprise me this time.   cynicism and upselling, naming rights for sale, dollars and consumers our most important product.   God being inconvenient, spirituality now only … Continue reading

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