Tag Archives: connection

a godly conversation – October 8

[a godly conversation] I cannot speak to you as I would or rather could should my mouth is wood when I open it to say my heart and roots drop out of things that never quite touch what it was … Continue reading

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in abstensia – June 18

6.18.2017 [in abstensia] I didn’t listen to my dad, angry ashamed dismissive I wanted nothing to do with him even at the end with years the distance lessens now aware that maybe he didn’t know how nor did I and … Continue reading

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direct apprehension

4.7.2017 hearing God’s voice directly.   asking and waiting for a word.   a sense attribute more lost than found   for secular us. ————

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when he was born – January 22

1.22.2017 when he was born his mother cuddled him close and rubbed her nose deep into his hair   to inhale all that he was, all that he is, all that he would become.   somewhere deep we know each … Continue reading

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present – May 19

5.14.2016 he walked across the stage and I missed it busy tapping the video feed.   be present to the moment, the mystics taught us see what is right in front of you.   good lesson.   the good news … Continue reading

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stopping and stepping – February 24

2.24.2016 stopping and stepping into each others lives is the gift we give and receive from the One   who loves us all. ————-

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out for the evening – December 3

12.3.2015 she is out for the evening the house hollow.   furnace hum clock tick keep me company.   when I quiet, her presence surrounds. ————–

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first fall – September 28

9.28.2015 cool crisp crunch underfoot   first leaves down curled   turning in the black night   house lights beckon. —————-

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a mated pair – September 26

9.26.2015 across the pond their bodies so entwined they seem as one   the two trumpeters nuzzle and dip in their safe solitude   comforting and tending for one another in nature’s redoubt.   watching, we walk the path around … Continue reading

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characters arrive – August 25

8.25.2015 characters arrive as old friends the three pines spinning tales of bravery, fear, faith, decency; a good book opening recollections of things known before we knew. ———————-

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