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clerical collars – May 15

5.15.2014 clerical collars, signs of more. more than oneself, more than just us. more.   clerical collars, gatherers. of opinion, of grief, of accolades and commentary. of more than oneself. more than one self. ——————–

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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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passing by – May 4

5.4.2014 bunny rabbit sits still as a stone while doggy and I pass by on the other side   a samaritan bunny not needing us to stop but rather to keep moving   for we would be the robbers of … Continue reading

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a glimpse of heaven – May 3, guest

Want to catch a glimpse of heaven? Gaze into the eyes of a child. A glimpse revealed in nursing babe, in curious gaze, in toddling explorations; earthworms in the garden, snowflakes on the tongue. Wondrous, liquid lenses gathering in the … Continue reading

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with my lover away – May 2

5.2.2014 with my lover away, the day moves oh so slowly   if she was upstairs out of sight but there in the next room   then life would move at its normal speed as would I   but she … Continue reading

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Lent Prayer 32 – April 5

Lent Prayer 32 give me a heart to see your hand   in faces and places smiles and cries   in anguish and anger   hope and help   the fact of your presence   amidst us all. ———————

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Lent Prayer 17 – March 21

Lent Prayer 17 misunderstandings test us. can we say I’m sorry or do we have to stand and fall with our perceptions.   help me Lord to stand for what I believe, yet to know that I may not  possess … Continue reading

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time is a fiction – January 21

1.21.2014 my enthusiasms slow down taking time more for less   days arising quietly, first awareness of solitude   the inside of eyeballs dark yet awake in moments   of simplicity.   time is a fiction, endless yet gone   … Continue reading

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Jack Frost Face – January 12

1.12 A Jack Frost face gazes from the frozen water fall. Black eyes, bulbous nose and slash mouth peering somberly, soberly at we who pass by.   He will stay the while in his frozen world, a king of hoarfrost … 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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