This poem came into being as I struggled to go further than the first two lines, which I felt were so cleverly rhyming! Then it all fell apart because I couldn’t stick with the meter, and then, after asking myself, why should I stick with the meter?, the rest of… Read More »It Doesn’t Fit
This was just a reflection piece in response to a poetry prompt: “your reaction to an Out of Order sign on a vending machine.” And in the spirit of taking things way too seriously, I worked it into what you see below. The poem in its entirety is here: It’s… Read More »It’s Out Of Order Again
This was written for Thanksgiving 2020, during a spike in the pandemic. That day had become, perhaps, a focal point for the change and losses of that year so far, and this piece is meant to reflect that reality, and to point beyond as well. It’s more of a personal… Read More »Kaleidoscope
What is your superpower, she asked My superpower is not me and alone and one. It is us and we. And, God, maybe eventually, Them. Hard conversations. We’re called to hard conversations: bridging the gap between us and “them”, coming together, but not at the expense of marginalized persons, or… Read More »Superpower
We know what is happening. We know what it takes to bring healing to our earth. In confession and grief we will enter into the shadows. And with each other – in community – we will sit together, and the light will return. It’s all of one piece. Doing needs… Read More »Lament, Rant and Affirmation of Faith
I was struck with the irony of my grumpiness at having my prayer time disrupted by a gorgeous sunrise. This has happened to me on several occasions. Who says God doesn’t have a sense of humor! The entire poem is printed here, and is also in a PDF format. … Read More »Holy Distraction, Batman!
Coyote-song thrills back and forth across the road on cloudless summer dusk… River-song curves the bottom of the canyon… Drum-song in the adobe church Christmas Eve midnight… The song of Creation is diverse, and is teacher, lover, challenger, witness, life-giver. This poem recalls songs I have been able to witness… Read More »Oratorio
We don’t sightsee our way through the world. We make pilgrimage in the world, into its pain, out of our silence Pilgrimage is a remaking. This long reflection came from my experience of visiting the Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington D.C. in July of 2017. It took me two years… Read More »Pilgrimage
What breaks your heart? What holds your heart? What heals your heart? This is a reflection on heart, and will, and holding, healing, and connectedness. The entire poem is in a PDF document.
This service is a journey – through praise and celebration, through confession and grief, and on to hope and hard work. Based on Pope Francis’ encyclical “On Care For Our Common Home” (2015), it looks at both the beauty of all Creation, and its devastation by human hands, our hands.… Read More »A Service Of and For Creation