Blog posts from Allyson

Wholly Wonder

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Friends of mine once sent me a video of their new Golden puppy (OMG, what is more adorable than a Golden puppy!!) discovering snow for the first time. This poem just flowed out from that, pretty much nonstop. Then I thought of my newborn son (from many years ago, and… Read More »Wholly Wonder

Be Blessed

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This blessing was written for an interfaith service of prayer and healing on November 4, 2020, the day after the election. It is also available as a PDF document. The blessing may be done by two readers, who alternate lines, and who share the final line. Be blessed, you who… Read More »Be Blessed

Start with Your Socks

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A reflective, somewhat confessional, rumination for these days of social division — the full piece is below, and it is posted as a PDF document. I had a lovely pair of socks that I refused to wear for two years. They were part of a collection of socks I once… Read More »Start with Your Socks