Praise

Blessing of the Animals: A Celebration in Two Parts

by ALS
July 6, 2022July 6, 2022

Blessing of the animals – we extend our hands, and in our magnanimity, we offer our blessing because that is, of course, what all our animals and the wild things really want, after all. And we bless, and we bless. And then we go home. Uh, no. Blessing of the… Read More »Blessing of the Animals: A Celebration in Two Parts

Wholly Wonder

by ALS
March 25, 2021August 7, 2021

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