A reflection on the importance of poetry and why I write.
Burning Bushes
A poem of reflection about the beauty of a gold azalea in springtime.
Mountain Laurel
A poem for National Poetry Month.
National Poetry Month: Ephemerals
For the plants that flower briefly once in the spring.
Lenten Day Forty: Joanna Caldwell
I had a different idea in mind for this final Lenten series but changed it after reading a Facebook post from a friend, Joanna Caldwell.
Lenten Day Thirty-nine: Crucifixion
A poem by Hayden Carruth
Lenten Day Thirty-eight (Maundy Thursday): Sadhu Sundar Singh
As we enter the three holiest days of Lent, and this particular Maundy Thursday, a story comes to mind, shared by Indian-Christian and mystic Sadhu Sundar Singh.
Lenten Day Thirty-Seven: Maya Angelou
Contemplations on forgiveness and grace.
Lenten Day Thirty-six: Jesus of Nazareth
The importance of perseverance when we stumble on our path.
Lenten Day Thirty-five: Henri Nouwen
On this Monday of Holy Week, suffering is an appropriate theme as we move toward the cross of Good Friday.
