There is no change, no plan, no amputation,No nurse with power to heal,None to take us by the shoulderto look us in the eye and warnof danger there insidethis fascination to wring every ounce of lifefrom this slow death. There is no hope of change, no coming back.This death will come, must come.Is it notContinue reading “Lament for a Civilization”
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A Bouquet of Stars
I wrote recently about Going to Seed, how my body isn’t recovering the way I want it to. I think my current discomfort goes back to August in the blackberry patch. I love the blackberry patch. I love blackberries. But it is a one-handed job, reaching into the brambles with my right, while holding aContinue reading “A Bouquet of Stars”
Willow’s Message
Of all the willows on this land,one is very old.Years ago, she fell.She lies broken,partially uprooted,but flourishing. She told me of the falling,of the happy movementthrough the air,and then — the crash,the multiple fractures,the silence. She rejoices,closer than everto her beloved Earth.She reaches down, down,into the mud,and up, up into the sky. She weavesthin branchesContinue reading “Willow’s Message”
Good Fortune
My sister had a pogo stick. She used it a LOT! The whole house would shake whenever she jumped around the kitchen. We had a BIG kitchen in the farmhouse, with plenty of room for jumping and playing, working and cooking. So much happened in our kitchen, the heart of our home. One day, weContinue reading “Good Fortune”
A Different Sort of Love
Happy Valentine’s Day! Today’s sermon is about Love, not the usual kind of love that we celebrate on Valentine’s Day. Today you will hear about Elijah and Elisha, the strength of Elisha’s love for his mentor, and Elisha’s courageous determination not to look away from Elijah even at the moment of his death. I wasContinue reading “A Different Sort of Love”
Dream Bringer’s Studio 