A Tree Planted by the Water
Gripping solid earth Craggy fingers reaching, still Never be thirsty
Faith, Hope and Love
Of faith, hope and love The greatest of these is love Let’s stick together
Swan Lake
Quick, no one’s looking Whoa, what’s that ahead of me I’d better wait here
When the fog lifts
Open my eyes, Lord, so I can see the wonders of your love and the way you are working in my world. My vision is obscured. May way is unsure. Dear one, trust me in the clouds and mist; in the descended fog, use your ears to listen. Fog is nothing to me. Listen for me. Look for me. I […]
Can we live together, the Earth and I?
From the vantage point of our Silver Line metro rail car, we traverse Tyson’s Corner, and survey the expanse. Towering glass buildings and tangled roadways, elbowing out the newly-leafed trees and occasional grass who are gamely attempting to stand their ground. “How can people not see that we are the bacteria which has infected the land?” my […]
Into the Desert
The sea has parted forming a wall of water on both sides and a commanding voice booms, “You may paaasss.” That’s how I have always pictured the scene as the ancient Israelites marched, en mass, through the red sea on their way out of Egypt. I imagine Moses at the helm, smiling triumphantly, exuberantly and perhaps […]
Mothering Nature
Why wouldn’t she? Build her nest there Under cover Nestled behind Safe from harm? Why wouldn’t she? Trust her pair of eggs To its softness Smooth and deep Hidden from view? Why wouldn’t she? Sit upon them Warm and waiting For their hatching Into the new day? All was quiet All was still All was […]
The Testimony of Our Senses
You created and it was good. Very good. You said so yourself. So how come right now it can feel bad? Very bad. You didn’t warn us about this. Have you changed your mind? Are you going back on your word? Were you just kidding? I look of the hint of the sunrise, the glow of […]
Along the way
I’m walking to yoga class. It’s not far, maybe half a mile. I’ve left enough time. No rush. Coming ’round the bend, a car slows and the driver peers out the window. I know her from yoga class. She’s offering me a ride, which I decline. She continues along her way and I along mine. […]
We’re made to flow downhill
We prefer to take the easy way, the smooth path of least resistance. We’re made that way. On the inside, we have particles that flow downhill electrons that take the short route circuits that choose the easy way We’re made to go with the flow, so we’ll operate smoothly. It’s by design that the easy way is the best way, […]