Back Into Herself – Nov. 14, 2019
A billion times God has turned man Into Himself You stand in line for the Highest gift For his generosity cannot end. But best to bring an instrument along While waiting in the cold desert And make some dulcet sounds To accompany the palms’ swaying arms That are casting silhouettes Against the sky’s curtain From […]
The Seven Streams – Nov. 13, 2019
Come down drenched, at the end of May, with the cold rain so far into your bones that nothing will warm you except your own walking and let the sun come out at the day’s end by Slievenaglasha with the rainbows doubling over Mulloch Mor and see your clothes steaming in the bright air. Be […]
Circling – Nov. 12, 2019
“I am circling around God, around the ancient tower, and I have been circling for a thousand years, and I still don’t know if I am a falcon, or a storm, or a great song.” ―Rainer Maria Rilke, Rainer Maria Rilke’s the Book of Hours: A New Translation with Commentary
The Story of a Circle – Nov. 11, 2019
A Circle expands forever It covers all who wish to hold hands And its size depends on each other It is a vision of solidarity It turns outwards to interact with the outside And inward for self critique A circle expands forever It is a vision of accountability It grows as the other is moved […]