Teach Us Release – Feb. 6, 2020
And here on this pile of shell I call out To the pods all gathered like thunderheads Thunder in our heads Crying “With your songs like a peaceful death please teach us release teach me release” Kate we are breaking down here Without your seasons and fearless snow And here on this pile of driftwood […]
Given Joy – Jan. 3, 2020
“There are those that have in themselves the gift of Joy. It has no relation to merit or demerit. It is not a quality they have wrested from the vicissitude of life. Such people have not fought and won a hard battle, they have made no conquest. To them Joy is given as a precious […]
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
When the Friend Comes
“There is so much to say, but you just won’t understand it now.”* Like talking to a child about growing old, there are no tools with which to work. It cannot be taught. Only lived. Jesus knows that his time is short. His bewildered friends listen as he promises not to leave them as orphans… […]
