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Cain and Abel

So many of the stories in the Book of Genesis leave me wondering. What is wrong, for example, with humanity gaining the knowledge of good and evil?  Isn’t that the very thing that separates us from all of the rest … Continue reading

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Every Tree I Planted

.   I waited long, too long, it seemed And nothing came to flower My work, my passion and my dreams Were locked in some far tower . “Be brave, walk not by sight, but faith” At last, I finally heard … Continue reading

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Morning Poem, February 18, 2017

. Thou holdest mine eyes awake: I am so troubled that I cannot speak. I have considered the days of old, the years of ancient times. I call to remembrance my song in the night I commune with mine own … Continue reading

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afternoon poem #2, Oct. 15, 2016

    Who can name this light that gives the sky its blue? A wave and particle from the nearest star That washes the trees with green That opens the world all around And shows me a clear path And … Continue reading

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Morning Poem, April 25, 2016

When she stepped into the baptistry it was the first time In fifty-six years that she had stood in deep water. She had forgotten how it felt. The coolness all over her skin. The near-magic bouyancy. She felt light. The … Continue reading

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Night poem, April 1, 2016

‘ I am hidden at home All insanity of the world Does not pass these walls We know love here We know what it costs We know that it is worth Everything it costs We are not fooled by illusions … Continue reading

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Midnight Poem, March 5, 2015

Something wakes me without sounding Nothing stirs, I hear my breath I look out my bedroom window Into darkness, into death. ‘ Yet I move the blanket over Shiver with the morning cold Once more I look through my window … Continue reading

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morning poem, september 28, 2014

Sunday Morning     Today begins just like yesterday did Except a minute and a half later But that difference is explained by natural processes The Earth tilting on its axis.   Where is the sign that this is the … Continue reading

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