Christmas Parade
The dance of life, a dance of love A dance come down from the skies above Dance that day when a world unaware Was changed for all time by baby hair Spirit dance like a gamboling lamb A field of clouds from The Great I Am Wind of the spirit banners flap Tiptoe ‘round […]
BackTo Truth
Bad it would seem Shout and scream Go for a walk In a world run amok Big lies get bigger Voting the trigger Senate sage Ranting in rage Trash in the White House The good in the Senate Up and went No more bills With moral intent Charlatans rise Close […]
Munich Beer Mugs
Whenever I look at a mug of beer I remember the jovial night Faulty rational world of fear Lost in the foam so white. The girl in Munich brimful of fun Borne on the sea from afar Lips next to mine could kiss and pun Naught was there to mar. No game […]
The Hat
I was forbidden things In younger days I couldn’t do this I couldn’t do that I wore a black hat A spiritual hood That kept me good Then the wind Blew my hat off. Suddenly my brain Was exposed to sunlight New adventures previously hidden New joys before forbidden New philosophies I […]
Love in Season
You asked me If I love you. I said yes. We drove through the countryside in fall Autumn leaves turning Whirling in circles. We crossed the marsh On an old boardwalk that sighed and swayed Beneath our hesitant footsteps. An autumn breeze sent ripples Shimmering across open water Into a stand […]
Sign of Peace
I stand paralyzed when she enters my sanctuary seemingly without fear. My heart skips a beat when she enters my sphere. At Eucharist she gives me the sign of peace, a gentle hug; but my heart is not at peace at all. It races, leaving me speechless, powerless. I […]
Your Kindness
Write whatever comes to mind You are loving, you are kind You have friends from here and there Stored inside your active mind All your life you cultivated friendships All your days you raised your chips In the poker game of life With minimum strife Now in the sunset, the years […]
Prayer
Prayer seems reduced to nothing more than endless demands from sight gone dim As if God were a toy, a fairy godmother borne to carry out each childish whim “Help my aunt get well,” we pray. “Help me find my cat,” we say. “Bless the bishop; bless […]
Prayer for Stan
I want to pray for my friend Stan but it’s such a struggle. We address our higher powers who in the last hours become one god – Creator, Healer, Manitou, all gods together, One Holy See Snatching spirits from earth Stan of great mirth away to nirvana […]
Uncommon Friend
His name is Jesus. That, for me, is his most comfortable name. He’s called the Son of God. He’s called the Staff and Rod. He’s called Christ Crucified. But Jesus is the best I’ve tried. I like him. You do too? That makes him Our common friend. He was, however, a […]