Category: Poetry
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› Read more: Reigning in Responsibility
Reigning in Responsibility
When both nature and nurture agree on something, what is a soul to do? Both personality tests and the test…
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› Read more: Summing Up a Life
Summing Up a Life
For many of us, the past year has moved death from a distant idea to a dreary reality. Our American…
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› Read more: Impolite
Impolite
My momma raised us right. We were trained to chew with our mouth closed, say please and thank you, and…
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› Read more: Even the Ravens Do His Bidding
Even the Ravens Do His Bidding
The corvids are coming! The corvids are coming! Corvids are a family of birds that include ravens, crows, and their…
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› Read more: Not Contained
Not Contained
Contained. Containment. This word family is getting more airtime these days as we seek to contain an invisible virus. To…
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› Read more: Tiny Worlds of Wonder
Tiny Worlds of Wonder
Growing up, a vacant lot and a wooded area bookended our house. My sisters and I would put on our…
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› Read more: My Minest Mine
My Minest Mine
“Our will alone is our ownest own, the only dear thing we can and ought really to sacrifice.” P. T.…
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› Read more: The Lion in the Hay
The Lion in the Hay
We spend four weeks preparing for the coming of the infant Jesus, as well we should. His coming changed everything…
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› Read more: When the Lighting Changes: An Advent Devotion
When the Lighting Changes: An Advent Devotion
Lighting makes a difference, as anyone who has braved trying on clothes under fluorescent fitting room lights can tell you.…
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› Read more: On the Eve of the Election
On the Eve of the Election
On this eve of such a significant election, an unlikely name has been on my mind. It’s neither Trump, nor…