Four Gardens
Everything’s velvety dark and warm furry and fuzzy in its particulars each new vista or room full of people or not empty or cr…
Silvery Radiant Song
Suppose we start with what’s right in front of us Piles of books and a blue thermos full of water How can we…
Mouse Feet
Teeny-tiny mouse feet run along my ceiling in rapidly fluttery pitty-pats God’s dimension is so vast all the ticking clocks fa…
Pewter Moonlight
Old men are writing poems by pewter moonlight They live in different parts of the world but their pen unites them Their blood …
The Wine We Love
The wine we love is the wine of the spirit The wine we avoid is the wine of the body Though the wine of…
The Drunken Soldier
The drunken soldier broke down the wrong door Inside was a circle of saints lifted off the ground To the sound of gunfire a…
Lake on a Hill
Is a lake on a hill closer to God than a lake on a plain with its bright reflective waters? Is the dial on…
Ladders
for John Heron Some ladders go up some ladders go down It’s true! Of course all ladders intrinsically go both ways both up and…
Glory in the Darkness
[youtube=[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEBILHaMh_w&rel=1] “Glory in the darkness” says the clock on the wall “as you…