January - 2021

Tuesday Tips: Can You Teach an Old Poem New Tricks?

(dog, sleeping, image by jevansch, on Pixabay) Can you teach an old poem new tricks? Let’s say you have a poem that’s been around a...

Tight Bud Waiting to Unfold: Essay by Lynda McKinney Lambert

(butterfly, photo by Lynda McKinney Lambert) “And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it...

Simple Attention: Two Poems by Madlynn Haber

redstart bird, image by Wolfgang Vogt, on Pixabay Simple Attention The ordinary, very usual, almost unnoticeable calls my attention....

Poem by EG Ted Davis

wood texture, image by Lars Nissen, on Pixabay I saw and I wept I saw an image of Christ today— carved out of wood in a crucifixion...

Three Shells in a Bowl: Poems by Juan Pablo Mobili

sandy beach, image by axe20, on Pixabay The Crickets The crickets from the afternoon shift are livelier than they’ve been in a long time,...

Morning Song: Three Poems by Mark Weinrich

Psalms, image by G Johansen, on Pixabay MORNING SONG Bird songs pipe, chime, their prelude breaks the veil. I wonder when I close my eyes...

Haiku Meditations: by Kim R. Deslaurier

river, image by Kim R. Deslaurier river's destiny something greater than itself we are all called forth ______________ Minnows Sparklers...

Living Water: Two Poems by P.C. Venable

car, image by Selim Geçer, on Pixabay Living Water Another tropical storm from the gulf bullies through Carolina. Dreary deluge,...

Prepare: a poem by Cindy Bousquet Harris

(waterfall, image by Mannilei, on Pixabay) Prepare Prepare for blessings, prepare for beauty, prepare for God’s mercy and compassion, His...

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