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Tag Archives: poetry
Who am I?
Homily prepared for Red Door Healing Service, Grace and Holy Trinity Episcopal Church 4th Sunday of Easter, Year A John 10:1-10 Jesus said, “Very truly, I tell you, anyone who does not enter the sheepfold by the gate but climbs … Continue reading
Proximity to Nature
Today, on the pier, I made friends with some fish. They felt my presence, the pier buoyant with each step, I worried I would let them down because I had no bread to toss, But for some reason, they stayed. … Continue reading
Posted in Lent 2017
Tagged daffodil, fish, flowers, jonquil, Lent, nature, photography, poem, poetry, spirituality, stillness, turtle
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Proximity of Place
I’ve come to realize that some places are deeply imprinted on my soul. Like a bird drawn to patterns of seasonal migration, there is a sort of homing beacon that prompts me to go, just go to particular places at … Continue reading
Posted in Lent 2017
Tagged being present, flower, labyrinth, Lent, Mary Oliver, meditation, nature, place, poetry, present, proximity, spirituality, spring, the place I want to get back to
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Labyrinth
During the past 24 hours I have circled the labyrinth numerous times, sometimes as an act of my own meditation and others, accompanying campers and counselors as they experience the turns in which there is no wrong path as we … Continue reading
Posted in ShrineMont
Tagged Camp, faith, God, journey, labyrinth, nature, poetry, spirituality
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Good Friday
I began my reading vigil last night; I didn’t know that I would do this. But the journey through Holy Week always takes its own course, particularly as I stand at Good Friday in the shadow of the cross. I … Continue reading
Posted in Lent 2016
Tagged Christianity, crucifixion, faith, Good Friday, Lent, poetry, Rilke, spirituality
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Sotto Voce
One of life’s most important lessons is learning when to quiet your mind and when to raise your voice. But, there comes a time, like this one when you realize that the real lesson is when to quiet your own voice and raise … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry and verse
Tagged awareness, Contemplation, mindfulness, photography, poem, poetry, quiet, speaking, spirituality, wisdom
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Owl Thoughts
This sight greeted me today, in the quiet of a Sunday afternoon. I keep seeing the eyes of this beautiful, majestic bird. In my head, heart, and soul, I keep hearing the imagery of one of my favorite poems of … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry and verse, quotations and reflections
Tagged Mary Oliver, nature, owl, owls, photography, poem, poetry, Winter
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Winter Sunset
The sun sank low as cold air filled the void left by its warming rays, swiftly departing. As quickly as it sank, Brush strokes of coral tinted the western canvas, exposing the stark outlines of skeletal trees. There, then gone … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry and verse
Tagged impermanence, nature, photography, poem, poetry, solstice, Sunset, time, Winter
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Advent Word: Encourage
Earlier this week, my friend Rose sent me an email, wondering if I still had a copy of a poem I had written for a remembrance ceremony about “gifts.” She knew I had written and that we had read it … Continue reading
Posted in Advent 2014
Tagged Advent, friendship, gift, Grief, growth, memorial, poem, poetry
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Spoken Word
When I was twenty-one and in social work school, I look a class in solution-focused brief therapy. Back in the day, this was cutting edge and transformational to the way in which traditional psychotherapy was taught: lengthy problem-focused assessment and … Continue reading
Posted in work and life
Tagged #Ferguson, learning, oppression, poetry, social justice, social work, solution focused brief therapy, spoken word, Steve DeShazer, students, teaching, vcu, video, words, writing
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small points of light 