Category: Poetry
Graduation
Emma recently ‘graduated’ from High School. I say ‘graduated’ but of course she didn’t really – that term is awarded rather specifically to one who has earned the h... Read More
Mothers/Daughters
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On This Day
This morning I read an old journal of mine written in the days before my son Caleb was born. It contained my thoughts, anticipations and fears about what it would be like to be a mom. I wrote but was ... Read More
The Cycling Poet
About six years ago when I was about to quit my job because I was burnt out and needing to restructure life for the sake of family and sanity, a longing rose up in me. I wanted to walk. It was a hunge... Read More
In This Season – Spring
I bought a new book a few weeks ago, by an author I appreciate very much, Belden Lane. I read his first book, The Solace of Fierce Landscapes, as if it had been written for me. When I saw this new bo... Read More
In This Season
Almost ten years ago I wrote a poem in mid-winter. I was drawn to the trees, fascinated by the way the branches looked silhouetted against the sky. They spoke for me in a mysterious way during a long ... Read More
Liturgy – The Blessing
This is the fourth and final in this short series, A Liturgy for a New Year. I’m ending with my favourite story from the Gospel of John. I come to the New Year with hope, but also with baggage f... Read More
Liturgy – Silence
Saturday’s in my childhood were work days – my mother’s cleaning day, my dad’s mow the lawn day. But Saturday’s now are a day of rest and because I’m not prying oth... Read More