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Liturgy – Prayers of the People

Posted on January 5, 2019January 5, 2019 by Laurel Archer
I had some trouble with this poem, which accounts for the space between the first poem, in this Liturgy for the New Year series, and this one. But the poem I had written began to fall apart. This happ... Read More

Liturgy for the New Year

Posted on January 1, 2019January 1, 2019 by Laurel Archer
How you start is important. The science of sport has perfected this, giving the advantage to the athlete who can begin from a dead start with the most precision, fluidity and power. Is that how I what... Read More

September New Year

Posted on September 1, 2018September 1, 2018 by Laurel Archer
While January is the beginning of the year, September always feels so much more like the real beginning — maybe it’s just that we need to get through all the new things to have time to cel... Read More

Stretch – Cinquain 5

Posted on January 7, 2016 by Laurel Archer
Stretch us into the day until we lay sleeping leaving the rest to your loving kindness. © 2016 Laurel Archer... Read More

Slant – Cinquain 4

Posted on January 6, 2016 by Laurel Archer
Look slant at your own life, all aspects, familiar as always, but now inclined to inspire. © 2016 Laurel Archer... Read More

Thin line – Cinquain 3

Posted on January 5, 2016 by Laurel Archer
Stopped short, Damascus blind – there’s a thin line of love that leads you safely back to a promise. © 2016 Laurel Archer... Read More

Stand – Cinquain 2

Posted on January 4, 2016 by Laurel Archer
And when you have done everything you can… Stand still as waves rising break, rise and break again weathering down, sculpting inner landscapes. © 2016 by Laurel Archer... Read More

Window – Cinquain 1

Posted on January 3, 2016January 3, 2016 by Laurel Archer
Experimenting this New Year with the poetry form Cinquain — a five line poem with specific syllable counts in each line: 2, 4, 6, 8 (who do we appreciate) and 2 again.  I’m using photos f... Read More

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