Time
Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 30th, 2008
I can remember the early days
when there were so many hours
between dawn and sunset,
I could tell myself the story
of a whole, entire lifetime.
Monthly Archive for November, 2008
Beginnings
Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 30th, 2008
Recently I came across a list of “getting to know each other” questions. One of them asked about one’s first memory. I do have memories of sitting at the table in a highchair, a bib tied around my neck, insisting that I be read to (remember Golden Books?) before I would take the next bite [...]
Life Cycle
Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 23rd, 2008
“Life Cycle”
one more winter, coming soon
too many days before the warm returns
to bake the chill out of my bones
when spring comes, coming late
my bones will sink beneath the thawing ground,
feed plants that burst through the surface
green and vital, ashes to ashes and dust to blessed dustÂ
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I was happy to hear that there is a “return to [...]
Wandering thoughts on anger, control, and uncertainty
Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 18th, 2008
I’ve been doing some thinking about the prevalence of anger in our society in conjunction with the increase in intolerance of differences. I remember when I went back to the Lutheran church after an absence of 15 years or so, having read about the merger of ALC, AELC and LCA and responding to their motto [...]
Where we begin?
Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 17th, 2008
I had not realized that so many people were afraid of change until I started looking at individual reactions to the U.S. elections, a few weeks ago. Reading through “It All Depends From Where We Begin” brings home to me the idea that some people were, are genuinely afraid of the new administration in Washington, D.C., [...]
Flash Slideshows
Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 15th, 2008
I have put together a page at PostcardArt.net with links to some of my photo slideshows, mostly flowers, trees, and sky.
Consider the Lilies
Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 14th, 2008
“And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin: And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.” Matt. 6:28-29.
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And if I had the faith to walk this truth, the [...]
Out of the Silence, Song
Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 9th, 2008
Listening to the music at 12th Gate, last night, and then going on to listen to more spirituals and some music from Louis Armstrong (I played french horn, cornet and trumpet in various school and community bands, and have always loved brass instruments in jazz, even more than tenor sax), I was reminded again of [...]
Winter’s Leaf
Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 8th, 2008
melding of seasons
blades of grass reach up through snow
to stroke fallen leaves
winter’s breath
Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 8th, 2008
scratch of windswept leaves
rising on cold winter’s breath
murmuring of snow
The first snows of winter do seem to be upon us, and I find the sound of the wind, bearing with it the fallen leaves of autumn, to be invigorating, encouraging, renewing. There is hope. The land will be covered. It will sleep, rest, and wake [...]