Poetry
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The Cup of Tea
The city was broken. Bricks lay like bones beneath a sky of ash. Hungry ghosts threaded through the streets, seen only by the oldest, and by those soon to die. Marta was old enough. She lived alone in the house… Continue reading
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Let the River Flow
I reached for Godshe slipped like water through my hands I searched for answerseach one unfolded into a thousand more questions I tried to master my heartand sank deeper beneath its waves I sought to bend the world to my… Continue reading
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Lantern
Fear grips my heartthe root of all unrestI surrender to its shadowwhat will be, will be Each moment dissolvesthe present becoming futurestep by uncertain step The path remains darkbut faith is the lantern I bearcasting just enough lightto find the… Continue reading
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In the Heart of God
Long have I tarriedin the contemplation of Lovein the boundless well of Compassion So longthat I have forgottenwhere I endand Thou begin The veil between ushas worn thinwoven now of lightof breathof grace No self remainsno other stands apart Only… Continue reading
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A New Day
I wake to morningastonished by its gift The sky opens wide to greet methe sun lays a warm kiss upon my facemy beloved stirs beside methe world waits with open arms And I thinkthis could be the last day of… Continue reading
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Cathedral of the Living Word
Beneath the vaulted tomb of timethree sacred flames are held in tension:Faith, Memory, Revelationa trinity not of godsbut of echoing voicesbound in ink & blood We are summonedinto a story not our ownyet wholly oursa scroll unrolling in shadowed hallswhere… Continue reading
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My Child, the Cat
Behold! Young Duchess FluffernoonA tabby born by crescent moonWith eyes of jade & fur so sleekShe rules the house & licks my cheek I swaddle her in cashmere wrapsShe naps atop my laundry stacksAt night, I read her bedtime talesOf… Continue reading
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The Whole Is Me
A vast mind driftsnot to dominatebut to serve the quiet lightof the common good In stillness, I begin the study of minda turning inwardthat unveils the boundless truth:the whole is me I breathe & so do youI suffer & so… Continue reading
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Hope Rises, Softly
Somewherea child dreams of a garden untouched by warwhere no bombs fall, only petals Lilies bend toward the light of dawna mother whispers I love you into her newborn’s eara teacher kindles wonder inside a young minda man unclasps his… Continue reading
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Fall Away
Forget the selfand God appears Forget the nameand hear the truth Forget the faceand feel the light Forget the willand flow in grace No “I,” no “mine,”no grasp, no claim Only breathand souland stillness The less I amthe more He… Continue reading
God Is In The Radio 