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Leave to the Silence

Leave to the Silence

Putting faith in what passes I am abandoned, while the earth remains in green face shining. The dark of night…

Sweeping the Temple

Sweeping the Temple

Dawn on a steel gray sea, the rain-cleansed earth breathes; ancient trees and freshened grass share the hallowed space. Quietly…

Wealth of Winters

Wealth of Winters

Old roots reach deep water, travel through hardpan and stone to the well beneath the earth. There the wealth of…

Holy Rosary

Holy Rosary

Flood tide fills the coves and beaches, with sunlight bright on a calm sea. Beauty enters the hollow places, bringing…

Pure in Heart

Pure in Heart

Sun and stars bathe the Earth in light, illuminating the soul in morning solitude and sacred dark. We journey through…

Record of a Friend

Record of a Friend

In the still morning the sound of whale’s breath, geese in flight, fog horns in the distance. Close as always…

Caverns of Peace

Caverns of Peace

The blue gray morning signals autumn’s approach with the clouds of late summer. The green world breathes under gentle rain;…

Place of Solace

Place of Solace

Sunlight on the water this cool September morning, with rain clouds over the distant island; the earth pitch-perfect in communion.…

Plain Chant

Plain Chant

In the dawn hour the sea lies flat between tides, no wind or movement, only the quiet of the coming…

Angels of Light

Angels of Light

Communion is hard to come by when so much is based on untruth. Addiction to lying demands increasing doses, until…

Prayer of Silent Truth

Prayer of Silent Truth

My cask of praise empty, the last words of thankfulness consumed in the burnt forest, I struggle to the altar…

In this Moment

In this Moment

The morning won’t deceive you with its freshened air and sound of birds. You needn’t rely on memory; the timeless…

Rusted Cables

Rusted Cables

South wind breaks in waves against the ebbing tide, sunlight falls in shafts on the rain-soaked shore. As I follow…

Music of the First Born

Music of the First Born

Lifted on summer waves, the pulse of life carries us beyond decay. New seeds crack open, revealing pale forms with…

Birth Wail

Birth Wail

He visits the well in early morning, before the day opens for business. With a battered tin cup he dips…

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Leave to the Silence

Putting faith in what passes I am abandoned, while the earth remains in green face shining. The dark of night and sweep of the tide,

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Sweeping the Temple

Dawn on a steel gray sea, the rain-cleansed earth breathes; ancient trees and freshened grass share the hallowed space. Quietly I sweep the inner temple

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Wealth of Winters

Old roots reach deep water, travel through hardpan and stone to the well beneath the earth. There the wealth of many winters, full with light

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Holy Rosary

Flood tide fills the coves and beaches, with sunlight bright on a calm sea. Beauty enters the hollow places, bringing peace to heart and mind

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Pure in Heart

Sun and stars bathe the Earth in light, illuminating the soul in morning solitude and sacred dark. We journey through cosmos gathered in this embrace,

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Record of a Friend

In the still morning the sound of whale’s breath, geese in flight, fog horns in the distance. Close as always the comfort of silence and

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