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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
In the dawn hour the sea lies flat between tides, no wind or movement, only the quiet of the coming…
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
My cask of praise empty, the last words of thankfulness consumed in the burnt forest, I struggle to the altar…
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
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
Lifted on summer waves, the pulse of life carries us beyond decay. New seeds crack open, revealing pale forms with…
Birth Wail
He visits the well in early morning, before the day opens for business. With a battered tin cup he dips…
Tumbled Smooth
He lingers on the Moon and the pale light of Arcturus as the valley heat passes over. After years of…
Faith of Leaves
Green leaves of the cherry tree sparkle in morning light while ocean’s breath cools the valley. Suffering these last weeks,…
Resurrection Portal
I whirl through space, a sea of aether and stardust, yet can’t lift my eyes from the dirt trodden path.…
To Be Like Water
More stone than sea I’d be like water, touched by wind, loved by the moon. I’d dwell in deep canyons,…
To Beauty Let Go
“It is the nature of stone to be satisfied. It is the nature of water to want to be somewhere…
When Leaves Burst Out
Look for me when leaves burst out and voices of spring ring full in the valley. Follow the snow melt…
Noise of Flowers
Spring flowers rattle the caves, provoking the apostles to take up their pallets of sorrow and leave dark comfort. Trees…
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 boneless limbs, aching for daylight.
Birth Wail
He visits the well in early morning, before the day opens for business. With a battered tin cup he dips out words and fragments to
Tumbled Smooth
He lingers on the Moon and the pale light of Arcturus as the valley heat passes over. After years of avid collecting, he fixes his
Faith of Leaves
Green leaves of the cherry tree sparkle in morning light while ocean’s breath cools the valley. Suffering these last weeks, reverence was hard to come
Resurrection Portal
I whirl through space, a sea of aether and stardust, yet can’t lift my eyes from the dirt trodden path. I stumble around ignorant and
To Be Like Water
More stone than sea I’d be like water, touched by wind, loved by the moon. I’d dwell in deep canyons, travel the furthest reach, and
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