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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…

Tumbled Smooth

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

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

Resurrection Portal

I whirl through space, a sea of aether and stardust, yet can’t lift my eyes from the dirt trodden path.…

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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

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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

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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

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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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To Beauty Let Go

“It is the nature of stone to be satisfied. It is the nature of water to want to be somewhere else.” – Mary Oliver  

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When Leaves Burst Out

Look for me when leaves burst out and voices of spring ring full in the valley. Follow the snow melt along the Clackamas and Long

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