In one way or another, these collections bear the traces of the divine, of the needful Christ.
Poetry
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That Early-Eastering Crocus
Lonely, cold, but stubborn, it had somehow managed to rise
up from the half-frozen, slowly thawing soil.
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Christ has sprung us from ourselves
Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection
made us into one with our great maker.
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The timeless Celtic spirituality of John O’Donohue, poet and priest
John O’Donohue focuses on how paying attention to the outer landscape of our world cultivates the inner landscape of our soul.
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Triduum: Substance vs. Accidents
At the crucifixion’s liturgy,
I see
the Tent of Meeting pierced and purged
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Trees
speak in scent.
text in fungi.
laugh in pollen
and seldom stray
from meditation.
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The Death of Cicero
His servants pulled him through the postern gate
To ride in shadows to a waiting ship
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Turning Seventy-Five
an instant sharp pain somewhere near the heart
and sudden ringing in the ear when no bell tolls