All’s Quiet Tonight
Reflecting on an autumn evening... Nothing new to report. I pulled back thick patterned curtains this morning to see another season, another dawn, another moment watching for sunrise to…
An Artist’s Purpose: Beginning With The End In Mind
A moment comes when every artist must answer this basic question: is my creativity meant to express my outlook and how I feel, or is my purpose to help my…
Whispers in the Wind
the lashing of tempest seas mortals scarcely imagine under sundrenched skies natures distant turbulence strewn across stony headlands hours passed round the windswept lighthouse watching memories roll over and drown…
For Our Loved Ones
Among the many profound expressions of faith I have often found this prayer quite comforting. For Our Loved Ones We seem to give them back to thee, O God,…
Presence
Love is in the spirit Alive in the world We need to share it in our world Share it between us Live as complete persons Do we pray? Contemplate mysteries…
Crescent Moon
our mourning doves flew with love on the wing far out of sight where only hearts ever see the newborn sun illumine eyes magnificent still I listened even after winds…
Mourning Wings
Rust cage door grinds against midnight Lover’s secret wishes wait Deafening silence solitude condemns My cellmate, stalemate, soul mate Dreams brushed between wintry shadows ascend Angels swing wide heaven’s gate…
Monos
Broken bow twisted on the reef Abandoned never forgotten A dark soul adrift in deep winter seas Watched horizons for signs of life When luminous eyes signaled safe haven Mark…
To Love and Live
“Never cease loving a person and never give up hope for him, for even the Prodigal Son who had fallen most low could still be saved. The bitterest enemy and…
Across The Sea
Watch tides turn Sands swept out to sea We can never count Yet dear friend Pebbles weigh my mind For sins and sorrows Only truth can see Waves break on…