Saturday, February 6, 2010

shedding

it's time to shed this skin, thought nag,
looking for something rough and hard
then blue jay cried out, yes! it's time...
and dropped a feather for me to find

Friday, February 5, 2010

the dreamer prays

give me a candle of the spirit, o god
as i go down into the deep of my own being
show me the hidden things -
take me down to the spring of my life
and tell me my nature and my name
give me freedom to grow
so that i may become my true self
the fulfillment of the seed
which you planted in me at my making
out of the deep
i cry unto thee, o god
amen

(a prayer by george appleton)


Monday, February 1, 2010

imbolc

when the rising sun aligns
with the inner chamber
the days grow longer
and the earth rejoices -
for spring is in the belly!

Saturday, January 30, 2010

creation

who made these hands
and blessed them -
made these hands
to be a blessing.
and the one who made
these hands feels -
the joy of that creation.

Tuesday, January 26, 2010

fire brush

sometimes i paint
in darkness...
on cave walls
a hermit -
with brush on fire

Sunday, January 24, 2010

my pocket book of hours

  • vigils: guard me sleeping that i may wake with christ
  • lauds: my soul waits for the lord more than they that watch for the morning
  • terce: you have brought me in safety to the beginning of the day
  • sext: day in, day out, you are the light of all things
  • none: teach me to count my days aright
  • vespers: there is a place of quiet rest near to the heart of god
  • compline: lord grant me and those i love a peaceful night and a perfect end

Thursday, January 21, 2010

confession

i'm not the kind of person who
always does boundaries well
everything about me
is marshmallow soft
no tough exterior
to offer protection
everything bleeds through
and sometimes it feels like
i'm holding the world's pain