Category: poetry
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The Rooster’s Crow
This ekphrastic poem is based on Matthew 26:30-35 and Matthew 26:69-75 and the artwork of Keaton Sapp who has installed his fourth piece of the Stations of the Cross Lenten art exhibit. His drawing is titled, “The Denial.” My poem came out as a rhyming triplet in iambic pentameter. (You receive…
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Waking in a Dream
The Psalms are prayers which help give voice to our prayers. To read the words of those who lived thousands of years ago and to read that they experienced life in much the same way (though the circumstances seem vastly different) is in its own way a great comfort. The…
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Waking to Our Fear
A friend reminded me that today is World Poetry Day, and so I am posting one which I continue to re-work but is based on a scene from Mark’s gospel which continues to both mystify and encourage me. One night while crossing the Sea of Galilee, the disciples find their…
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Happy Saint Patrick’s Day
In honor of Saint Patrick I am posting some resources on the Irish saint. Firstly, have you ever read Saint Patrick’s Confession? In it he tells his story. You may also read Saint Patrick’s Prayer or Lorica (Breastplate) which is a prayer attributed to him which he would pray when…
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