Backward Mutters

  • Hello!

    Yesterday marked the beginning of the November Poem a Day Challenge #NovPAD and The Poetry Pub has offered a set of prompts for the event, #PoPubPAD. Day 1’s prompt to start us off was: Hello. Here’s my attempt. “Hello,” from halouen, “to shout in chase” Or hala “to fetch” in…

  • All Saints Day

    Here’s this week’s #twentywordtuesday poem which is a re-working of C.S. Lewis’ last sentence from his sermon, “The Weigh of Glory.”

  • Twenty Word Tuesday

    Over the past couple of weeks I’ve joined in posting short verses as a part of #twentywordtuesday. Here are a few of those.

  • The Water Who Thirsted

    The Water Who Thirsted

    Jesus, tired as he was from the journey, sat down by the well. It was about the sixth hour. When a Samaritan woman came to draw water, Jesus said to her, “Will you give me a drink?” John 4:6-7  You may listen to me read the poem via the player below.…

  • Job’s Ending

    Job’s Ending

    Today’s is the last day for the November Poem a Day Challenge. Day 30’s prompt is appropriately, Endings. I use it to wrap up a series of poems I’ve written over the past two months which have drawn their inspiration from the book of Job. This poems is based on…