Category Archives: Poetry

August 21, 2011

Spring at the Edge of Winter: a Visit to the Mountains

We saw swallows skimming the surface of the pond, kissing their reflection as their wingtips played ‘dare’ with the ripples Continue reading →

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Tagged as Drakensberg, Himeville, Moorcroft Manor, Mountains, Snow, Spring, Winter

May 19, 2011

Stephen Hawking and Life after Death

Science is a wondrous thing, it questions how and when.
It tells us who, and what came first, and things beyond our ken Continue reading →

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Tagged as Big Bang, Black hole, Education, Grand Design, Higgs boson, love, Physics, Poetry, Science & Religion, Stephen Hawkins

February 13, 2011

Too Busy to Listen

Listening is such hard work; waiting for the future to happen, so difficult. I’m much too busy; there’s too much to get through; I want to read, to write, to learn, to do. Continue reading →

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Tagged as Faith, Friends, Future, God, Inspiration, Listening, meditation, Retreat, Spirituality

March 14, 2010

Conference of our Many Selves

Conference of our Many Selves
A poem Continue reading →

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Tagged as 1 Corinthians12, Authentic, Body of Christ, Many selves, Poetry, Roles

March 7, 2010

PIPPIN

Pippin is a one-year old Border Collie for whom “fetch” is the only game. Pippin inspired this meditation while I was on a retreat in January 2010. Continue reading →

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Tagged as ball, dog, expectation, Fetch, God, Meditation & Prayer, patience, Poetry, Spirituality