Monthly Archives: January 2024

NOTE: “Circle of Love” is one of my poems for choir. The words are set to Handel’s “See, The Conquering Hero Comes!” Play this music and sing along: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8p1BedwyFKY. Circle of Love We offer communion to a weary world in … Continue reading →

The Way The way eludes the snareof language. It is hard to catch the wheeling birdsscurrying up helixing stairs, but harder still to catch the way with words.The heart that hangs stretched and framedis not the heart of hearts; the … Continue reading →

Micah Micah 5:2-5 The prophet Micah foretells the fallof the corrupt and faithless elite of Jerusalem;the fall and revival of the Kingdom of Judah;the Messiah’s birth in the town of Bethlehem. Because of Bethlehem, we honor Micah.We are mindful that … Continue reading →

[tanka] brainstormingin the corner officeon the fifth floor…the high seriousnessof fall colors

The White Christ Red-bearded, blood-soaked Thor faced offagainst the white Christat the end of the first millennium. Icelanders had to choose.For the pagans, white stood for cowardice,but the heavy hand of King Olaf forced a deal the pagan holdoutscould not … Continue reading →