The Proud Poet (Joyce Kilmer Poem)
(For Shaemas O Sheel) One winter night a Devil came and sat upon my bed, His eyes were full of ...
(For Shaemas O Sheel) One winter night a Devil came and sat upon my bed, His eyes were full of ...
"The Mother Hive"-- Actions and Reactions A Farmer of the Augustan Age Perused in Virgil's golden page The story of ...
I am the Reaper. All things with heedful hook Silent I gather. Pale roses touched with the spring, Tall corn ...
The piper coming from far away is you With a whitewash brush for a sporran Wobbling round you, a kitchen ...
There trudges one to a merry-making With sturdy swing, On whom the rain comes down. To fetch the saving medicament ...
In this blue light I can take you there, snow having made me a world of bone seen through to. ...
The loss of Jesus, the Christ the sacrifice of the Savior killed on Calvary needed for the borning the quickening ...
God alone gives life his breath quickening the clay his grace redeems us from the wages of sin destined for ...
A piece of Christ's love the beating Spirit the fire of Pentecost in the gathered flames A spark of God's ...
Hope coming in the desert water a gift for the world if we act on our faith God's calling clear ...
In the court unbelieving ears not wanting to hear the depth of the lies their voice speaking spoken aloud in ...
New life forming transforming us from within the flames of Pentecost descending the quickening of life in him Changed forever ...
I met evil, coming inside from the bright summer day on the Vineyard, so long ago His eyes full of ...
In the story, the telling the coming of the Christ the coming of the Magi More too, moments of epiphany ...
Lovingly, working the imperfections the bubbles, the things that don't belong refining, moldings, changing starting anew, the potter at the ...
Within our shells, the mortal frame within which the spirit lives the hand, the breath the living God dwelling within ...
The prodigal, all of us a lesson for our times in this day and age, a chastening in the telling ...
The seeds planted long ago deep within our hearts watered by fire, given life the birth of the church the ...
Slowing our steps measured steps, of remembrance pilgrims, yoking our lives with Christ and with the first disciples journeying with ...
The spirit, that which landed on the Christ like a dove, on them at Pentecost, like tongues of fire, living, ...
Saturated, washed clean, filling by the anointing, the cleansing of the Spirit filling our cup, our lives the physical presence ...
The potter shapes the clay each one a precious creature unique and set apart known from before forming from within ...
I stood before the congregation knowing the financial crunch the hard work, done by so many for so many years, ...
If you would say yes to my plea, my prayer, on bended knee I would marry you again, joyfully for ...
Cold, raw air Wet thick air enveloped me on the walk to school wrapped its arms around me chilled me ...
He gave away his Life -- To Us -- Gigantic Sum -- A trifle -- in his own esteem -- ...
Not in the solitude Alone may man commune with heaven, or see Only in savage wood And sunny vale, the ...
To exalt, enthrone, establish and defend, To welcome home mankind's mysterious friend Wine, true begetter of all arts that be; ...
I 'Tis done -- but yesterday a King! And arm'd with Kings to strive -- And now thou art a ...
"As certain also of your own poets have said"-- (Acts 17.28) Cleon the poet (from the sprinkled isles, Lily on ...
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