Radiant Day

radiant day,
gentle winds
blow away
all raw weather
as skies dive deep
into blue ponds
while above in barren trees
the young sun
strokes small branches,
and emergent buds wait
for the green season.

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Lazy

Sweet summer breeze
heavy ripe vines
wine pouring,
time slowly
seaward
flowing.

I write
like there's
nothing left
in my half-
empty glass.

now the wine's gone.
day's too warm
and much too
long.

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The Fog Lifted Yesterday

we grew used
to the low sky,
bland light
grey blight
over our dim
winter lives,

when suddenly the sky soared
the sun streamed gold and red
crossing the broad blue spread
of pure, clear
atmosphere.

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The Breakthrough

Slate sky,
the wind has died

calm chill
flows over
the sleeping street

when
bursts a white flame
feathers rising
to the heavy sky.

To the impending rain
ascends the crane

to heaven’s
dark promise.

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Ascension

"Deep contemplative silence communicates prayer." Thomas Merton

Your voice
sings
words
suspended
mid-flight
like apples
falling
in a
dream.

I hear
my soul
breathing,
ascending
to your
voice.

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Canticle

In the murmur of darkened trees,
I hear your voice,
I want to sing,

but grating words cannot contain
gusty night wind’s
solemn praise.

In the hush of trembling leaf
hosannas rise, rush
home to Thee.

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This House

In this house

walls vault
rise to high windows,
arch to sky and tree.

See the bright table,
gleaming plates!

Onions are steaming
in the fragrant air; Oh, hear
the happy clatter
of dinner

in this house.

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Gloria

Sudden light
flares in the eastern sky.

Bright clouds burst
and consume the void
with glory.

The newborn child,
wrinkled and pink, warms
in his mother’s embrace

and waits for the stunned world
to exhale.

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Thunderstorm

Cobalt fingers probe
naked ground
when explodes
the darkest cloud.

Edge of lightning
searing air
with raucous roil of
heaven’s laughter.

We watch in fear
‘til setting sun
sheds royal tears
of golden love.

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Consoling Martha

Her tears freely flow;
a dam so brimful
cannot contain
such towering waves.

Wondering that
my words fail
to give peace,
I reach out
and take her trembling hands.

Tearful,
I brush away
all her
bitter tears

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