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Poem: “Found,” by Frederick Buechner

Poem: “Found,” by Frederick Buechner

by | Jan 1, 2019 | inspiration, poem

Maybe it’s all utterly meaningless. Maybe it’s all unutterably meaningful. If you want to know which, pay attention to what it means to be truly human in a world that half the time we’re in love with and half the time scares the hell out of us… The unexpected sound of...
Poem: “Honey,” by Connie Wanek

Poem: “Honey,” by Connie Wanek

by | Dec 29, 2018 | inspiration, poem

Luxury itself, thick as a Persian carpet, honey fills the jar with the concentrated sweetness of countless thefts, the blossoms bereft, the hive destitute. Though my debts are heavy honey would pay them all. Honey heals, honey mends. A spoon takes more than it can...
Poem: “Relativity,” by D. H. Lawrence

Poem: “Relativity,” by D. H. Lawrence

by | Dec 27, 2018 | inspiration, poem

I like relativity and quantum theories because I don’t understand them and they make me feel as if space shifted about like a swan that can’t settle, refusing to sit still and be measured; and as if the atom were an impulsive thing always changing its...
Poem: “Take Heart,” by Jeanne Murray Walker

Poem: “Take Heart,” by Jeanne Murray Walker

by | Dec 23, 2018 | inspiration, poem

Who can grieve for it all? The standard-bearer, seeing his right hand shot off, grabs the flag with his left and shouts God Bless America! as he charges up the hill. An Iraqi child shoos flies from her brother’s corpse. News, they call it. The gospel of atrocities....
Poem: “Famous,” by Naomi Shihab Nye

Poem: “Famous,” by Naomi Shihab Nye

by | Dec 20, 2018 | inspiration, poem

The river is famous to the fish. The loud voice is famous to silence, which knew it would inherit the earth before anybody said so. The cat sleeping on the fence is famous to the birds watching him from the birdhouse. The tear is famous, briefly, to the cheek. The...