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Poem: “Epitaph,” by Merrit Malloy

by Susan | Mar 13, 2021 | inspiration, poem

When I die Give what’s left of me away To children And old men that wait to die. And if you need to cry, Cry for your brother Walking the street beside you. And when you need me, Put your arms Around anyone And give them What you need to give to me. I want to leave...

Poem: “Blessing the Boats (at St Mary’s),” by Lucille Clifton

by Susan | Mar 5, 2021 | inspiration, poem

may the tide that is entering even now the lip of our understanding carry you out beyond the face of fear may you kiss the wind then turn from it certain that it will love your back may you open your eyes to water water waving forever and may you in your innocence...

Inaugural Poem: “The Hill We Climb,” by Amanda Gorman

by Susan | Jan 20, 2021 | inspiration, poem

When day comes we ask ourselves, where can we find light in this never-ending shade? The loss we carry, a sea we must wade. We’ve braved the belly of the beast, we’ve learned that quiet isn’t always peace and the norms and notions of what just is, isn’t always...

Poem: “At The End Of The Year,” by John O’Donohue

by Susan | Dec 31, 2020 | inspiration, poem

As this year draws to its end, We give thanks for the gifts it brought And how they became inlaid within Where neither time nor tide can touch them. The days when the veil lifted And the soul could see delight; When a quiver caressed the heart In the sheer exuberance...

Poem: “The Man Watching,” by Rainer Maria Rilke

by Susan | Dec 16, 2020 | inspiration, poem

I can tell by the way the trees beat, after so many dull days, on my worried windowpanes that a storm is coming, and I hear the far-off fields say things I can’t bear without a friend, I can’t love without a sister. The storm, the shifter of shapes, drives...

Poem: “Though there are torturers,” by Michael Coady

by Susan | Oct 15, 2020 | inspiration, poem

Though there are torturers in the world There are also musicians. Though, at this moment, Men are screaming in prisons, There are jazzmen raising storms Of sensuous celebration, And orchestras releasing Glories of the Spirit. Though the image of God Is everywhere...

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