Let Jack and Mavis take you to church
I walked outside at four in the morning, stepped down off the deck and rounded the cabin. The birds had started their predawn songs. Two robins in particular we...
Tag: suffering
A deer in the clearing
Earlier in the year, while still “weed inspecting,” I had a sort of engagement with the white-tailed deer in this picture. I’ve never been anything like a “whis...
An open letter to the Lord God complaining about the abundance of sickness and suffering
Let me begin by thanking you for delight. For I’ve sat in city parks listening to stories from mouths and eyes that know the earth, and at moments, the wo...
For those who sow in tears
Sow broken harp and bitter note, sow sighing of the open throat. Sow crutch and cane and pawing pain, on starless night in razor rain. Sow hate with hope for ha...