Poetry
A Thousand Acres of Light (Poem by Maurya Simon)
I’d rather unravel the wind’s calligraphies, letter by letter, and spell myself into the world, a glittering altar of atoms, all aswirl.
How the Light Comes (Poem by Jan Richardson)
My we open and open more and open still to the blessed light that comes.
Our Youngest Turns 25 (New Poem by Polly Castor)
You are an independent free spirit, interested in a balanced, multi-faceted life– you are well on your way, and we are so proud.
Bioluminescence (poem by Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer)
Bioluminescence Sometimes, when I fear the small light I bring isn’t big enough or bright enough, I think of that night on the beach years ago when every step I took in the cool wet sand turned a glowing, iridescent blue— and the waves themselves were a flashing greenish hue— imagine we could do what … Read more
The Only Place God Is (New Poem by Polly Castor)
Are you casting about, dissatisfied or yearning, flinging your gaze…
Measuring by Degrees (New Poem by Polly Castor)
For doing that well is what determines our level of realized marvelousness…
New Day’s Lyric (Poem by Amanda Gorman)
Come over, join this day just begun. For wherever we come together, we will forever overcome.
Where is God at Christmas (New Poem by Polly Castor)
God is with the pregnant, the humble, the loyal.
Winter Solstice (New Poem by Polly Castor)
The shortest day of the year teeters and tips on its pivot point toward a blessed season of illumination…
