The Moor (Poem by R.S. Thomas)
It was like a church to me.
I entered it on soft foot,
Breath held like a cap in the hand.
It was quiet.
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What I Heard Her Say (Poem by Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer)
It is true, you are too much for some—
especially those who have not yet learned
they carry the sea inside them.
Bits and Clips for January 2026
I hope you find something among all this artwork, photography, memes, links, and quotes that spurs you on, informs, inspires, supports, educates, or motivates you.
The One Recurring Response (Poem by Susan McBride Els)
All prayers– even the wild and savage ones– point to the one recurring response: Yes, its always love.
Bits and Clips for December 2025
I hope you find something among all this artwork, photography, memes, links, and quotes that spurs you on, inspires, supports, educates, or motivates you.
Breath (Poem by Luci Shaw)
When, in the cavern darkness, Jesus
opened his small, bleating mouth (even before his eyes widened to the supple world his lungs had sighed into being), did he intuit how hungrily the lungs gasp?
Advent Visitation (Poem by Lucy Shaw)
These still December mornings
I fancy I live in a clear envelope of angels like a cellophane womb. Or a soap bubble, the colors drifting, curling.
What Comes Next (Poem by Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer)
Love relentlessly, she said, and I want to slip these two words into every cell in my body, not the sound of the words, but the truth of them…
How to Write a Poem (Children’s Picture Book Review)
I was so excited by it, I thought you needed to know about it as well1
Collage of Light (Poem by Cecil Touchon)
We said, what if makin’ was like light itself,
Spreadin’ through the room, no shelf, no self.
Right Here (Poem by Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer)
Not easy to hear the soft chant of my breath with the rumble of river nearby.
Bits and Clips for October 2025
I hope you find something among all this artwork, photography, memes, links, and quotes that spurs you on, inspires, supports, educates, or motivates you.
Morning Offering (Poem by John O’Donohue)
All that is eternal in me welcomes the wonder of this day…
No Art Without the Maker! (Poem by Liz Murphy)
Some say there is no art without the maker, beauty cannot live without it’s shaper.
