Love is Not an Accident
Love is not an accident Of chemicals that crossed in space It flows from Everlasting Choice And rushes with a Timeless Grace For out of nothing, nothing comes Yet that which fills can never…
Month: December 2014
A Mother’s Love
The outside world is cruel and hard; To us the strangers’ doors are barred. But in this stable, small and cold, I’ve seen this miracle unfold. – I gaze upon your peaceful face Radiating heavenly…
Holiday Season in the Holy Land: Thoughts, Ideas, and Tips on Travel
The arrival once more of the winter holiday season evokes thoughts of snow and cold nights spent with family and friends – of times of cheer, rest, and meaning. There is perhaps no better way…
December Morning Message: A Sestina with an Extra Verse
The sheet metal sky is thin and cold overhead. Like propaganda released from planes, endless leaflets of brittle lace Drop slowly down around me. They weave something like silence. I once had a soul that…
The Legend of Holly Claus: A Book Review
It’s the most wonderful time of the year to curl up with a good book. Among all the seasonal books one can find in a library, Christmas books are by far the most numerous. I…
Flight of the Angels
They rise up in tornadic flight, Unleashing scarlet firelight. They pour it on the coal-cloaked hills, The bloodless frosts; their lava fills The starved blue gleam of Winter's eye And scalds dawn on the star-cold sky. -…
Our Love Must Make Us Strong: The Music and Mysticism of Loreena McKennitt
It all started one Christmas as I rummaged through the CD racks at the library, in search of seasonal music different than the usual run-of-the-mill jingles blared constantly on the radio from November onward. I…
Cantate Alleluia (Sing Alleluia)
Christus est natus hodie; cantate Alleluia! Ille nos servare venit; cantate Alleluia! Guadete, populi mundi! Vester Rex vobiscum nunc est. Homo similis nobis etiam Deus. Gaudete magna cum voce! Cantate Alleluia! - Christ is born…
Come Quick! Real Elves!: A Human’s Wistful Reflections on the Immortals of Middle-Earth
I admit my love and awe for the totally-superior-to-humans Middle-earth Elves (especially ones in the center of action) puts me in a position to be hoodwinked every now and again. And it’s just…