The Hidden Life
A guiding star for travelers, was herald of his birth the shepherds quaked within their fields to hear the angels’ mirth, yet all of them in time did find a hidden family, and in the…
Author: Fellowship & Fairydust
Inspiring faith and creativity & exploring the arts through a spiritual lens
The Box that Held the Songs
The box was probably dated even when my parents bought it. A long, squat black box with slots for cassette tapes, a thin shelf for inserting CDs, dials that were not to be spun, buttons…
SIR GAWAIN AND THE PRINCESS OF ELFLAND
(PROLOGUE)
Notes: The following is my loose retelling of the 14th century alliterative Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, the narrative of which was reworked by me under the influence of J.R.R. Tolkien, Lord Dunsany, and…
The Ancient Yule of the Forest
Morning twilight touched the beauty of the forest As the cardinal flew open with song The silence of mother nature began to awake The needles of the trembling pines falling on the fresh, crisp snow…
Oh Yuletide Log
Oh Yuletide log, oh Yuletide log, oh how brightly you are burning. Your flames jump high into the night, Providing us with warmth and light. Oh Yuletide log, oh Yuletide log, oh how brightly you…
Everyone Writes a Poem about the Winter Solstice
The moon is falling away from the full The axis of the earth will briefly pause Planets and stars align as the Maker wills And we wonder if we can sense our world Our…
The Strange Gift
It’s a special gift she told me. Make sure you treat it with great care. Endure it with love patiently. Most people will not understand. You’ll feel like you’re going nowhere, like you’re cycling endlessly …
Remaking the Queen, Part II – Epilogue: Queen
“The most incredible thing about miracles is that they happen.” ~G.K. Chesterton Of course it didn’t end there. That was merely the beginning. For the Gentle Queen to be made, the self-centered belle must be…
The Real Meaning of Our Christmas Traditions
By Fr. Gerard Hatton When thinking of an English Christmas, there are some quintessential food items that people here cannot live without, such as Brussels sprouts and sauce made out of stale bread (it’s nicer…
Remaking the Queen – Chapter 5, Part II: Before His Face
“Once one has seen God, what is the remedy?” ~Sylvia Plath Susan waited a week before going into Edmund’s room. A week, to try to bear the weight of giving others hope by the…