Category: Original Poetry
Now They are Imprisoned Twice
“It was very like living permanently in a large railway station” ~ C.S. Lewis, Surprised by Joy We cannot volunteer in prison now.The grids and grills that shut the prisoners in,now serve to shut most…
Notre Dame de Purell
A furore virus coronam libera nos, Domine The holy water fonts have been withdrawn,and in their places bottles of Purell.Blessing ourselves with scented alcohol,to remind us of baptismal promises. For now, we must not shake…
Alliterative Meter
The poem celebrates the alliterative revival inspired by Lewis and Tolkien. Few were the faithful fearless enoughTo tackle the task, tales unfoldingWith letters linked in lays of gloryAs Caedmon the…
A Rainy Day and Locked Down Anyway
No excuses, of course: we must get dressedIf death itself appears at the front doorWe would not want to be caught in our ‘jammiesOr in surrender flaked upon the couch We will wake up to…
Exaltation
We Christians are condemned Ever to be crucified. It is our binding and our breaking. It is our only hope and home. It is our only exaltation. There, upon the tree, We must be mocked…
In the Army of the Ancient Ones: A Viking Battle Lay
Waking to the rhythm of the morning drum. The spirit of the Earth and I are one. The sun has not yet risen. The day has begun, our Mother speaks clearly. She calls us. She…
The Darwinian Cat
For Pepper-Cat, Who brought us a Rio Grande Leopard Frog (Rana Berlandier) But then, all cats are dour Darwinians, students of the evolution of creatures. Sometimes with the eyes of good scholars, yes, but mostly…
Through the Fire
A lady sat by a fireside in a warm and pleasant room.The lady was young, she was innocent of face and fair.In the corner stood a harp, a mirror, a loom.Deep and deeper into the…
The Consolation of Poetry
Boethius found consolation through,the teachings of Lady Philosophy.Austere and beautiful, whose logic held,the prisoner’s hand to his execution. An unread poet finds consolation through,the teachings of Erato, Thalia,And Calliope, austere and beautiful.(And in his collection…