The Observant One
~ by Harriet Sams Why oh why Mummy, oh wise one, please tell me this: the animals I see all around us are having babies in the bright abundance of Spring and we humans can…
Category: Original Poetry
An Empty Cross
By Lawrence “Mack” Hall An empty cross? There is no empty cross Fragments of bone and flesh forever stain The spikes, the wood, the cross, the bloody cross Is not a cute designer collectable…
The Hands of Joseph Trembled
The hands of Joseph trembled As he went about his task. Mary’s tale was strange and left A question he dared not ask. “The Child is of God Himself.” He knew Mary spoke the…
A Welsh Voice
The mists, the mountains, cloud topped giants,houses hung beneath the roads,the mysteries of Cader Idris,the bearded lake, Arthur’s stone,a throne beside the glassy water,hollowed rock o’er grown with moss,the leap of silvered salmon in the…
Edmund the Martyr
“And then the heathens became madly incensed because of this faith, for he always asked Christ to his help. Then they shot at him with missiles, as if for their sport, until he was entirely…
Brigid of the Flame
I am both Christian and Pagan for the Divine knows no bounds I am known as Mary of the Gael I am the Queen of generosity, for Christ dwells in every creature I am the…
The Two Messengers
Perhaps to the clear-eyed angelThere was nothing in the word he brought but glory:Infinite splendor in a point of flesh,Bursting, breaking through the veil of blood and mucus,Passing through a narrow gateTo fill creation with…
Theophanies
Wise men came from the eastThey travelled from afar.They knew the way and where to go –God led them by a star.God often sends a messengerIf there’s something to tell,So shepherds, Joe and MaryAll encountered…
Christmas Choirs
Oh listen, listen, how the bells doth ringEchoing over the blankets of winter’s stingLike a single candle flickering in the nightGiving off some hope, warmth and lightBurn bright, burn long, and send incense up aboveLike…