To the Sandy Hook Victims
By Jonathan Francesco Word Count: 149 Rating: PG Summary: A poem in honor of the children and adults who were killed at Sandy Hook. The Christmas lights are darker this year The wind is colder And…
Category: Original Poetry
Lucia’s Night
~ by Nathan Stone Lucia's night has come again— Take the candles and hurry through the snow That lies in mountains and flies like diamonds as it blows. Lucia's night is here again— Hurry through…
A Ritual is Never Hollow
A RITUAL IS NEVER HOLLOW By Lawrence Hall Word count: 80 Rating: G Summary: A poem reflecting on ritual. A ritual is never hollow; sweet words Happy ancient words from the dawn of time Sung…
Advent Sacrifice
You found yourself a place to stay, you held onto it carefully That not a single drop of all its torments should be spilled You took the things we threw away, and found them good…
The Industrial Life
~ by Lucy Rutherford Clanging, clanging evermore The assembly line is right on time As children scurry through the fog Of cotton fibers in the air And clamber through the narrow gates To fix the…
Shining Tears
By Lyn Wilson Word Count: 202 Rating: G Summary: An original poem by Lyn Bennett Wilson Have you found the place where dreams go to die? Where people exist, living on fear? It is your beginning…
A Rosary from Jasna Gora
A ROSARY FROM JASNA GORA By Lawrence Hall Word count: 102 Rating: G Summary: A poetic description of a wooden rosary. For, as always, Our Lady of Czestochowa and for Kirk Briggs A little…
Two Viewpoints
My heart dropped as my fears were confirmed I was pregnant; for this I had not yearned Where do I go? To whom can I turn? – Hi there, Mommy It’s little me I’m your…
Thinning Veil
By Cheryl Anne, Originally published Oct 25 2016 Word Count: 148 Rating: G Summary: A poem for All Saints Day At this time of the Thinning Veil, may we remember All Saints and All Souls…