Oct 15, 2025 | Reflections
CLIQUE Sound bites Snap shots Snapchat We summarize one another Instantly With laser precision So graphic To pin one another On X Life in caricature Neighbors by category Left Right White (Is she my neighbor After that visa oversight?) “Who...
Oct 9, 2025 | Reflections
Image: Melanie Kyer “Behold the birds of the heaven, that they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; and your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are not ye of much more value than they? And which of you by being anxious can add one cubit unto the measure...
Sep 17, 2025 | Reflections
Wings No one tells you When you move your child to college About the next day When the house is quiet And her room lies empty But the door is closed So you pretend For a moment She is still there Laughing Talking on the phone Leaving crumbs How will they see her?...
Sep 4, 2025 | Reflections
Image: Barbara Ryther Moored She’s such a small boat In such a lot of water Mostly she floats gently But then A tidal surge A storm swell A sudden squall The wake of a passing tanker She rocks and sways The death of a loved one An...
Aug 21, 2025 | Reflections
Image: Sudie Blanchard Lord, you provide the strong warp threads of our lives– Family, friends, love, trust…anchors that support us. Each day, we weave the varied weft threads… Rainbows of color and texture: Shades of gold and red–bright colors of joy and gladness...
Aug 7, 2025 | Reflections
Image:Barb Kautz About Teenagers, With and Without Feathers In the early spring a pair of birds built a nest in an old gray, bike helmet hanging on the wall of our garage. Next to it hangs another bike helmet, this one with a pink visor, too old, and too...