As promised, a sonnet for Christmas Eve. Merry Christmas, friends. Christmas Eve 2018 We come at last to this wide-open…
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The Grip of Love
The final candle in the Advent wreath is the Love candle. It’s been a pleasantly busy week. As I said…
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Joy: A “Small” Study
We watched Small One on Sunday. For those of you unfamiliar with this gem, ’tis a classic animated short from…
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Peace: A NON-Non-Entity
The second week of Advent, we light the Peace candle. Last week’s poem addressed some common misconceptions of Hope: that…
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Hope: A Literary Chorus
Advent is here! As I described in last year’s post, Advent is the four weeks leading up to Christmas, and…
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Running: Chariots of Fire Meets Lord of the Rings
There are times when running can be absolute bliss. (There are, of course, also times when it can be the…
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Empty: A Paradox
Last week’s post was all about paradox: to be full is to be hungry for the right things. I included…
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Elves, Effort, and T. S. Eliot
If you’ve read even a small portion of this blog, you know that I am rather fond of J. R.…
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Myth: A Grave Need
In my recent post Beloved Insignificant, I pondered the importance of so-called “small things”. Flowing seamlessly together with such musings…
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