Spiritual

Sanctuary

A villanelle based on a trip I took to Ground Zero, in which its church was the only building to escape unscathed.

"angels guide soldiers"

a 3 string haiku for Sahib & all soldiers

i am me and you are you

I am me and you are you You can be me and I can’t be you I can move so can you? We are two different being me and you I don’t think I like it if we were all the same

words

I write the words and what do I find Screens in my mind Of people singing and dancing and laughing Or people crying and saying oh go away that what I see in my mind when the words are at play

the emptiness

there is an emptiness at the bottom; at the end of every beginning. there is an emptiness.

A Smile on Waking

Fear taps on my eyelids Asking me to open them To a world of darkness But I refuse “Go away” say I “Attack another Who having more Needs the bringing down” A tutting ensues

My Light

In my hidden soul Jesus became my light He showed me that his love was in my sight His love a beacon shining bright Luring me out of my dark dreary night

In the Ganges

In the Ganges there's a bud

St. Cuthbert's Dying Words

As St. Cuthbert lay dying, one of the other monks asked him for some advice about how to live the monastic life. Much of what he said can still be applied to a Christian community today.

Six of the Best

The divine headmaster gives the church six of the best. God’s judgement on those who pretend to be Christians but don’t really give it all they’ve got.