connection – Barb, poet priest

Is It Faith?

Is It Faith?Pentecost 17; Luke 17:5-10Is it faiththat causes my heart to liftas a pair of black cockatoos soar into my sight,the slow surging strokes of their wingsin perfect unison?Is it faiththat brings tears of joy to my eyesand bids me cry outin gratitude:“Oh beautiful, beautiful!”Is it faithin the Creatorof these winged messengers,or is itContinue reading “Is It Faith?”

Joy in Love of Birds

I fell in love with cockatoos – head over heels, too moved to choose. A chord was struck, connections made: it felt as though a duet played. For several weeks I saw the blacks’ impressive wings and arrow backs, the stripe of gold beneath the tail. Their flight would snare my soul to sail. MyContinue reading “Joy in Love of Birds”