control – Barb, poet priest

Belonging and Receiving

Belonging and ReceivingPentecost 20; Luke 18:15-17It is to such as thisthe realm of God belongs:the baby learning how to bewhose sustenance is love.Her joy is to explorethe colours, shapes and sounds;to her, the world’s new born,created for delight.Safe held in cradling arms,she smiles to know a face,then seeks her mother’s milk,warm flowing from the breast.ShowContinue reading “Belonging and Receiving”

Poet’s Dilemma

Poet’s Dilemma I try to draw the searching word in sight to speak a truth I hardly know is there, or name a feeling that disturbs my night, or bring a smothered fear into the air. Sometimes I wake as words begin to cling – it’s best to get a pen and let them out,Continue reading “Poet’s Dilemma”