Four Words: A Small Change with an Eternity of Impact
May 13, 2019Today, I went to the new initiatory session. When I arrived, the cute workers excitedly whispered to each other, “we have a patron!” I was the first of the day. It felt so good to…
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Backwards Pioneers
May 13, 2019My earliest memory takes place in 1960s Wilkinsburg, where we lived while Dad finished his schooling at Carnegie Tech. Dark brick house and heavy gray sky. Warm, prickly air; a carpet of clover in the grass. A thick cement porch I loved, anchored with square pillars of the same black brick. Chipped concrete steps with graveled wounds and patches.
Devotion
May 13, 2019Every Tuesday morning, sky dark,
I rise to the temple. Today, by the
time we reach the Garden, the
actors need help with their lines.
Prodigal Daughter
May 13, 2019The lost daughter woke up
and returned to herself,
and determined she no
longer wanted to be lost,
and determined to
return to her Mother.
What Ashmae Taught Me
May 13, 2019One time, in the temple,
after looking, and smelling,
and asking, and listening,
a quietness spoke back
Circles and Lines
May 13, 2019A ring of women
Spontaneously gathered round
Willing hands outstretched
Gently pulling, untwisting, unbraiding
January 21, 2019
May 13, 2019Hello, God, small and obscure, distant twinkly point of light.
Perhaps, you are the portal and I am the time. I long
thought the other way ‘round.
Our Lady of the Temple
May 13, 2019Her favorite is the whisper of slippers on plush carpet.
Her favorite is the window of stained glass, jewel-bright, reminding her
of a wildflower field and that cathedral in France.
Prayers for the Altars
May 13, 2019Redeem these altars
Whereon divine parity
Was sacrificed.
Friday Morning Shift
May 13, 2019I walk into the baptistry
In our modest, midwestern temple
Eager to fold fluffy towels
Into their honorable offerings.