A Father Learning to Love

Messenger I feel weary whenever people speak of God With a sense of certainty As if they kept God in their back pocket As if knowing God...

Today I've been thinking about a quote from Carl Jung: "The first half of life is devoted to forming a healthy ego, the second half...

This is not a poem I wrote - it is one I thought was so good that I would want to read it again and again, and so I wanted to save it in a p...

Things I Wish I'd Said There are so many things I wish I'd said Before I had to say goodbye to you To tell you what you've done ...

On Earth As It Is In Heaven Some people pray That He would come and take us away So we can all eat pie in the sky Except some of us won'...

Well, I'm not...you know the routine.   I say "I'm not a poet", and then sometimes people say "but you keep writing p...

Well, I'm not a poet. But I felt like writing this:  Deconstruction I was born totally depraved Or so they say My own mind could not be ...

When my father passed a month ago, writing poetry became an avenue through which I processed my thoughts and feelings. I don't claim to ...

 Well, I'm not a poet. But I felt like writing this: Echoes In the early morning light I look for you When I'm alone, I strain my ...

 Well, I'm not a poet, but I felt like writing this: A Good Life? Saturday morning, sitting in that pew I watch - one by one they stand ...

Well, I'm not a poet. But I felt like writing this. Overcome  I look at the world and I'm overcome by the cruelty The people justify...