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AN INVESTMENT

               This morning, I went to mass with my youngest son.  Of those that were up, only he desired to go; and so we went. When it came time for the offering, I drew out my wallet uncertain and having little clue what might be there.                Five dollars, all ones; I grabbed them all […]

CANYON’S SONG

               They rested on river’s bank watching sunlight dance over contour-ripples of water’s face as current spoke, softly, across shallows sounding in song over broken bed of rock with shelves and polished pebbles, stone carved and moved from heart of a mountain.  Gazing and listening to the river’s run, each took from river different truths […]

ATHELAS

               “For the fragrance that came to each was like a memory of dewy mornings of unshadowed sun in some land of which the fair world in Spring is itself but a fleeting memory…Suddenly, he opened his eyes, and looked…with a light of knowledge and love was kindled in his eyes, and he spoke softly…”—J.R.R. […]

ETERNAL SUMMER

               In the steep-walled sanctuary, valley of dream, they made love beneath shadow of trees; in the half-light of river’s edge where air held low and cool in blanket over water’s face and laurel bloomed in the first of June; blossom bells opened in splendor of revelation colored in purity of white and tenderness of […]

AFTER-ECHO

               Together, they broke in night to trembling of a storm: slow-rolling tremors that lasted then lingered as after-echo through sky and spirit as rain struck in waves upon window face to bursts in flood and change of stirring winds as light danced through energy’s release.                 When day arrived, gone was the storm.  Sky […]

BOUNDS

               “Do you believe there are limits to what stories should be told?” he asked.                She smiled, thinking, and brushing away fallen hair from face so that answering eyes shone and spoke more true.                 “I am not the author of your stories,” she answered.  “You are; and each author writes their own answer […]

INTO LIFE

               They shared their morning reading and writing in light of golden dawn that shone through parted window blinds, slats of light manifest in shaped and spreading bands into openness of room.                 As the last of coffee percolated with hush and singe of finishing drip, he rose, pouring each a mug that warmed in […]