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A State of Grace
Posted on November 25, 2014 6 Comments
Although, Thanksgiving was originally created to celebrate an event that has been distorted by history, now, in this century, we can begin to transmute it into a true time to give thanks. Let’s look at gratitude as a state of grace.The 1999 Encarta World English Dictionary, St. Martin’s Press, defines grace as: 1. Elegance, beauty, […]
Khalil Gibran and I
Posted on November 4, 2014 9 Comments
When I was nine or ten years old, as I swept the living room in our shot-gun house in Panama City, Florida, I suddenly thought, I always was and always will be. I wrote the thought in my diary but didn’t share it because, at that time, I was a devout Catholic and we were taught […]
First Snowfall – Which Poem is Better?
Posted on November 1, 2014 28 Comments
Unspoken promise Large snow flakes descend to earth White contemplation Silent as an unspoken promise Snow whitens our world a contemplation cloak announcing winter’s approach