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Prayer as weather moves in
Our house looks out upon a lake facing northwest some fifty miles southeast of Lake Superior.
Falling
It wasn’t nice, No, wasn’t nice, To be called in the Garden by God. He called us once, He called us twice....
Boomerang
What I throw out to those I love Returns unreached to me, to me. Bow stubborn knees to God above? I do if prayer turns round to me.
Ghost light
We’ve closed our theatres—a silence rules. Homebound with Internet and iPhones, stocked
Storefront theatre
Chicago. January. Present time. “The core of winter,” says our weatherman, Whose forecast draws more eyes than local crime Or something happening in Somewheristan....
Advent
Around December first, the summer people All have gone. Some had stayed to see the fall And some for hunting season—all have gone.
Singapore men’s Bible study
We take our shoes off, leave them by the door, And sit in batik shirts and khaki shorts In Paul’s colonial house in Singapore.