Poetry

Featured Poem 

My adult, lifelong friend Sal just celebrated her birthday and this made me reflect on how our dear relationship stated freshman year in a college dorm. It’s now spanned over four decades. Here we are dancing with my dad at our daughter Jessie’s wedding. I hope everyone has a friend who deserves a poem!

What 46 Years Looks Like:

Dancing

at your kids’ weddings,

arms up,

big band,

bigger laughs,

aging parents,

wheelchair, cane,

waving,

“I’m still here!”

Traveling,

long miles,

to stay connected,

longer phone calls,

driving,

to help aging parents,

clean up,

and clean up

after them,

when they’re gone.

Beach walks,

bike rides,

espresso martinis,

late nights,

honesty,

loyalty,

love.

Happy Birthday dear Sal!

Happy 46 years of friendship!

Between Midnight and Dawn

A Literary Guide to Lent, Holy Week and Eastertide

Paraclete Press – 2016

This collection features Biblical readings, essays and poetry to compliment and enhance your Lenten journey. Poetry becomes more essential as I grow through the seasons of life. I wrote the poem featured in this book, “Miserere,” after visiting the Benedictine Monastary in Florence, Italy. This guide was lovingly created and arranged by Sarah Arthur.