image by chen, on Pixabay, modified Dear friends, Often, as I read submissions, I’m struck by the outpourings of love and praise to God....

pond with water lilies, image by Alex, on Pixabay Stilled     I’m unconcerned with lofty things; my soul is calm and stilled, needing...

doves, image by Huu Luu, on Pixabay, modified Without beginning or end     I am slow to ascend, pick my way past cacti   & pinyon pine,...

horse, image by amar42, on Pixabay, modified Old Ways   My grandmother would tell me how stonemasons would whistle while they spread...

stacking letters, image by David Peterson, on Pixabay The Cherry Blossom Festival     Beneath these snowy boughs of fragrant flowers...