November - 2024

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Spirit Fire Review's nominations for the Pushcart Prize

abstract, image by Laurentia Petcu, on Pixabay Spirit Fire Review is pleased to announce its nominations for the Pushcart Prize. The six...

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Fall 2024 Issue of Spirit Fire Review!

seeds and harvest, image by slowrabbit, on Pixabay, modified Harvest As fall comes to us again, I think of harvest. This issue of Spirit...

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Morning Song: poem by Abbie Johnson Taylor

moon and bird, image by "kirill" on Pixabay Morning Song Moon slowly sinks below the horizon, one by one, stars disappear, birds begin...

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On Seraphim: a poem by D. N. Keane

image by Daniel Reche, on Pixabay On Seraphim Beholding them through heaven’s opened door, (As once Isaiah when Uzziah died) St. John...

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Prayer for the Earth: by Cindy Bousquet Harris

blue flower, image by Christel, on Pixabay, modified Prayer for the Earth Dear God, I praise You and thank You for Your goodness. You...

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Shadows on the Floor: photo and poem by Isabel Chenot

"Shadows on the Floor" photo by Isabel Chenot ~ after C. S. Lewis The shadows on the floor are fluttering...

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Vivid Sunset: a poem by Marlene Mesot

image by "dakzxz" on Pixabay Vivid Sunset Like the spontaneous eruption of a volcano, God’s handiwork splashes across the sky In...

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The Way: poems by Janice Canerdy

Jesus, image by Pete Linforth, on Pixabay, modified The Way The Way, the Truth, the Life, He is to me and all the ones whose souls He...

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Jesus, My Jesus: two poems by Clara Klein

cross, image by Jeff Jacobs, on Pixabay Return to Childhood All our lives we were Champing at the bit to Grow up Get out there Make...

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Two poems by John Brantingham

waterfall, image from Pixabay Moonless Night on the Allegheny River Only here, in the dark, can I think about my father...

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Remembrance: three poems by Douglas J. Lanzo

gravesite, image by congerdesign, on Pixabay Two Flowers Blowing in the Wind Dedicated to the victims of October 7th He was a...

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Thanks Giving: a poem by Sally Rosenthal

image by Terri Sharp, on Pixabay, modified Thanks Giving In the early morning quiet, I sit, expectant as in Quaker meeting, attentive...

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Monarch March: a poem by Daniel Moreschi

image by Prawny, on Pixabay, modified Monarch March Sporadic streaks of specks seem led by intermittent light around a tract of...

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Photography by Laura Deschenes

"Swallowtail Butterfly" photo by Laura Deschenes * "Garden...

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Being Transported: a poem by Ted Witham

Gubbio, Umbria, Italy, image by sebastiano iervolino, on Pixabay Being Transported This yearning to...

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Where I Belong: a poem and photography by Michael Shoemaker

"From Here to Eternity" photo by Michael Shoemaker Where I Belong ...

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In-Finite: a poem by Joy Nevin Axelson

shaft of light, image by Thomas. on Pixabay, modified IN-FINITE (Based on Psalm 90) Return to us, our Lord and Friend. Remind us how...

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Lighthouse: poetry by Rhona Gandy

mountains in North Pakistan, image by Faysal Khan, on Pixabay Love’s Gift If I try to find love and don’t succeed what becomes of me?...

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Golden Stars Fell from the Sky: a poem by Susan Mayer Brumel

gold streamers, image by "dariolafelicia", on Pixabay, modified Golden Stars Fell from the Sky (for Gold Star families—families who...

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Aubade with Snow: poem by Olga Dugan

Snowball Viburnum, image by Pat, on Pixabay Aubade with Snow (for Peter Mangiola and Kathie Collins) morning after storm,...

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SPIRIT FIRE REVIEW

Celebrating God's Goodness through Poetry, Creative Nonfiction, Visual Art, and Music