Category: Poem
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Warp And Weft
A loom binds together both warp and weft.The Spirit hovers, the Word becomes flesh.A figure forms as fine strands intersect.The virgin’s womb frames the image made fresh.A tapestry hangs for all to inspect.The shepherds gaze at the babe in the creche.Asleep in the hay, a thin thread of light,The Day-Star now woven into the night….
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Two Robes (The Pain of an Answered Prayer)
“And his mother used to make for him a little robe and take it to him each year when she went up with her husband to offer the yearly sacrifice.” (1 Sam. 2:19) Every year Hannah wove a little robe.A gift for the gift she gave back to God,a blanket of love, for the prayed…
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Poem – Archippus
Archippus And say to Archippus, “See that you fulfill the ministry that you have received in the Lord.”– Colossians 4:17 Dear son, mount up, hold fast the reins and ride.My child, linger on this gray plain no more.Beloved, the path ahead is not wide.Little one, the long days work lies before. Set your face towards…
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An Easter Poem: Take Me to the Tomb
I was honored to be asked to write another poem for the Heidelblog, this time for Easter. This was my first time writing a villanelle, a form I found to be challenging and purposeful. I love the way the form builds tension through repetition, resolving as the first and third line finally meet as the…
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POEM: Postdiluvian Blues
Postdiluvian Blues On days when clouds press downand mist ascends to meet them,all the world’s a vapor, it’s Tohu va-Vohu all over again. Silence smothers the globe untila tiny explosion screamsand a red-flame flares, a light-house flickers in the darkness. Briar-bound leaves writhethen settle down gray and…
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Dirt – A New Sonnet
Dirt – A New Sonnet I was honored when Faith Crawford and R. Scott Clark asked for a poem on the incarnation to publish this Christmas. This poem was first posted on The Heidelblog. You can find the original link here. I have also posted the poem below. I hope you enjoy and that it…
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POEM: A Theologian’s Dilemma
I enjoy writing poetry because it offers a way for me to connect my head and my heart. When it comes to my faith, and much of life for that matter, I tend to engage primarily with my head, the logical, left brain part of myself. This poem is an attempt to integrate my whole…
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POEM: All Things New
I wrote this poem as a reflection on Romans 8:18-22. My imagination has always been drawn in by the language Scripture uses to describe nature’s relationship to God. Sometimes creation sings, sometimes it exults, but in this case, creation groans: All Things New The warm, still air, gently lulls my senses As I amble beneath…