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July 2012

No More the Hammer Strikes the Anvil

No more the hammer strikes the anvil As the blacksmith discussed the news With the clients from the country As he hammered …

The Courtly Lovers

Her eyes caught mine, and then her smile Wrought tears from my heart, not blood: From me she has flown, from afar …

Jesus in the Synagogue

With apostles sat Jesus in the synagogue Two women walk in One gives a little: A lot of money given By the …

To Eat Without Saying Grace

“Gosh, could a cautios Covenantor Wait for the Grace? – “To The Potatoe” by James Orr If such a man took his …

A Postcard to Her Father Sent

The Maria Lazum story, recounted to me by the poet Paul Polansky who knew the family. He was the author of Black …

The Excommunication of St. Columba

A sinner as is every man Columba for his family had great pride Swift of tongue and hot of temper He challenged …