Saturday, November 08, 2014

Hunched Over in Her Grief – v2

The sadness heavy
hanging down on her
a lead cloak
draped over her frame
pulling downward

Hope turned to sadness
joy to loss
weighing her down
her feet barely touching
yet anchored to the ground


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edited November 8, 2014
Hunched Over in Her Grief – v2

March 30, 2011
Hunched Over in Her Grief
and poem: When Hope Died
from March 30, 2011
talking to Shyanne’s friend
sitting on the swings, but not swinging
at the bus stop
on the death of a few-days-old kitten,
smothered by its mother this morning
March 30, 2011
&
poem: Lessons of the Cherry Blossoms
March 29, 2011
story on cherry blossoms
on Morning Edition on NPR
at about 7:42am

http://www.npr.org/2011/03/25/134824522/japans-cherry-blossoms-in-brief-beautiful-bloom

Japan's Cherry Blossoms In Brief, Beautiful Bloom

March 25, 2011
&
poem: Rachel Crying
March 30, 2011
from January 29, 2010
Matthew 2:16-18
Isaiah 40:1-12 (Call to Worship)
Lord’s Prayer
service after Our Family’s Table
led by Reverend Huntley Halvorson
sermon, “Meditation on Six Days after Epiphany Day”,
focused on the earthquake in Haiti
Suncook United Methodist Church
Suncook, NH
January 27, 2010
&
Genesis 8:21b-22,
Genesis 9:12-16
Genesis 6:5-8, 11-13
Psalm 20:1-3 (Call to Worship)
Psalm 46:1-11
1 Corinthians 12:12-31a
Nehemiah 8:1-3, 5-6, 8-10
Worship Theme: There is Hope in God
Children’s Message
by Reverend Huntley Halvorson
and sermon, “I Shall Not Be Moved”
by Pastor Ruth Foss
sermon blog
meditation blog
“God’s Whisper” blog
Suncook United Methodist Church
Suncook, NH
January 24, 2010
&
Psalm 23:1-6
Romans 8:28, 31-30
“Prayers for Haiti”,
by Michelle Malkin,
Luke 10:35 (the last verse of Good Samaritan story)
service after Our Family’s Table
led by Reverend Huntley Halvorson
focused on the earthquake in Haiti
Suncook United Methodist Church
Suncook, NH
January 20, 2010

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