A Few Spring Poems
The Lion-Winds of March
Wild winds now rise to a Valkyrie’s strength
And dark clouds roar to the hammer of Thor…
By Lawrence Hall
Tag: Spring
A Rotor-Tiller and the Feast of the Presentation
By Lawrence “Mack in Texas” Hall … Names have not been restored, as Aslan says / Some are pleased to call this Ground-Hog Day / Although there are no ground hogs here / But the Presentation is everywhere and forever
Read MoreSpring 2025: Scientists of Faith
Join us as we explore God & Science through Scientists of Faith! So many scientists, so little time, so we’ve limited ourselves to a few historical scientists, two modern scientists, and some other thoughts on how science and faith converge, as well as an extra-large photo contest gallery! Enjoy!
Read MoreBooks for St. George’s Day
By Amanda Pizzolatto … “When is anyone going to be able to read on St. George’s Day?” Porter laughed. “Oh, we just give the books on St. George’s Day, we don’t start reading until we’ve finished cleaning the next day. It’s why we get that day off.”
Read MoreSpring 2024: Nature
Join us as we explore the True, the Good, and the Beautiful: Nature! In this issue you will find multiple poems on various aspects of nature, plus pigs, Fibonacci numbers, and beyond! As ever, there is still Bible Trivia, Controversy Corner and plenty more!
Read MoreThe Saturday Morning Tee-Ball Hero
By Lawrence “Mack in Texas” Hall … A little moppet scampers around the tee / Waving her plastic bat as a warrior’s sword / Or as a fairy-wand to magic the day / Her first-ever tee-ball lesson with Dad…
Read MoreWake Up, Back Yard!
Brave seedlings from last year’s sunflowers arise / Among the tiny wings of zinnia buds / And the pushy skunk cabbages who hang around / Like playground bullies who ought to go find jobs
Read MoreA Rising Seedling Roars
Crumple clenched fist leaf flings up
From damp earth’s deep urn and dark
On furied stipple stems fluorescent green
Vitality gleaned from seed pod potential
The Song of the Rotor-Tiller
Today we harvest broken bits of glass
Fragments of old toys, bit of aluminum
A Sylvania flash cube still intact
From a picture taken decades ago
A Rainbow in The Garden
There’s a rainbow blooming in the garden
An array of colors adorning the sides of the path
As petals unfurl and release their sweet perfume
While melodies are swapped at the bird bath
Spring, Spring, Spring
Spring, it won’t be long before the hills are covered in green
Spring, I want to roll in all the scents that flowers bring
Submissions Information Spring 2022: Virtues – Temperance
The theme for the Spring 2022 issue is Temperance. In addition to temperance, we will be looking at charity, meekness and forgiveness. We want to know how you see these in your own life and the lives of those around you!
Read MoreAn Unskilled Rotor-Tiller Tiller of the Soil
The morning was fresh and cool and damp and still
I wheeled the tiller into the garden patch
Fresh gasoline, then primed the little bulb
And turned the red plastic lever just so
Colorful Carrots
Springtime is here!
So full of color and cheer!
The flowers reveal their pretty heads
Green is coming instead of brown and red
Submissions Information Spring 2021: Acts of Charity- Spiritual Works of Mercy
The theme for the Spring 2021 issue is Spiritual Works of Mercy. These are: instruct the ignorant, counsel the doubtful, admonish the sinner, bear wrongs patiently, forgive offenses, comfort the afflicted, and pray for the living and the dead. We want to know – what do these ideas mean to you personally? How do you see them in your church, in your life and in the lives of others?
Read MoreDraggin’ Hoses on St. George’s Day
Drag those hoses when the weather is dry
April’s grass is paling, and oak leaves wither
All the new plantings cry for a drink of water
And the rains of winter have now retired…
Submissions Information for the Spring 2020 Issue
The theme of the Spring 2020 is The Church and the Means of Grace. Examples include Communion, Baptism, Marriage, Prayer, Scripture, Reading, etc.
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