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poetry guides us to the gentle heart at centre– where God hosts our stories, queries into what he might mean when he writes: deep calls to deep here, in the desert tent where he made his home the years before the formal temple held his glory-seat, there is a law– trust only one who’s gentle,Continue reading “poet-guide”

the woman, unimagined, at your feet kneels and wets your skin with her tears, still warm, like kisses with no strings attached, thanking you for her freedom– the claim they had on her, the guests round the table, dissolves in the wake of the look, un-searching, you give no strings attached THIS POEM APPEARS INContinue reading “unlayered”

in silence if broken I hear only one scream and no one to blame and so listen with both ears, heart arrested, I sense if I am this far gone, to use up the silence to scream, then I must need to be heard when no one is listening and so I crave the silence–Continue reading “things we can’t say”

prayer falls from my heart into your lap and you gather up the words spilt, lifting each one to your lips as if it was a thin, precious wafer not a crumb falls to the floor and no dogs bark, begging there is only the hum between us, two hearts– singing THIS POEM APPEARS INContinue reading “amen”

the story he told, casually over lunch                was enough to tell me how he felt and draw me in to his world, make us complete— one,                the way the story was meant to be told THIS POEM APPEARS IN MY BOOKContinue reading “line by line”