May 2013
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April 2013
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Variation on the Word Sleep
by Margaret Atwood
I would like to watch you sleeping,
which may not happen.
I would like to watch you,
sleeping. I would like to sleep
with you, to enter
your sleep as its smooth dark wave
slides over my head
and walk with you through that lucent
wavering forest of bluegreen leaves
with its watery sun & three moons
towards the cave where you must...
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February 2013
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January 2013
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December 2012
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October 2012
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The religion of Jesus is not mere creeds and doctrines, it is a life. The...
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DEREK WEBB: how shall we then vote? (reposted from... →
derekwebb:
i originally wrote this in 2008, just before the last presidential election. in case it’s helpful to you as you navigate the more than tricky waters of our current election season, i thought i might repost it.
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Part 1: A Brief Statement On Matters Of Conscience
Depending on when you’re…
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What is Divinity
by Wallace Stevens
What is divinity if it can come Only in silent shadows and in dreams? Shall she not find in comforts of the sun, In pungent fruit and bright, green wings, or else In any balm or beauty of the earth, Things to be cherished like the thought of heaven? Divinity must live within herself: Passions of rain, or moods in falling snow; Grievings in loneliness,...
September 2012
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Empire! Empire! (I Was a Lonely Estate): Empire!... →
empireempireband:
It’s finally time to announce the details of the contest, and hey, look at the post below for all of our UK dates with the Reptilian!
Anyway, here are all the official rules! You can participate in one of the three (or all of the three) to enter the contest. Participating in all three does…
August 2012
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The Treasure of the Poor
The poor have a treasure to offer precisely because they cannot return our favours. By not paying us for what we have done for them, they call us to inner freedom, selflessness, generosity, and true care. Jesus says: “When you have a party, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind; then you will be blessed, for they have no means to repay you and so...
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July 2012
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“There is a really deep well inside me. And in it dwells God. Sometimes I am there too. But more often stones and grit block the well, and God is buried beneath. Then God must be dug out again.” - Etty Hillesum, from The Letters and Diaries of Etty Hillesum 1941-1943
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“This is why real poetry does not grow old; and why we need it. It is the language of feeling. The great Portuguese poet, Fernando Pessoa (1888 - 1935), said it was his custom, to think with the emotions and feel with the mind (text 131 The Book of Disquiet) and in another entry (298) he marvellously dramatises the psyche of the creative writer, one caught up by life so totally that a...
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“Communities as well as individuals suffer. All over the world there are large groups of people who are persecuted, mistreated, abused, and made victims of horrendous crimes. There are suffering families, suffering circles of friends, suffering religious communities, suffering ethnic groups, and suffering nations. In these suffering bodies of people we must be able to recognise the...
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June 2012
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If you are down with Etsy, then you should check out my shop. There has got to be something on there you will like. It’s called Fox & Anchor, and has everything you’ll need to be happy in life (maybe not, but it’s a good start).
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May 2012
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“Since the earth was given to all mankind [sic], access to and use of its resources were meant to be shared and available to all. The creation narratives cannot be used to justify privatized, individual ownership, since it is to mankind [sic] as a whole that the earth is entrusted. This is not to say that there can be no legitimate private ownership of material goods, we have already seen...
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The Lovers
by Reed Whittemore
Together they stand in the checkout line with their carton of raspberries. They are in love. They love raspberries. He is tall and blond. She is tall and blonde. They nuzzle each other noisily, exhibitionists in the market, Surrounded by lesser flesh, envious, purchasing slag. Soon they will exit, gods into the parking lot, And drive away in their car with...
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April 2012
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