Aunt Jan crocheted more afghans
Than my little hands could count.
A lady I called Nana
Taught me all the ins and outs.
And from a science teacher,
I quickly learned to knit.
But weaving suits me best of all,
A natural knotting fit!
—
A Quadrille for
Category Archives: Spiritual practices
“Peace like a River” #Music
Download “I’ve Got Peace like a River” Mp3
“(I’ve Got) Peace like a River” is a much loved African-American spiritual. It compares peace to a river, joy to a fountain, and love to an ocean. With its simple, repetitive lyrics and catchy melody, it’s an easy sing-along song. In fact, I remember doing just that as a child, singing around many campfires. I even played ukulele more than once to accompany the group!
I hope you enjoy “Peace like a River” on ukulele, viola, alto recorder, and lyre!
“O Perfect Love” #Music
This is a prayer hymn that was written for, and is often still sung at Christian wedding ceremonies. Dorothy F. Gurney wrote the lyrics in 1883 for her sister’s wedding. In 1889 Joseph Barnby composed the melody most commonly heard today.
I hope you enjoy this beautiful hymn played on Oriole (soprano) recorder and lyre! Apologies for the sneezes in the background! You know what they say: “In sickness and in health…”
Light #Decima #Poem
Light, the Source of all created,
Substance of our fate and fortune.
Grab a lantern; bring a torch in!
We may know, yet still debate it.
Light! The One for whom we’ve waited–
Not “out there,” but deep inside us:
Spark that Providence provided.
Where is yours? O let it shimmer!
Vanquish darkness with a glimmer!
Light! The One we all reside in!
—
Written for
Ronovan Writes Décima Poetry Challenge Prompt No. 48: (FORTUNE) in the B rhyme line.
Breaking Swiftly #Poem
We pray for change to come… and fast!
We wait and wait for pain to pass.
We try and try until, at last,
We rest, resigned, to what we have.
Then, swiftly changes break like Spring!
Now, what to do with these new things?!
—
A Quadrille in response to Sarah’s prompt at
DVerse.
The Fool #Haiku #Poem
Is Nature a fool?
No! With a head for business,
She works for the Good!
—
Written for Ronovan’s Haiku challenge of fool and head at:
Time to Start #Decima #Poem
Come with me now! It’s time to start!
Don’t hesitate! Just take a chance
And join life’s never-ending dance–
One step onto your path of art!
You have a purpose and a part
To play upon the grandest stage.
You are a book, an author’s page!
And yet you write the story told;
You play the part as you unfold.
It’s now your time, your place, your age!
—
Written for
Ronovan Writes Décima Poetry Challenge Prompt No. 47: (START) in the A rhyme line.
This is a companion poem to
How Perfect?
Malignant #Limerick #Poem
When we don’t understand our mechanics,
Our reaction is worry and panic!
We can learn all the facts,
Yet feel hurt by the lack
Of compassion that others have granted!
“St. Columba” #Music
“St. Columba” is one of at least 4 musical settings for the hymn, “The King of Love My Shepherd Is.” It’s a traditional Irish melody that makes a lovely setting for this 1868 hymn by Henry Baker.
I hope you enjoy this arrangement, which includes the soprano Oriole recorder, viola, and zither!
Shambles 3TC #Limerick #Poem
When the room of our mind is in shambles,
We must rid ourselves quick of the brambles!
If the brush starts a fire,
It can turn off desire,
Til we can’t take a chance or a gamble!
—
A Limerick written for
#Threethingschallenge #528.
Mystical Strings 
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