Poetry

Our Lady of Mercy

Our Lady of Mercy is where I hear God's voice.In the laughter of school childrenIn the dancing of the fountainIn the silence of the adoration chapelIn the Pastor's homily Our Lady of Mercy is where I speak with God's love.At the patient's bedsideAt the meeting in the activity hallAt the front of the classroomAt Mass…

2017 Poetry
150 150 Stafford Wood

From 2008 There's a certain kind of lonelinessThat comes when you're with someonewho will never leave you alone.Who follows you everywhere andclings to you like a respiratorFor the dying. It creeps into your heartAnd makes a bed to sleep in every night.It dances with your other feelingsStepping on toes, discordantRuining every song with its chantFor…

Selected Poetry
150 150 Stafford Wood
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