MAN CARRYING A FOOTBALL ON THE LIGHT RAIL
MAN CARRYING A FOOTBALL ON THE LIGHT RAIL Striding down the aisle, he breaks the trainmotion’s rushing tackle to plunge into his goal zone seat. ©Thomas Berry Sign in to see full entry.
Wednesday, January 9, 2008
Tuesday, January 8, 2008
ALL OTHER LOVES CONSUMING
ALL OTHER LOVES CONSUMING A prayer in remembrance of St. John of the Cross All other loves consuming, Your gentle wooing fills my heart, Remaking the shards and fragments Into a dwelling place for the Son. All other flames devouring, Your fire dries my tears, Glowing like the full moon light Behind... Sign in to see full entry.
Monday, January 7, 2008
TWO KINDS OF SPIRITUAL GROWTH
TWO KINDS OF SPIRITUAL GROWTH Lightning flash! Daybreak... ©T. Patrick Berry Sign in to see full entry.
Wednesday, January 2, 2008
NIGHT TRAIN ON HALLOWEEN IN THE TIME OF RAILROAD MEGAMERGERS
NIGHT TRAIN ON HALLOWEEN IN THE TIME OF RAILROAD MEGAMERGERS Never mind the day. Nearly all the grand old names - Southern Pacific, Great Northern, Pennsylvania Railroad, Nickel Plate, and so many more - are gone, absorbed into the few surviving titans. In the daylight the grim identity of the... Sign in to see full entry.
Tuesday, January 1, 2008
PRETEND COWBOYS Four horses patiently plodding through Oregon sagebrush. Four pretend cowboys from far away have rented them for their first horseback ride. The pretend cowboys, duded up in fake hats, direct their trusty steeds to they know not where. The horses endure the chatter and play-acting... Sign in to see full entry.
Wednesday, December 26, 2007
TABLE COMPLAINERS
TABLE COMPLAINERS Samoht attends a wedding feast. All the family and friends are there, gathered around the bride and groom, warming in the fire of their joy. Toasts will be made, and a sumptuous meal consumed amidst gladness and revelry that revolves around the couple like planets about a star, two... Sign in to see full entry.
Friday, December 21, 2007
THE BARDSTOWN DISTILLERY FIRE, NOVEMBER, 1996
THE BARDSTOWN DISTILLERY FIRE, NOVEMBER, 1996 There was a fire the other night at a distillery near Merton’s old Kentucky monastery. I wonder what he would have written about the rivers of flaming whiskey flowing off in all directions, the heat that took the chill off the autumn evening a half-mile... Sign in to see full entry.
Thursday, December 20, 2007
TWO AUTUMN THOUGHTS
TWO AUTUMN THOUGHTS I. I am the grass that, however tentatively, will nonetheless not be denied, breaking through rain-watered soil to out-of-season sun. II. Golden leaves, yet living tree, glorious dying, that tomorrow’s life may have its day. ©T. Patrick Berry Sign in to see full entry.
Wednesday, December 19, 2007
BALL AND CHAIN
BALL AND CHAIN We promised to love each other in perpetuation But being with me was a pain; You said I was the source of your frustration And to you I was a ball and chain. You’d had enough of the situation You were ready to make the change You were tired of the domination So you threw away your... Sign in to see full entry.
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
POEM FOR A FULL NOVEMBER MOON
POEM FOR A FULL NOVEMBER MOON Flowing words like “Waxing gibbous moon” enthrall my intellect. Glowing full moon, soaring beyond words in clearing November skies, enthralls my soul. Let the words wax... The moon is full! I throw lines on poems like logs on a cold night’s fire. ©T. Patrick Berry Sign in to see full entry.