I grew up in Carrickfergus, Co. Antrim, N. Ireland. The Norman castle was the dominant feature of the town’s landscape. On many occasions major celebrations were marked by events in and around the castle. N. Ireland for sure is a place that keeps memories for all too long, and centuries of history was often replayedContinue reading “The Kingdom!”
Monthly Archives: November 2023
After-Life
Today, even though the calendar says mid November, it felt like late summer, as I strolled around the Missouri Botanical Gardens, here in St. Louis. Autumn will soon move to winter and the sparkle of sun on fallen leaves will be a memory. Today is also my 199th post on this blogsite, Prayers Poems andContinue reading “After-Life”
Poetry pops up in strange places!
The bag was just sitting in the room, a leftover from a granddaughter’s birthday event, and there staring at me were words I had learned in High School some 50 + years ago! Words which were first written close to 250 years ago! Here they appear as a marketing ploy for handmade soap. At leastContinue reading “Poetry pops up in strange places!”
“Spools of Suffering”
Once upon a time, it took a little time to capture an image with the camera. Such “time” allowed for a little separation between what was captured and what our eye would now behold. Today, war photography spares no time, no separation, no breath between capturing another’s last breath and our own next breath! TheContinue reading ““Spools of Suffering””
Prayers, Poems, and Christian Ponderings 