Pure Hope

Ukraine mourns its dead; scores of empty strollers were lined up in the cobbled central square of the city of Lviv on Friday to commemorate the children killed in the country since Russia's invasion.

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“We are not perfectly free until we live in pure hope. For when our hope is pure, it no longer trusts exclusively in human and visible means, nor rests in any visible ends. “ Thomas Merton

Close the gun’s edge

life is sharply

defined.

Clarity is achieved

when you have nothing left

but hope.

That’s when you realize

that your life stands

without any visible

means of

support;

like a high-

wire walker,

you are

pure.

That’s why

you have the freedom

to stand between

the red rage

and the children.

Psalm 9-11 (dedicated to Fr. Mychal Judge)

I hear your soft voice

In the hushed evening breeze

as gentle wind fills 

these tall, murmuring trees.  

For you're never too far;

your soft breath I can feel.

My soul stirs with faith

that no anger can steal.  

Through the cold, empty night

you fill my dark soul.

Your brilliant light breaks

death's harsh, ancient hold.  

In the morning I'll hear 

your clear voice proclaim

my life you've restored,
bitter tears wiped away.

(7 March 2014)

O Salutaris Hostia

My foe draws near
and darkens my sight
leads me to hatred,
and the hard, futile fight.

Cruel night
descends
on this cold, foreign place,
but to you, Holy Victim,
with hope I do pray!

Oh, open the gate
to my true, native shore
and forever I'll praise you
for your strong arm restores

my life and my love
to bright day evermore.

(11 April 2012)

The Terrorist

“People who know nothing of God and whose lives are centered on themselves . . . . can only conceive one way of becoming real: cutting themselves off from other people and building a barrier of contrast and distinction between themselves and other men. They do not know that reality is to be sought not in division but in unity, for we are ‘members one of another.“ - Thomas Merton, from New Seeds of Contemplation

Je suis un parisien!  14 Nov 2015

Carry your anger

in a heavy bag

filled with nails

and sharp shards -

hate honed to

hard edge of

murder.

When you see

their bright smiles

you will know

it is time

to ignite

your Inspired

device.

(28 April 2013)

Caïn

L'action délicate de la grâce dans l'âme est profondément perturbé par toute violence humaine . Passion , quand il est excessif , ce est faire violence à l'esprit et sa violence la plus dangereuse est celle dans laquelle nous semblons trouver la paix . La violence ne est pas complètement mort jusqu'à ce qu'il cesse de nous déranger. Thomas Merton . Pensées dans la solitude.


Comme un vent délicate
ta grâce en forme de mon âme infantile
rempli mon vide
avec la forme angélique

et je étais belle
et la bonne

jusqu'à ce que, jaloux de votre amour ,
Je ai tué mon frère .

Maintenant, je crains l'abîme
qui se ouvre sous moi
la tombe
de mon péché - flétrie âme.

Pour vous je prie
pardonnez-moi! me ramener
de la paix engourdissement
de négligence , vide
jour .

(1 Février 2013)

Answer to Prayer/ Ответ на молитву

Intervention given

responses finally heard

doubts all forgiven

sickness finally cured.

Prayers we have raised

for miracles here on Earth

but at the end of the day

only love can give birth

to our souls' calm acceptance

of your holy will,

for only in the eternal

can the present be fulfilled.

So reconcile us to the mystery

that surrounds our little lives.

Open our eyes to see

the brilliance of your living light

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