Mourning Candidate for Life: Faith Dane Crannitch
I served on the organizing committee for the creation of the program on Sept. 3rd, 2021 for Faith Dane Crannitch. Faith the unceasing perpetual...
Standing Stones
Here, amid the shadows
of resolutely standing stones,
In moonlight too indifferent
to reveal inscriptions,
And in the company and compassion
of conjured ghosts
Who have for so long been...
Words For Eternity
This earth is littered with skeletons—
we find them everywhere—
Of dinosaurs, whales, bats and people.
We know their bones, but not their souls.
The few old souls...
Letter to the Editor: An Important Distinction at St. Peter’s
To the editor:
Thank you for the lovely article in your September issue on the Bicentennial of St. Peter’s Church on Capitol Hill. We are...
Sing With Me
I always wanted to sing!
As a boy, I sang for them,
But I always wanted to sing for me.
Now time is gone,
Not much left...
and I...
Opinion: Zero Vision DDOT?
The District's Department of Transportation (DDOT) is showing itself to be short-sighted, arrogant, and inequitable in the well-being of the whole of the community...
It’s Time to Stop Fighting Safer Streets
In the wake of yet another dire warning on climate change from global scientists, it is jarring to be caught up in debates about...
A Chipped Stone
From creature, to animal, to Man,
to Artificial Intelligence---to God?
It all started, perhaps, with a chipped stone,
a stone, that was sharp, that became a knife,
A...
The Three Pillars Of Grace
The operative word is If!
If humanity is capable of
Able to-imbue intelligence with
the three pillars of Grace:
Love, mercy and forgiveness,
then all things are possible,
And Grace...
Love, Mercy And Forgiveness
I have spent my entire life
accumulating barter,
Yet find here at the end,
that I have nothing
With which to pay my passage
across the river, Styx.
It turns...
