Strife conquered is strife yet,As a wound, which scars,Still remains. Strife conquered, chaos quelledTeaches not always thatLife prevails over death; At times, the storm’sRespite is only causeTo prepare for the next. In such times, hope mayAbandon; the balm for theAche lies not there In the future, but the present,In the hand, the embraceOf another. (MarchContinue reading “Embrace”
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2019 in Books
Here you go, a full month late: my favorite books that I read last year, in nine categories. Several of these were not books published in 2019, just books that it took me a while to get to. Children’s Literature: Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend YA Literature: Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi AdultContinue reading “2019 in Books”
Overseer
Once upon a time, I was in a band. We traveled across Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas, and Nebraska during our college years. If you want to check out our stuff, you can find it here: overseer.bandcamp.com
As Kingfishers Catch Fire
I’ve been reflecting on this poem quite a bit lately. It’s been formative for me ever since I discovered it through the writings of Eugene Peterson: As kingfishers catch fire, dragonflies draw flame;As tumbled over rim in roundy wellsStones ring; like each tucked string tells, each hung bell’sBow swung finds tongue to fling out broadContinue reading “As Kingfishers Catch Fire”
Some Day
May tomorrow be the dayThat lives for itself; neitherPast indwelling nor foreordaining.
Faith
I’ve faith in many thingsGod, namely, but others too.I’ve yet to meet any without. It’s too frightful a word for some,Not of the requisite awe for others. I tend toward the latter today;tomorrow, the former. Does it mean just one thing?Today: not keeping any worries. And maybe that’s the heart of it.Not ignorance, but humanity,inContinue reading “Faith”
At Walden Pond (or, All Creatures)
I wrote this in 2018 when my spouse and I visited Walden Pond for the first time. It’s lovely, and if you’re ever in Massachusetts, you should swing by. Two geese across a beach incline To guide their goslings two; Divine Is this, a bond of child in flock With parents who, in patience, walk Before,Continue reading “At Walden Pond (or, All Creatures)”
What is going on here?
Hello! You probably know who I am, but my name is Josh. I’ve started this blog primarily as a way to share some of my original writing. I’ll also be sharing a bit of poetry that I find to be meaningful, and discussing other media that seems to resonate with me in the hopes ofContinue reading “What is going on here?”
