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L’esprit d’escalier

Posted on September 3, 2011 by Rosalind C Hughes

  Despite the trials,   I should have said, “I love you;”   “Goodbye” is hopeless.

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Memory

Posted on August 10, 2011 by Rosalind C Hughes

Sirens, sharks and sharp rocks threaten shipwreck; gentle waves promise peace; but water bends light, re-shaping and re-sizing, scattering and re-collecting the things that lie below. Playful, silvery creatures flash by in shoals, some tame enough to eat from your hand. Some have … Continue reading →

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A gift

Posted on July 21, 2011 by Rosalind C Hughes

Shiny globes strung together to decorate a Christmas spirit; mere baubles, but I wanted them.   My mother loved them, too, so I bought them for her, and, whether out of guilt or generosity,   she said it was the … Continue reading →

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practicing poetry

Posted on April 6, 2011 by Rosalind C Hughes

Last term, I took a course at Trinity Lutheran Seminary called Rhetorics and Poetics for Preaching. We read (parts of) a book by Steve Kowitt entitled In the Palm of Your Hand: The Poet’s Portable Workshop (Gardiner: Tilbury House, 2007), … Continue reading →

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