~6th Place Editor’s Choice Award ‘Little Kristina’ won ’6th place ‘Editor’s Choice Award’ and ‘Highly Commended’ in the ‘Masters Level’ in a ‘FaithWriters’ writing competition. USA 2011/12. To see the poem at ‘FaithWriters’ and to read all the lovely comments it has received click here. ————————— Little Kristina My broken heart skips a beat as [...]
Entries Tagged as 'poetry'
Th’ Cheap Chieftain
January 23rd, 2012 2 Comments
Th’ Cheap Chieftain won second place in the Robbie Burns Poetry Competition. New Zealand, 2012 ———— Th’ Cheap Chieftain It’s bin a while since mah hurdies graced an’ greased Glesga’s dour streets th’ rain an’ th’ rain an’ th’ rain dog shite shod an’ trod Jimmy addicted, duckin’ an’ divin’ wee hens shriekin’ an’ hurlin’ [...]
I am His
January 16th, 2012 No Comments
I am His has appeared in ‘JournEzine‘, is posted at ‘Faithwriters‘ , was published in ‘Ta!‘ and first released in ‘Ačiū‘. ————————— I am His I am His and He is mine, Together we will dine. The beauty of His robe, the radiance of His eyes, And the proclamation on His thighs. I am His [...]
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D E L E T E
January 9th, 2012 No Comments
~6th Place Editor’s Choice Award ‘One Notable Exception’ won 6th place ‘Editor’s Choice Award’ and ‘Highly Commended’ in the ‘Masters Level’ in a ‘FaithWriters’ writing competition. USA 2011/12. To see the poem at ‘FaithWriters’ and to read all the lovely comments it has received click here. —————————— D E L E T E It was [...]
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One Notable Exception
January 1st, 2012 No Comments
~6th Place Editor’s Choice Award ‘One Notable Exception’ won ‘1st place‘ in the advanced level and ‘6th place‘ Editor’s Choice Award‘ in a ‘FaithWriters’ writing competition. USA 2011. To see the poem at ‘FaithWriters’ and to read all the lovely comments it has received click here. —————– One Notable Exception She’s beautiful of course I [...]
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Birth Song
December 26th, 2011 No Comments
Birth Song is published in ‘The Kiwi Diary 2012‘. Cover photo is by Anna Stewart. ——– Birth Song When I cry, when I’m weary and when I’m teary I thirst for my tears to flow with the river Taieri upon my sigh, I want the breath that I breathe to mingle with the beech forests [...]
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The Man at The Well
December 19th, 2011 No Comments
The Man at The Well won an Honourable Mention in the ‘JournEzine‘ Christmas Story Competition. ————————— The Man at the Well God in his compassion lowered himself to the heights of humanity and became one of us Fully God yet fully us God with us Immanuel The winds of change storming in the north led [...]
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Words
December 12th, 2011 3 Comments
‘Words’ first appeared in ‘Headpiece Filled with Straw‘ ————————– Words Mary’s mindful miracle maybe miss leading Bethlehem’s bastard boy born beneath a star stored and stacked in a stingy stinkin’ stable but beautiful boy became big and bashed backward backsliding bureauracy the Christ cross-bearer crushed and crusted in crimson blood suffered surrendered secured the senseless [...]
Immanuel
December 5th, 2011 No Comments
Immanuel first appeared in ‘Headpiece Filled with Straw‘ ———————– Immanuel Immanuel God in his majesty God in his humanity God with us God in his completeness and humanity in her fullness Immanuel Immanuel ———————– Thank you so much for reading ‘out for lunch’. If you would like to contribute, please do. Thanks Kel.
‘Bristol or Bust’ report
November 28th, 2011 1 Comment
Dear friends old and new. With much joy I sit here this misty Klaipėda Friday morn with a strong cuppa coffee (Dutch style), jazz music and my tired laptop to endeavour to offer some kind of report from the aforementioned poetry tour. The tour stared with the warm-up gig in a well coffee’ed Klaipėda cafe, [...]
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