The story of Isaac’s life begins long before his birth . . . possibly 75 years before his birth, with the hopes and dreams of his newly wed parents, for children. But his mother, though beautiful, was barren. Despite the promises of God to Isaac’s father (for at least 10 years) that he would haveContinue reading “Comments on the Story of Isaac from the Old Testament”
Author Archives: Emerging Bird
Essay on Governance
by Susan Ternyey, June-July 2024 How did governments begin? From ancient times philosophers have thought about and discussed governance. For some background, see It seems obvious that the government of societies began as an outgrowth of the family. As children grew up, the extended family became a tribe. Tribes expanded when other individualsContinue reading “Essay on Governance”
Faith & Science
by ST–May 2024 Enlightenment vs Faith in God The Enlightenment freed us from a superstitious belief in God as the explanation for whatever we don’t comprehend. Science can explain more and more, so we don’t have to fall back on God or the miraculous for an explication of things. Right? We understand the development ofContinue reading “Faith & Science”
Taxing Times
by ST–Mar 2024 A taxing dayBurdened my soul:How could I takeMy life under control?April showersGave me powersTo grow my Self:My budding courage flowers.
Resumé
by ST, Apr 2024 Life resumes, might be my life’s resumé, its summary. Daunting things, disquieting things, sometimes dreadful things happen. Sometimes they happen in an instant, sometimes they must be endured for years. But are those the only things that must be got over? Sometimes it’s getting over ourselves, no? Moments or evenContinue reading “Resumé”
April Fools
by ST–Mar 2024 April foolsMay wed in June;July the height of passion blooms.August the love,September a labor,October grimaces atNovember’s savor.December it’s coldAs embers die–By year’s endClang the knellsFrom every belfry.
Plucky Little Duck
by ST, 10 Mar 2024 There once was a ducky named Pluck,Hitched a ride in a red farmer truck;When the farmer truck stoppedOut ducky pluckily hopped–Unluckily poor Plucky got plucked. Was ducky dinner or down?We may ask with a frown,But whichever he wereUnlucky ’tis sureHe hitched his last ride into town.
Easy to say, Less easy to be Seen
by ST, mid 1980s Love is easy to say; harder to mean–Easy to be heard, less easy to be seen.
L’Abysse
by ST, abt 1980 IJe me sensdans quelque abyssetriste et noire,en chutesans appui.Toujoursla chasmefait mon passage:s’elargit, s’approfondit.J’essaie me sauvais–si je peut me jetersur une cote, ou l’autre,je peut m’arrete.Je tente d’agripper le mur,ralente ma precipite,m’empeche.Je tient,precairement,ma vie en main,en verite. IIAu dessus,je devient conscientd’une ville de lummiereau droit de la crevasse.Je m’y invisione:tout aContinue reading “L’Abysse”
Half a Glass
by ST, 1996 There ae several ways we could respond when given half a glass of something:Shock: “Oh my gosh, I’ve only got half a glass!”Curiosity: “I wonder how come I only got a half a glass?”Outrage: “Hey, my glass is half empty!”Low self-image: “I guess I don’t have what it takes to get aContinue reading “Half a Glass”
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