Author Archives: Emerging Bird

In the Last Days, Before the New Arrival

by ST, in the 1980s From early spring, in the season of the Lamb, We waited for news from the distant land: How fares the Vineyard, shall the tree give the fig? When harvest time is here, shall ought fill the crib? The month of Julius, then Augustus, the days were wasted, To pregnant fields,Continue reading “In the Last Days, Before the New Arrival”

A Psalm of Thanksgiving

by ST Thanks be to God! In giving thanks I give thanks unto Thee. Thou who openest the expanse of the heavens And givest Thy children eyes to behold– Even to the Touching of our hearts. Thy wondrous works, O Lord, In all this earth below Do amaze and awaken our souls. Beneath the surfaceContinue reading “A Psalm of Thanksgiving”

Pumpkin & Mouse: a parable

by ST, mid 1980s A pumpkin among many in a pumpkin patch, a mouse with a crust of bread to pack; each thought of the other but little or none; the mouse scurried by trying to get things done, the pumpkin sat stationary: content to just soak up sun. But someone knew how great aContinue reading “Pumpkin & Mouse: a parable”

The Lute Player

by ST, mid 1980s I was a lute player I traveled along any road that I happened to happen upon, any road that happened to fit the day’s song. I was a lute player I had no abode I wandered wherever by whatever mode, and the lute that I carried was my only load. 1.Continue reading “The Lute Player”

face to face: a reflective conversation

by ST, mid 1980s You’re not a beauty, I’m sure you’ve discovered; and yet you have a certain “down-to-earth beauty” (not quite as down-to-earth as a mud fence . . . perhaps a stone fence–yes, I think so: you’ve been accused of never smiling, as you know). So you can pretend, sometimes, at least, thatContinue reading “face to face: a reflective conversation”

Reasonable Reasoning

by ST, mid 1980s Upon one’s contemplating one’s own self Oftimes one laughs to see Just how unreasonably one does reason. And exerting one’s logic ends illogically. “Illogical it may seem, but logical it is,” So reasons one’s reason when another reasons not . . . Musingly one listens to the other’s point, And wondersContinue reading “Reasonable Reasoning”

School Daze

by ST, late 1980s With the beginning of a new school year, it’s a good time to think about what we want for our children in Life. In general terms, we want them to be happy and successful. Most of us don’t think that means they have to be brain surgeons or rocket scientists (unlessContinue reading “School Daze”

Sage

by ST, early 1980s A piece of Wisdom, A piece of the desert, matures in adversity of its own. Only a little of this seasoning much improves the flavor in a place where Life is dry as bone. Looking for sage alone for seasons one can roam in this wilderness of Life– but even sageContinue reading “Sage”

Signals of Life

by ST, early 1980s There is a fascination to cars at night: stopped at an intersection you can see the rear lights of perhaps 5 cars; but each in turn blinks only its own rhythm. And because none beats but for its own, you can feel a thousand little heartbeats (feelings cannot count above 2Continue reading “Signals of Life”