Poems

Poem

The joy of blessing

Margaret MacIsaac

May the sun shine in your heart,The rain nurture and refresh,And may you feel God's presenceEach step of the way.

Poem

Friendship

Bruno Pinaquy

Like giving your warmCoat to the strangerWhen both of youAre cold

Poem

A musical reckoning

Patricia Johnston

The music was the thing tonight that brought a reckoning.

Kids

Like a pearl

with contributions from Erin Plum, Ben McArthur

Some of you wrote to tell us you enjoyed the article in the March 29, 2004, kids' Sentinel by poet Lyn Hoopes.

Kids

Attitude

Claude de Jocas

It's my twelfth double twist,and I've yet to stick one.

Poem

A CHILD CALLS FROM DARFUR

Karim Ajania

Lord, how I long to be carried upon Your wingUnder the radiance of Your Love.

Poem

His promise

Janet S. Beaman

Fear notWhat may lie ahead.

Poem

Children of light, he called us! He, who moved as a moonbeam on water unweighted by heavy assumptions of the birth and death and sorrow of dust; Unillusioned by feet of clay, on feet of sight he swiftly came to comfort, teach and heal with hands whose touch outshone old shadows of shame and reached through death-dreams to wake to radiance his brother/sister-beams.