We went different ways, my dog Chester and I, and so did my elbow. He charged, I fell, the elbow dislocated, and I could feel a hollow space at the joint where something was missing.And so the real dislocation this past week (yes, it has been a week ago that I was in the ER) has been the disruption to the ordinary routine. I have been forced to stay home most of the time, and … [Read more...] about Dislocation and open space
Archives for April 2010
Dogwood in April
I could count each pale diskif I wanted, open facedand unabashedlydefying the creeping duskwhich relentlessly rendersindistinguishable onebranch from another leaf,blending all into a blackmass of slumbering growth.For awhile they hang, petalby petal, an earthbound spangleof milky way in my yard,the last to cling to light,the last to look for the moon’sreflection, that the … [Read more...] about Dogwood in April
Wondering about Avatar
I haven't seen Avatar yet---too much going on. But I love the idea of 3-D and am curious. When I go to movies though, I like to ponder the characters and listen for what is being said underneath a good story.That's why I was intrigued today by what Kelvin Wright, Anglican Bishop of Dunedin, New Zealand, wrote in his blog, Available Light. If you have seen the movie, I'd … [Read more...] about Wondering about Avatar
The presence of my enemies
The psalm this coming Sunday is a familiar one: Psalm 23. This morning I was chewing on this one verse: You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies.I have been puzzling over what the psalmist means. Here's a few possibilities I've thought about:1) God is going to spread a feast before me, and my "enemies" will just have to watch me eat and be … [Read more...] about The presence of my enemies
No fish
After he appeared to his followers in Jerusalem, Jesus showed himself again to the disciples by the Sea of Tiberius; and he showed himself in this way. Gathered there together were Simon Peter, Thomas called the Twin. Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two others of his disciples. Simon Peter said to them, "I'm going fishing." They said to him, We'll go … [Read more...] about No fish