Baptism – Wondering Pilgrim

Here lies lies!

Lisa invites the dVerse community to take a line from the song “Bury Me,” by Alejandro Escovedo . The task is to write a 144-word “prosery” piece using the exact phrase Bury me with lies I told. I am delighted and somewhat energised to rise to the challenge! Bury me with lies I told, asContinue reading “Here lies lies!”

Epiphany

Exploding lightNever yet seenBut always therewhen eyesight is keen Wandering strangersTracking a starEnd up at a mangerafter coming so far. Arising from waterBeard dripping wetHe walks from the river his pathway is set The wedding at Canain full celebratory swinghas run out of winean unthinkable thing. A guest at the partynotes all those aghastWords overContinue reading “Epiphany”

Reclaiming Epiphany

Down under, we are in that part of the year “when nothing happens.” Christmas/New Year is done and decorations are being boxed and put away. While a few are returning languidly to their daily labours and many are still enjoying the long vacation, many wait with bated breath for the contentious date of our officialContinue reading “Reclaiming Epiphany”

Jesus is baptised – why?

I remember visiting this site some years ago, but what I recall is the question that I am most often challenged to answer than the details of the geography or “sense of place.” The question arises again this Sunday as the season of Epiphany leads us to ponder the events surrounding Jesus’ baptism. Why didContinue reading “Jesus is baptised – why?”