tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10326675.post115738104978535314..comments2024-02-15T03:32:25.686-05:00Comments on Preludium, Anglican and Episcopal futures: Anglican / Episcopal HaikuMark Harrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06871096746243771489noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10326675.post-59361550202188541602008-01-13T19:26:00.000-05:002008-01-13T19:26:00.000-05:00Sorry to be so lateJesus Lamb of God:At the table ...Sorry to be so late<BR/><BR/>Jesus Lamb of God:<BR/>At the table I'm in awe<BR/>How great was the giftDavid Whiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06288915241066138648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10326675.post-1157737200032204262006-09-08T13:40:00.000-04:002006-09-08T13:40:00.000-04:00Here's a couple that I wrote a few years ago..."Th...Here's a couple that I wrote a few years ago...<BR/><BR/>"The Feast"<BR/><BR/>Candles burn-the smoke <BR/>drifts up from the Great Table; <BR/>It carries prayers <BR/><BR/>Stately procession; <BR/>vestments sewn in bright colors <BR/>following the cross <BR/><BR/>The priest, hands raised, speaks; <BR/>and begins the liturgy <BR/>'the Lord be with you' <BR/><BR/>Priest, then people, call; <BR/>waves of the liturgy wash <BR/>upon heaven's shores <BR/><BR/>The bread is broken <BR/>the wine poured out for us all; <BR/>we are one with God<BR/><BR/>------------------<BR/><BR/>"The Church"<BR/><BR/>Via media <BR/>walks not left or right only; <BR/>but sways to each side <BR/><BR/>Established in Christ; <BR/>shaped by hands of kings and queens <BR/>and spread through the world <BR/><BR/>Is she one large church? <BR/>or many congregations? <BR/>both; and neither one <BR/><BR/>Forces from within <BR/>stretch and strain to change her shape; <BR/>Christ can still be seenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10326675.post-1157659436304487612006-09-07T16:03:00.000-04:002006-09-07T16:03:00.000-04:00O my! Everyone, lovely haikus here; just beautifu...O my! Everyone, lovely haikus here; just beautiful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10326675.post-1157551991101963932006-09-06T10:13:00.000-04:002006-09-06T10:13:00.000-04:00Mists hover at dawnglory sun in pink flowingpeace ...Mists hover at dawn<BR/>glory sun in pink flowing<BR/>peace over water <BR/><BR/>###<BR/><BR/>politics betray<BR/>faithlessness in his good way<BR/>weariness not peace<BR/><BR/>###<BR/><BR/>shadows play on walls<BR/>pray slow motion solitude<BR/>Spirit breathes morning<BR/><BR/>###<BR/><BR/>break fast Eucharist<BR/>reveals him in breaking bread<BR/>joy discerning himAnniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16953544682005776731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10326675.post-1157548411008600742006-09-06T09:13:00.000-04:002006-09-06T09:13:00.000-04:00The Invitation.The table is set.Wine poured out an...The Invitation.<BR/><BR/>The table is set.<BR/>Wine poured out and broken bread.<BR/>Come Lord Jesus, come.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10326675.post-1157468879757298272006-09-05T11:07:00.000-04:002006-09-05T11:07:00.000-04:00Blood poured out questionsPure ones, leaving hope ...Blood poured out questions<BR/>Pure ones, leaving hope amid<BR/>ambiguity<BR/><BR/>To trust the process,<BR/>A mark of our Communion, <BR/>But which process, where?<BR/><BR/>Christ the lamb opens<BR/>And no one can shut the door<BR/>Why then do some try?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10326675.post-1157463999848635462006-09-05T09:46:00.000-04:002006-09-05T09:46:00.000-04:00Lionel's haiku meditations are wonderfu. Thanks Li...Lionel's haiku meditations are wonderfu. Thanks Lionel for the link.<BR/><BR/>Grandmere mimi...loved it! Thanks. Where are the other brave souls?<BR/><BR/>Here is one more:<BR/><BR/>Suspect:<BR/><BR/>Peculiar birth, mother<BR/>Jewish, Father universal;<BR/>walks through closed doors.Mark Harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06871096746243771489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10326675.post-1157403771948552812006-09-04T17:02:00.000-04:002006-09-04T17:02:00.000-04:00Haiku PrayerGod, my Creator,My Alpha and my Omega;...<B>Haiku Prayer</B><BR/><BR/>God, my Creator,<BR/>My Alpha and my Omega;<BR/>Fill my heart with love.<BR/><BR/>Not really Anglican/Episcopalian, is it? But it's what I have.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10326675.post-1157402515436416342006-09-04T16:41:00.000-04:002006-09-04T16:41:00.000-04:00Writing haiku can be an interesting challenge. It ...Writing haiku can be an interesting challenge. It is sometimes hard to convince oneself that you have actually said anything, since you have so few syllables to work with. I have written a collection called “<A HREF="http://deimel.org/poetry/church_year.htm" REL="nofollow">Haiku Meditations on the Church Year”</A>. I was not so ambitious as to try to write a poem for every Sunday of the year!Lionel Deimelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08363018512775944659noreply@blogger.com