“Emptiful”

"Emptiful"

To have the hungering
ear
expectant
of the Word that
certainly will come

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“The Cracked Pot”

"The Cracked Pot"

Earthed, Earthen Vessel
cracked by the cold of
Sin, within,-
a piece of ‘crockery’ …

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Tattered – (‘Giobalach’*)

Tattered – (‘Giobalach’*)

A tattered
scattered spirit,
splattered
every which way
but in.

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The Word became flesh

The Word became flesh

The Word became flesh
my flesh
all flesh
and all humanity is graced
beyond its depth.

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The Other is no Other

The Other is no Other

The Other is no Other
to a Christ-touched heart.
The Other is
that rich and rare land
of God’s own wonderment.

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Go into the City

Go into the City

‘Go into the City,
then await
what God will do
with you;

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Jockeys

We all are jockeys
in our ways
of seeking to be loved
and honoured:

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Throwaways

Throwaways

The Throwaways
we are,
by some
but not
by Him.

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‘God less?’

‘God less?’

The God-less
are not.

They would be
if they were not
so loved,

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Scattered

Scattered

‘Scattered’
is the word he used,-
John, in his telling of the
Caiaphas event:

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Images

Images

Doors
open and close:
Open to what Light
I can take:

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The Wrestler

The Wrestler

Poet
Priest
wrestling with the mist
of questions
that surround the
holy all of us.-

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