Amy Secrist

Tag: poetry

  • Advent’s Beginning

    Today is the second day of Advent, a holy season of anticipation, preparation, and by the end, we hope, a readiness. It is easy to get caught in a whirlwind of perfectionism in which we strive to meet unrealistic expectations of our own making or those of others.  It is even easier to strive and then…

  • One of the Mysteries

    The almost but not yet abounds. We grow in darkness and quiet. Dig. Cover with dirt, water, sun. Grow. Unfold.  Stretch. Breathe.  Howl.  Shine. Expand and lengthen. Abandon yourself to the almost but not yet

  • Every Song a Poem

    Poems are meanings, attempts at meaning-making, successes and failures and in-betweens. Sometimes we are alone. Sometimes we hear our children use phrases like, “outside of Time and Space.” These kinds of poems talk about life and its songs, our anthems, laments, and jubilations. They are creations and we are creators. God is Poet, ever-present, ever-creating meaning-maker.  …