Amy Secrist

Tag: remembering

  • What Happens When Joy Fills You?

    What Happens When Joy Fills You?

    Do you break open? Do you fall down? Do you float away? Are we vessels for joy? Maybe. And, like, a lot of others things, too, right? Like pain and despair and incredulousness and dignity, honor, pride, grief, and boredom, and… We carry EVERYTHING. Joy makes us feel alive I think. It feels like the…

  • The dormant trees have dressed

    The dormant trees have dressed in winter’s morning snow.  Trunk to tip they stand washed in crystal water remembering the firey face above the clouds.

  • Psalm for the Future

    When I am lonely, and mired in hopelessness, lift me. When I am angry, and aflame with incredulity and indignation, cool me. When I am  spinning with joy and ease, nudge me. When I am drowsy with contentment and bliss, wake me. When I am overcome with grief and sorrow, uncover me. When I am  laden…