A Hymn to the Sacrifice I saw the truth of it Of death’s imprisonment, A circle under circles In the…

September Saturday September September How I remember… Apple-pie cobblers Candy-corn gobblers Chewing waxed lips Wax bottle sips Smouldering leaf piles…

The ancient idol on the island of Rhodes Stood grimly astride the strait. But here we suffer a colossus of…

The Stubborn, the Blind and the Dumb Take Stonewall and Jack by their halters And lead them out of the…

The Nazareth Mines (Poem about the Immaculate Conception) When Rome was Of the world – And Master Moon Was free…

Do not Forget A fig tree grows beneath my window Yes, it’s true, a fig tree grows, My wife has…

Wheat and Weeds Wheat and weeds within me grow, Carrying on like friend and foe. Always mixing, always climbing, Rising…

Prodigal No need of loaves to multiply, The wheat and oven I supply, Nor flesh compounded by My wish For…

The Perfect Storm   St. Clare, The storm Is coming, St. Barbara, Keep them Well Yet Queen Of Angels Holy This…

Citadel It wasn’t just a place to name the animals To guard the Tree of Life To know the good…