Featured Poems from Hymnody of the Blue Heron
Published 2015

Alleluias of the Red Tail
An appeal for inspiration and purpose beyond the isolate Self.   
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The Day Becomes Cathedral
​We find reasons everywhere and all the time for expressing wonder or worship.
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We Are Going Away
In the face of painful loss, we search for words of love that will endure.  
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For My Sister Dying
The pain of losing a loved one imposes itself repeatedly throughout our days.
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Featured Poems from A Farewell To Lent
Coming January 2018

A Farewell to Lent
The process of rebirth may come like a violent storm.
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Our Wild Hallelujahs
Why do we not dance, as well as speak and sing, our praises?
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Fat God...Thin God
When God and his scheme of salvation seem to be a conundrum...
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Featured Poems from HABIBI, HABIBTI
Publication Date TBA

A Riddle For Habibti  -for Doaa, Gaza
The speaker expresses a a longing and a deep sense of connection, despite physical, cultural, and religious differences.
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Peregrine, the Heart Is Its Own Sky -for Mohammed, Gaza
The speaker appeals to his friend to realize his potential as a voice and speak out for his beloved Gaza City.
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If Only You Could See the Bright Flower  -for Huda, Ein el Hilweh​
The speaker addresses a statue of Mary, appealing to her to notice Huda, and the other bright flowers of Allah.
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To A Princess of the Lion Hearts  -for Hanin, Gaza
An appeal to a young teacher in Gaza that her love will be strong in a time of war, even as it is in the classroom. 
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Physiotherapist  -for Basman, Gaza
A physiotherapist in Gaza tries to teach his oppressors and the world how to “breathe.”
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For Mohammed, a Complaint  -for Mohammed M (Gaza)
Laments the distance between the speaker, who has never visited Gaza, and his friend, who knows Gaza as his home.
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