Beneath those rugged elms, that yew-tree’s shade, Where heaves the turf in many a mould’ring heap,Each in his narrow cell for ever laid, The rude forefathers of the hamlet sleep.[thomas gray, “elegy written in a country churchyard 1751] What do I want people to say about me when I’m no longer on this earth? What else besidesContinueContinue reading “TO LEAVE A LEGACY”
Category Archives: Poetry
AMANDA GORMAN
It appears that our country can’t get enough of Amanda Gorman. The brilliant young poet burst on the national scene with a reading at President Joe Biden’s Inauguration on January 20, and followed that up with another stunning performance at the Super Bowl in Tampa on February 7. Her inauguration poem, “The Hill We Climb,”ContinueContinue reading “AMANDA GORMAN”
Walking Together in Faith 