To Saint Michael The Archangel by Henry Constable When as the prince of angels puffed with pride stirred his seditious spirits to rebel: God chose for chief, his champion Michael: and gave him charge the host of Heaven to guide. And when the angels of the rebel’s side vanquished in battle from their glory fell, the prideContinue reading “Michaelmas -29th September”
Monthly Archives: September 2017
September 30 – Our Lady of Beaumont, Lorraine, France (12th Century)
“Joan Of Arc” Now the flames they followed Joan of Arc as she came riding through the dark; no moon to keep her armour bright, no man to get her through this very smoky night. She said, “I’m tired of the war, I want the kind of work I had before, a wedding dressContinue reading “September 30 – Our Lady of Beaumont, Lorraine, France (12th Century)”
September 29 – Our Lady of Tongres, France (1081)
“Eden” by Emily Grosholz In lurid cartoon colors, the big baby dinosaur steps backwards under the shadow of an approaching tyrannosaurus rex. “His mommy going to fix it,” you remark, serenely anxious, hoping for the best. After the big explosion, after the lights go down inside the house and up the street, we rush outdoorsContinue reading “September 29 – Our Lady of Tongres, France (1081)”
Bad Poetry
1. Words on a page rejected again. 2. Last night I listened to a man read poetry and prose about his relationship with his father and finally his father’s death. I wept for mine.
September 28: Our Lady of Cambron, France (1322)
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The Virgin Mary by Chris Ofili ? The Period Poem by Dominique Christina Dude on twitter said: “I was having sex withmy girlfriend when she started her period. I dumped that bitch immediately.” Dear nameless dummy on Twitter: You’re the reason my daughter cried funeral tears When she started her…
September 28: Our Lady of Cambron, France (1322)
The Period Poem by Dominique Christina Dude on twitter said: “I was having sex withmy girlfriend when she started her period. I dumped that bitch immediately.” Dear nameless dummy on Twitter: You’re the reason my daughter cried funeral tears When she started her period. The sudden grief all young girls feel After matriculation fromContinue reading “September 28: Our Lady of Cambron, France (1322)”
September 27th – Our Lady of Happy Assembly Le Laus, France (1664)
The Hour Dylann Roof Sat In The Church by Denice Frohman I. By now, you know their names, their cheekbones— the tender hands they offered when you walked in. You know the quivering strength of prayer and the art of making God listen. How faith can summon weary backbones into pyramids. And you know that graceContinue reading “September 27th – Our Lady of Happy Assembly Le Laus, France (1664)”
September 26: Our Lady of Victory at Tourney (1340)
O’ powerful Nike, by men desired, with adverse breasts to dreadful fury fired, Thee I invoke, whose might alone can quell contending rage and molestation fell. ‘Tis thine in battle to confer the crown, the victor’s prize, the mark of sweet renown; For thou rulest all things, Nike divine! And glorious strife, and joyful shoutsContinue reading “September 26: Our Lady of Victory at Tourney (1340)”
The Queen of Hearts – a Novella in two parts – part one.
Alice watched as the news scrolled up the feed. She has never been a great fan of social media, nor used it as often as she should. She knew about it of course but it had never held much fascination to her, and she had not felt the need to engage with it, until sheContinue reading “The Queen of Hearts – a Novella in two parts – part one.”
Mother Dun
Mother Dun There was a time when all of Her was free; to dance, to weave, to dart, to dash, to smother and embrace; to carve to rip, to tear, to temper and create. When once She was both abundant and ferocious; ever giving and asking a little in return. Yet even then, inContinue reading “Mother Dun”
The Delightful Mrs P 