POETRY ARCHIVE
Pastor George writes a poem over breakfast every Sunday morning, and recites it at the close of worship. Here is an archive of a few of those poems, plus a few poems that he has written on other occasions.
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AS BREAD AND WINE
There are some times with friends
When you need not be
The center of their attention,
Nor even part of the general conversation,
For it is enough to be nearby,
While they go about their tasks,
And feel the warmth
Of what words you have always shared.
Those times are evidence
That friendship is sacrament,
As bread and wine,
Lifting a burden from you
And presenting in exchange,
Peace.
George R. Pasley
August 20, 2010
Ketchikan AK
THE TYPE OF ASH GOD SEEKS TO FIND The type of ash God seeks to find Is the ash saved by the gardener From the winter stove and scattered Just-so to fertilize the fallow ground, Turned under with good labor- An offering made with prayer Among the seeds of corn and squash, The hills of pumpkin and potato. So let this be now our practice- Scattering the ash of our repentance Just so in a mercy-hungry world, Offering our sacrifice of love, Praying without ceasing whilst We tread with hope and faith Among the seeds of peace and justice And the stalks of reconciliation. George R. Pasley February 16, 2010 |
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HOW WOULD YOU PICTURE PEACE? How would you picture peace? A soldier returning home. How might you imagine love? A mother with her child. How would you describe faith? An elder deep in prayer. How would you portray joy? With children engaged in play. How would you express hope? A gardener, with a catalog of seeds. But does not the soldier love? Does not the mother believe? Does not the elder rejoice? Do not the children hope as well? Does not the gardener know peace? So how might we imagine them together? I think a congregation, Wrestling in prayer together About the things that matter, Still placing trust in God, Daring to imagine God’s promised kingdom Of peace and love, Faith, joy and hope. George R. Pasley February 26, 2010 Ketchikan, AK |
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