Arts & Essays: Music & Poetry | Spectrum Magazine

Arts & Essays: Music & Poetry

Written By: Marye Trim

February 12, 2021

Valentine’s Day Love Song
Aromatic as a knotted garden, / of lavender, lemon balm, rosemary and thyme, / blended hearts bloom and flourish both together, / survive as one,...
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Written By: Don Williams

February 05, 2021

The Wonder of Ichabod’s Return
Ichabod, naked and hulking, / huddled among the tombs, / head in hands trying to / hold on to his sanity.
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Written By: Barry Casey

February 02, 2021

Three Prose Poems in Winter
How do you stop people like that? What do you count as success? And when do you decide that enough is enough? The jail break should have been a tip-...
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Written By: Marye Trim

January 29, 2021

Ezekiel 33:32
Full moon, and then new harmony / about a shepherd, “Gentle Jesus, meek and mild…” / caring for his flock, providing pasture after desolation, /...
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Written By: Alita Byrd

January 27, 2021

One Sound Music Boosts Adventist Gospel...
Musician, arranger, and musical director Akil Henry pours his heart and soul into the platform he started 10 years ago, supporting and promoting...
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Written By: Don Williams

January 22, 2021

The Time to Love
Dear God, / I don’t want to tell you what to do, but / there are four, even five issues / concerning your work in the world / that disrupt my dreams.
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Written By: Marye Trim

January 15, 2021

Thistledown
I blow the gossamer away, softly, / remembering the craftsman-artist who spoke / the word within the potter’s wheel, who fired / the kiln in the...
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Written By: Marye Trim

December 25, 2020

This Advent Season
But see, beyond the gaudy gloom and woe, / above the pseudo ‘ho-ho-ho’, a star / of hope is shining still for all of us / who kneel and bring a gift...
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Written By: Marye Trim

December 11, 2020

Partners
Crimson is the ore of grace, divinely hued, / blessed are the bonds of tenderness / that forge together human hearts on earth...
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Written By: Carmen Lau

December 04, 2020

Psalm 23 Reimagined
His Spirit wraps me in comfort. / He orchestrates signs to show me I am on the right path. / In fact, He plans sometimes for me to correspond and...
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