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Arts & Essays: Music & Poetry

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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Written By: Marye Trim

November 20, 2020

Yearnings
Ripples of a warm thermal pool / are constant as it bubble-bubbles on / in dawn and birdsong, dusk and sunset. / So much like the yearnings rooted...
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Written By: Cristina Williams

November 13, 2020

Mystery — Poem
Mystery can feel like protection. / It is able to crop up anywhere / As beauty (and tragedy) are liable to do.
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Written By: Marye Trim

November 06, 2020

Playground
Wash the dishes, dry the dishes, / turn the dishes over. / Chant the rhyme, jump the rope, / skip with friends and keep in time. / Butterfly-...
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Written By: Cristina Williams

October 30, 2020

Impressionistic Eschatology Meets Jesus
Wars and rumors of war / On Cheerios boxes and / Izzy pop locks is / Coated with remnants / Of Little Horn trumpets / Perilously sounding in the dark...
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Written By: Ramona L. Hyman

October 29, 2020

I Am Blessed; I Am America
I am blessed; I am America / I am December 1773; / I am the Boston Tea Party / I am blessed; I am America / I am the American Revolutionary War / I...
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Written By: Alita Byrd

October 22, 2020

Reminiscing About New England Youth...
Before the pandemic, before 9/11, things were different. Former members of the New England Youth Ensemble remember what it was like to travel across...
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Written By: Cristina Williams

October 16, 2020

Revelation Needed
Sevens upon sevens / Threes upon threes / Tipped cups and emptied bowls / Drip dripping / Cascading cataclysms too many / For one tilting planet / ...
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Written By: Hallie Anderson

October 15, 2020

It’s Not Business; It’s Personal —...
When mid-March 2020 brought the world to a halt, Loma Linda University Church moved solely online as gatherings were limited and social-distancing...
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