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  • Lessons in Autumn-A Poem
    Life & Faith

    Lessons in Autumn-A Poem

    ByJody Lee Collins October 5, 2015January 27, 2026

    One must gather a chair, a cushion, a small setting table field glasses, cup of tea, these grand books like quiet friends then sit. One must sit, knees crossed in cushioned chair anchored in the too tall grass, eyes to the hawthorn and bayberry, waving maple, water-sounding leaves on air. One must train the eye, not…

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  • That September Day
    Life & Faith

    That September Day

    ByJody Lee Collins September 11, 2015January 27, 2026

       The soft and subtle glow of the sun sits right side of my shoulder. Bumper by bumper, we move at a close and constant pace while I relish the music washing over me. Grateful to not be harried and hurrying homeward, I sing along with the music and turn up the volume conducting the…

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  • Falling
    Poetry

    Falling

    ByJody Lee Collins September 27, 2014January 27, 2026

    F          a                      l  l                               in                                     g in love…

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  • Rushing Wind, Blow Through this Temple
    Life & Faith

    Rushing Wind, Blow Through this Temple

    ByJody Lee Collins November 5, 2012January 28, 2026

    The ‘shuff, shuff, scritch’ of my sneakers against the damp leaves interrupts the sound of quiet on this woodsy walk.  A flicker’s cry breaks in high above while I step over the dank patterned tree life at my feet. The path before me is almost entirely covered in debris revealing just the smallest glimmers of emerald…

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My heart overflows with a noble theme; I address my verses to the King; My tongue is the pen of a ready writer. Ps. 45:1 NAS

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