Son June Poems

The Hill of Howth During Horse Show Week 1972


June 16 is Bloomsday when in a world defying time
which stately fat Buck Mulligan starts off with...

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When our children were young
And I went back to work,
They were watched by a sitter named June,
Who was part of our lives
For a number of...

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WHAT'S IN A NAME an eliot*
Some with words,swear so free
so lightly from their lip will trip 
        ...

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*fulton-RAINBOW
T  H  U  N  D  E  R
T  E  M  P  E  S  T
S...

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*Vignette-MAGNIFICAT
a maiden from Nazareth
fully human,never divine
in a stable did confine
brought forth a child-
divine+human,Jesus,saviour..mine

*vignette -a 5 line rhymed bio

Note:(ichthys), or XIesoûs Khristós, Theoû Huiós, Sot?r;translates into...

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*plus1 COMFORTOR
I
in
you-
live 
today

*plus1-WORDS OF KNOWLEDGE
I
to
you-
this
truth
impart

*plus 1 (or snowball) adds  syllable to each line

Note:(ichthys), or XIesoûs Khristós, Theoû Huiós, Sot?r;translates into English as 'Jesus Christ,...

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COMMUNICATIONS
Call,clarify,crave
CONTACT !
Consult,commune,converse
CREATOR !
Candid,clear,commit
CONFER !
Confide,confess,consider
CO-OPERATE !
Confrere,comrade,commonwealth
COMMUNITY !

COMMUNION ! CHRIST ! CHURCH !

Note:(ichthys), or XIesoûs Khristós, Theoû Huiós, Sot?r;translates into English as 'Jesus Christ, Son of God,...

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THEE & ME
 free by a sacrifice

  a sacrifice for free


Note:(ichthys), or XIesoûs Khristós, Theoû Huiós, Sot?r;translates into English as 'Jesus Christ, Son of...

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GENESIS
light through darkness spills

a verdant sylvan idyll-

night concedes the day



Note:(ichthys), or XIesoûs Khristós, Theoû Huiós, Sot?r;translates into English as 'Jesus Christ, Son of God, Savior'...

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IN PEACE (a hymnal
When winter in quietness sleeps
not long indoor nights or snowfall deep
not wreaths upon the door nor trees in stark silhouette
not lights in...

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GARLAND IN GOOD NEWS
With
a necklace
of delight,
worshipped in His sight,
my hands lifted high,
words of truth
have set
me
free

Inspired by J 8:31-36


Note:(ichthys), or XIesoûs Khristós, Theoû Huiós, Sot?r;translates into...

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A SMALL VOICE WITHIN
The flutter of an eyelid
The beating of a heart,
A blushing burning skin-
Knowing words of wisdom
Discerned by prompts within.

Note:(ichthys), or XIesoûs Khristós, Theoû...

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BEYOND THE HORIZON
Across calm waters
Where sky meets sea,
This world's bonds encompass we.
Beyond,now out of view,
A better place---
A realm,for the ransomed free,
With room,earmarked for thee?

Note:(ichthys), or...

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EMAMUEL  *(American Doublet)
Revealed forever,a consultation
embodied by Jesus incarnation

* Adelaide Crapsey's rhyming couplet form

Note:(ichthys), or XIesoûs Khristós, Theoû Huiós, Sot?r;translates into English as 'Jesus Christ,...

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RIVER DEEP
As clear
as crystal,
living waters
effervesce the fountain
of life
Note:(ichthys), or XIesoûs Khristós, Theoû Huiós, Sot?r;translates into English as 'Jesus Christ, Son of God, Savior'...

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