Monthly Archives: May 2016

The People Who Have Been Good to Me

Posted on May 30, 2016 by bobjanisdillon

I would be more cynical, I suppose, except it feels unfair to the people who have been good to me. My life, as I look back, has been littered with kindnesses. Once, a woman made me tea. Asked me if … Continue reading →

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Plain Speech

Posted on May 23, 2016 by bobjanisdillon

God loves especially the poor, for he is eager to give them everything. God loves especially the hungry, for she is eager to feed them. God loves especially those who cry, for ze is eager to wipe away their tears. … Continue reading →

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Precious Moments

Posted on May 16, 2016 by bobjanisdillon

Precious Moments Time is a sledgehammer to porcelain, Memory, the hue of bathwater once The kids have gone to bed. The word is said, The allowance spent, quicker than the growth Of an atom outside the lab. Give, then, Each … Continue reading →

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Prayer for Humility

Posted on May 9, 2016 by bobjanisdillon

God, I pray you might humble the grand, beautifully ornate and rather useless temple of my self-importance, and grind it into the common dust, from which the actions, and best grace, of this world are composed.

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