Monthly Archives: May 2022

Losing Faith

Posted on May 24, 2022 by bobjanisdillon

First, we lost our faith in the old man in the big chair,and then we lost our faith in God. We lost faith in the New York Yankees,the military-industrial complex,progress,and the Electrolux microwave oven. We lost faith in the absolution … Continue reading →

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Your Monday blessing: At Least

Posted on May 16, 2022 by bobjanisdillon

At leastan elm treesitting amidst birdsongunder cloudy skies At leastthis much peaceright now

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Passover

Posted on May 12, 2022 by bobjanisdillon

Even today, Passover is a miracle. Last night, there were houses not skipped by plague,Bullets found their way through windows and bone,And in so many guises, the horriblemoment – the long-feared moment – paid its visit. This happens again and … Continue reading →

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Friends of the Red Bird

Posted on May 12, 2022 by bobjanisdillon

There are a few creatures on this earth of ours,that I like to imagineknow just about everythingthere is to know:cats, of course; and the cherry blossom fully illuminated;and Mary Oliver. The cat rushesto his square window and I to mine,desperate … Continue reading →

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Holiday

Posted on May 12, 2022 by bobjanisdillon

Climate change is bad, butthe all-expenses-paid trip you tookto Bermuda todaywith everyone else in the Tri-state areawas not bad, really, but good. How to account for it? Maybesoak in the rays, extend joyfulislander vibes to the other soulslucky enough to … Continue reading →

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Changes

Posted on May 12, 2022 by bobjanisdillon

He woke up one morning, from fitful sleep, to discover he was now an average-sized human. It all felt a bit unreal at first, and he wasn’t really interested in getting up. He was aware of the vast space around … Continue reading →

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The Meadow

Posted on May 12, 2022 by bobjanisdillon

Dedicated to UU Catskills’ New Members, 2022 Nature is always telling the storyof the individual and the collective Every solitary blade of grassin a field of ten billiongrows only to its own inner rhythm;dances out, on its own terms,its own … Continue reading →

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Scheduled Attempts at Delight

Posted on May 12, 2022 by bobjanisdillon

In December, the people turn their attentionto joy.We don’t do it well, of course:the baubles are tacky, the sales crowded,we line up in a fifty-minute queueto see exactly what we already knew was going to happen,happen just as we knew … Continue reading →

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Safecracker

Posted on May 12, 2022 by bobjanisdillon

happinesscan be cultivatedperhapsboil the kettle for a cup of teaor go for a walkor write a twelve-part novel on the love life of the urban sasquatchand happiness could easily growin facthappiness is a little like crabgrassit doesn’t take all that … Continue reading →

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The Starting Line of Kindness

Posted on May 12, 2022 by bobjanisdillon

The starting line of kindness can be anywhere.It can begin with good intentions, or boredom, or practical notions.An overheard word at the bus stop, a dropped grocery bag,A strange creature limping, a moment’s silence at the hospital room –All are … Continue reading →

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