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About bobjanisdillon

Unitarian Universalist minister, poet, husband, father, three-chord guitar wonder.

What the Unitarian Universalist faith is all about (arguably)

Posted on January 4, 2023 by bobjanisdillon

Over the last couple of years, the Unitarian Universalist Association commissioned a review of Article II. Admittedly, this doesn’t sound very sexy. But Article II contains the purpose of our Association, so it’s very important, at least theoretically (and, because … Continue reading →

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New Book Out!

Posted on November 15, 2022 by bobjanisdillon

I am delighted to announce that a little collection of my Christmas & winter holiday poetry and prose, Heart-Treasure for the Mother of the World, is now available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Waterstones, Blackwells, and wherever fine books are … Continue reading →

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The Armies of Everyday Salvation

Posted on July 14, 2022 by bobjanisdillon

Three or four women, at least,have rescued me from the jaws of death.Maria pulled me from trafficwhen I had wandered, garrulous, into Albany.Emilie cupped my skull in her hands, just above the steps of the altar,and just before the stone … Continue reading →

Whose are you?

Posted on July 5, 2022 by bobjanisdillon

I belong to my alarm clock and the six am shufflethat since my childhood has been a queer calling.I belong to the coffee machine,and the aroma of the Sierra Nevada highlandsthat I have only seen with others’ eyes and hands.I … Continue reading →

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Possible side effects may include

Posted on July 1, 2022 by bobjanisdillon

Possible side effects may includedizzy spellsfatiguenauseaa debilitating sense of wonderdry mouthactually getting excited about vegetablesor at least trying really hard tothat feeling of melancholy that comeslike the tide, washing your feetand then recedingbut also soaking into the skintree envychillsthe seasons … Continue reading →

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Your Monday Blessing: Earth TV

Posted on June 13, 2022 by bobjanisdillon

Relax, because the alienswatching you on Earth TVmust be into stripped-down, artsy,not-overly-dramatic cinéma verité,if they’ve been watching you, faithfully,thus far. So you can do without the car chase,and just swallow, with a slight furrow of the brow,that cutting remark of … Continue reading →

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Arjuna at Antietam

Posted on June 1, 2022 by bobjanisdillon

At Antietam,Arjuna looked across the sunken road,at his brothers and his teachers,gathered for the slaughter.And he turned to chariot driver, and asked,“Great teacher, show me America.” And Uncle Sam pulled down his beard,and in the gun barrels of his eyes, … Continue reading →

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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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