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About bobjanisdillon

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

The Ocean Forgets

Posted on April 7, 2017 by bobjanisdillon

The world remembers; the ocean forgets. All the tablets of sale and gentlemen’s bets, The criminal records and parking fines – Earth’s tear knows not what’s yours, nor cares what’s mine. It just roars on. Keep shouting, dear friend! Mad … Continue reading →

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Flight Mode

Posted on March 13, 2017 by bobjanisdillon

The only things real are grief and joy. As seagulls try out wheelies in the sky between blacktops, my children earn their wings on toys that were a history lesson when I was young. I leave my cell on mute, … Continue reading →

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Your Monday Blessing: The Calculus of Prayer

Posted on March 6, 2017 by bobjanisdillon

In the morning, when I talk to God, I say, I would love to find a clean pair of boxers waiting for me on the laundry rack, but then don’t worry about me, God; you must have much bigger matters … Continue reading →

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Love in Common

Posted on February 13, 2017 by bobjanisdillon

  Remember, for all of us human beings who are not yet past loving (and I would wager that is almost all of us who drag breath into our lungs), the earth is wide enough that there is a place … Continue reading →

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Your Monday(ish) blessing: No Wisdom Whatsoever

Posted on February 7, 2017 by bobjanisdillon

I slept well last night, and this morning I managed to not check the news on my phone. I went and drank coffee, sat there. For a moment or two. Found a book of stories on the shelf that spoke … Continue reading →

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Signs of the Times

Posted on January 31, 2017 by bobjanisdillon

What is poetry? Only the poets ask themselves this; everyone knows. It’s rhymes and lines and lavender bows.   What is art? The new exhibit’s about this, but nobody goes. The world is too full of television shows.   What … Continue reading →

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The Turtle Dove

Posted on January 31, 2017 by bobjanisdillon

Your (perennially tardy) Monday Blessing: The Turtle Dove   My faith in turtle doves is hard to quantify. I know the sound well: a throaty, mournful, muted trumpet, that collides with the atmosphere and flares out dully into glory. The … Continue reading →

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Attention, Deficit, Hyperactivity, Disorder: The American Crisis

Posted on January 24, 2017 by bobjanisdillon

Part 1 of my four-part sermon on what is going on in America can be found at: View at Medium.com

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Blessing for Beginnings

Posted on January 9, 2017 by bobjanisdillon

Blessing for Beginnings If you are well, If you are fit, and ready, and healthy, And energized, Then now is the time to begin. Begin the novel, begin the exercise regime, Begin the new you, begin the home improvement, Begin … Continue reading →

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As Dark as it Gets

Posted on December 21, 2016 by bobjanisdillon

This is as dark as it gets. This is true, true dark. This is as dark as it gets, says the earth to the spirit. Don’t look up, yet, for there is nothing to see. Rush, if you must. Push … Continue reading →

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