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Hurry

Posted on September 23, 2014 by bobjanisdillon

God wants you to hurry! Hurry! HURRY! Drop what you’re doing! The bell has rung, come running! This is too good to miss. Quit your dawdling, now now now! There’s no time to waste, put down everything, and if you … Continue reading →

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Ode to a Spinosaurus

Posted on September 16, 2014 by bobjanisdillon

Ode to a Spinosaurus (in honor of Scotland, and with apologies to Rabbie Burns) Huge, freakish, loomin’, petrifying lizard, O what a hunger’s in thy gizzard, What would’st thou give to some evil wizard To teleport me there! From where … Continue reading →

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The prayers of the reluctant lawn mower

Posted on September 15, 2014 by bobjanisdillon

The prayers of the reluctant lawn mower are answered by the rain. Another day for reading books inside, to live in peace, excuses falling from the sky as grace. I ask forgiveness from the summer hands who clasp at straws, … Continue reading →

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Your Monday Blessing (on the occasion of the poet’s birthday)

Posted on September 8, 2014 by bobjanisdillon

May wrinkles find their way into your face, and may your hair turn white. May your gait become a tottering challenge, and may the noises of the world retreat further and further from comprehension. May words fail you. May you … Continue reading →

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Jesus at the parade

Posted on August 30, 2014 by bobjanisdillon

Later there were mutterings at the bar, and throughout the law courts, that Jesus only showed at the gay pride parade to love the jewel, but not the quality, to love the potluck, but not the food, to love the … Continue reading →

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God is It

Posted on August 29, 2014 by bobjanisdillon

A lot of people play hide-and-seek with God. I play tag. It’s not easy. God can cover a lot of ground, and chasing after Her will get you nowhere. So I wait, go about my business, build temples out of … Continue reading →

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Write like Shakespeare

Posted on August 27, 2014 by bobjanisdillon

Write like Shakespeare, hurriedly and without regard for precedent. Throw metaphors as if they were mud, on a hasty wheel. Do not hoard your hours like precious baubles, they are not meant to be kept on a shelf. Pretend you … Continue reading →

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The hotelier

Posted on August 22, 2014 by bobjanisdillon

for Osage Forest of Peace God waited all day for you to arrive. He kept checking the light to make sure it was on. Now that you are here, he dances for joy. OM SHANTI SHANTI SHANTI

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Purity

Posted on August 22, 2014 by bobjanisdillon

Take off your clothing, God. The religion and the churches, theism and atheism, all the fine and noble words the mind fabricates so beautifully. I am tired of ripping up the fields of God to make art. I don’t need … Continue reading →

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The Sheets

Posted on August 22, 2014 by bobjanisdillon

for a dear host family Love prepared a home for me before my car even left the garage. The sheets were cleaned and placed upon the bed. The house was built. Back when my needs were only a twinkle in … Continue reading →

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