we did magick
we watched
the product of
all of our teaching
and work
get along
without us
with tears
and pride
we said
so long
for we will
merry meet
and
merry part
and
Mary Tyler Moore
Tag Archive for Poetry
Rev. Gina Pond
Lent Poetry: Language
by Gina Pond • • 0 Comments
yes, the words are important
but if we demand
perfection of language
over the raising up
of people
who are we really
helping?
Rev. Gina Pond
Lent Poetry: Changing the Game
by Gina Pond • • 0 Comments
I spy with my little eye a change in the air where people give up on others telling them what they should be doing or giving up on those telling them they’re doing it wrong I spy with my little eye inclusion with compassion instead of inclusion with conditions
Rev. Gina Pond
Lent Poetry: Hail
by Gina Pond • • 0 Comments
I heard the tiny pings
of the hail
from my office
it was a strange sound-
one I had not heard
in a long time
it made me glad
I was inside
because the last time
I heard hail
I had to ask the Gods
to save me
(and they did)
Rev. Gina Pond
Staring at a blank page, banging my head against the wall
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When I write about not being abusive to allies, I get told that I’m oppressing the marginalized and that allies should just sit down and shut up. And I wonder: when did verbal abuse in social justice become ok? When I write about not shaming those who can’t march, or call, or who can’t speak […]
EmberVoices
“Fluid Is My Gender”
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For National Coming Out Day, I present to you a guest post and collaboration with my dear friend and colleague, Dee Shull. They shared with me this poem, and I so loved it that I asked them if I could … Continue reading →
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There Is No Away
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I’m ranting lately. It’s been a hard week in a hard month in a hard year, and I just want it all to go away. All the things I just can’t deal with, all the people who hurt me or … Continue reading →
EmberVoices
New Song! Seeking Odr
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The other day while driving home, a new song for Freyja dropped into my head. When I got home, I holed up with my tablet to work out the verses, and a few hours later I had the whole thing … Continue reading →
Drinking from the Cup of Life
Bedtime Prayers
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I’ve done a number of things as part of a regular (or, more often, irregular) spiritual practice. One thing the powers keep telling me, though, is not to try to do everything all at once. Start simple, and build on that. This has been especially reinforced by my recent (six months or so) onset of […]
EmberVoices
A Chance To Sing?
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So there’s this class I’d like to take. It would cost $90. It would help me improve on one of my most prominent clergy skills: Singing! I do a lot of singing in ritual contexts. I used to be the … Continue reading →