The Selkirk Grace
Some Folk hae meat that canna eat, And some can eat that want it; But we hae meat, and we can eat, So let the Lord be Thanket! traditionally accredited to Robert Burns, born January 25, 1759
The Parental Blessing (Blessing Your Child)
I’ve been intrigued by instances in the Bible, where the parent formally blesses the child(ren) before the parent dies. So I did a study to collect some references of early blessings, to understand it better. The ideas I’m looking into,…
Broken and spilled out
Listen One day a plain village womanDriven by love for her LordRecklessly poured out a valuable essenceDisregarding the scornAnd once it was broken and spilled outA fragrance filled all the roomLike a pris’ner released from his shacklesLike a spirit set…
Christmas is [still] Here
Listen The frost is on every window pane Fires aglow as the night fades Children laughing all down the lane The man in the snow has just been made Ring, ring all the bells Christmas is here The spirit it…
City on the Hill
Listen Did you hear of the city on the hill? Said one old man to the other It once shined bright and it would be shining still But they all started turning on each other You see, the poets thought…