Status — a poem regarding ‘Indian Status’ on Anthazia.com

23 November 2016christopherjorna

Status Tax free tobacco at band store. But this is not the incense of our ancestors wafting peaceful prayers & contemplations of Creator. No.

Penetanguishene

1 March 2015Laura Laird

Cutting into the old girl Takes time. Weathered stones Facing west await the saw. Block upon block arising Calcium spur removed Tap and smooth the […]

Looking Glass

1 January 2015Joan Bond

I glory not in cloud-skimming skyscrapers, nor in glass glare of a rising sun. I glory not in concrete and steel, nor in parks manicured […]

Prayer of a 90-Year-Old

1 November 2014Gwyneth Whilsmith

Dear Lord: Where in the world has my body gone? Yes, the one You made That has served Me so well. Remember how it won […]

The Foreigners

1 December 2012Joan Bond

Many months we swayed over sand and scrub. The camels got ticks; our bodies got blisters. Twice, bandits robbed us of coin and food, but the treasure under our saddles was well hidden, destined for the One we sought.

Day Six

1 September 2011Vicki Holmes

Barth’s Rhythms

1 March 2011Michael Welton

God Crosses the Frontier God crosses the frontier It is a real one On one side, God All majesty, holiness, righteousness On the other side, […]

Passing the Plate and Missing the Message

1 November 2009Patricia Anne Elford

Another missions capsule — another yawn. Why do they lengthen the service with those things? Now they want my money to repair our church windows. […]

Three Poems

1 October 2009J.L. Bond

Beyond Worship Some hours, Lord, I have inhaled Your fragrance sipped You like refreshing liquid gazed upon Your radiance listened to Your numinous singing felt […]

Seven Deadly Sins

1 May 2009L. June Stevenson

Dear Lord,
this bread you break and offer
to my greedy body
Serves only to swell already bursting cells,
Excite demand for after-worship brunch:
“all you can eat.”