In Heaven It Is Always Autumn Elizabeth Spires In heaven it is always autumn. The leaves are always near to falling there but never fall, and pairs of souls out walking heaven's paths no longer feel the weight of years upon them. Safe in heaven's calm, they take each other's arm, the light shining through … Continue reading Praying with Fringes 10/09/2015 – where the final falling off is slow, a slow and radiant happening
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Praying with Fringes 9/12/2015 – I would ask, O what will I become?
Moment Vanishing Elizabeth Spires Now, in the quietude of evening, the dove comes. It does not flash its feathers, does not make a sound, but feeds on what the finches leave behind. How little it needs. A few hard seeds. A drop of water. It is late summer. It is always late summer here. The … Continue reading Praying with Fringes 9/12/2015 – I would ask, O what will I become?
Praying with Fringes 11/5/2013: In Heaven It Is Always Autumn
In Heaven It Is Always Autumn Elizabeth Spires "In Heaven It Is Always Autumn" John Donne In heaven it is always autumn. The leaves are always near to falling there but never fall, and pairs of souls out walking heaven's paths no longer feel the weight of years upon them. Safe in heaven's calm, they … Continue reading Praying with Fringes 11/5/2013: In Heaven It Is Always Autumn
Fringes: a feminist, non-zionist havurah 