Tagnature

Rooted

Rooted. A nice way of saying “stuck.” This tree is stuck, it cannot move unless a force shall blow, or chop, it down dead. Never roaming to distant lands, or … Continue Reading Rooted

Posted 2 months ago10 Comments poetry

Patient

Note the patience of a violet who, when heavy with bee, droops and bows and nearly breaks, as the strange creature bumbles deep within; brought low to the ground, she … Continue Reading Patient

Posted April 22, 2021 art, literature, music

Earth Day: Rocky Mountain High

One morning, as he was taking care of me, my dad had John Denver’s song, Rocky Mountain High, in his head, so he asked our smart speaker to play it. … Continue Reading Earth Day: Rocky Mountain High

Posted April 15, 202113 Comments poetry

I first wrote this poem in 2016, on April 1, and called it “April’s Fool.” My own personal experiences inspired the writing, though my experiences weren’t so blatant. Poetry is … Continue Reading of false gods

Posted February 4, 20212 Comments poetry

The Myth about Stars

The myth about stars is that they’re far from where we are. You, to a grain of sand at distant end of beach, may seem colossally out of reach ‘midst … Continue Reading The Myth about Stars

Posted January 7, 20218 Comments in the world

Heavy Blessing of Snow

Note: This poem is about renewal. It was prescheduled, so it is NOT about current events. Snow is snow, which is quite familiar in New England. As I would like … Continue Reading Heavy Blessing of Snow

Posted November 5, 20202 Comments poetry

As Autumn Leaves

The mask of bright-leafed gaiety drops away and displays the bare truth, vulnerable and thin without the show of exuberance. Let’s not pretend, you and I, that life is easy … Continue Reading As Autumn Leaves

frost flowers among autumn leaves by Dan Chase

Posted October 15, 2020 life and death

The Gift

A bit of poetry, musing on Creation, Autumn … and Mother … She, the flora of forests and fields, gives herself beautifully in the berries that she yields and the … Continue Reading The Gift

Posted February 6, 2020 Faith Facilitators

Beautiful and Unchangeable

A moment of beauty and truth. Still taking my online enrichment course on evolution and human dignity while also busy with the marketing of my book (gulp), this week’s reflection … Continue Reading Beautiful and Unchangeable

Christina Chase is disabled and enjoys nature in her wheelchair

Posted September 5, 201916 Comments biographical

Revolution: a poem

Trees to climb up and hills to roll down. But, not for me. “It’s okay,” I tell my friends at school, “You can go down and play in the … Continue Reading Revolution: a poem

Caterpillar, metamorphosis, conversion, faith

Posted July 18, 20193 Comments biographical

Metamorphic Metanoia

This week, continuing my summer of poetry, something a bit biographical and a bit whimsical. The story of all of our lives — if we let it be. Metamorphic Metanoia … Continue Reading Metamorphic Metanoia

Posted May 2, 20198 Comments art, literature, music

Soft Rains: Sara Teasdale

In the midst of our divisive, too often violent world, I have often found myself resting back on this poem: (War Time) There will come soft rains and the smell of … Continue Reading Soft Rains: Sara Teasdale

Spring is in the sunlight and the bird song—if not quite in the still winter air—and Spring is my favorite season with all of its tender, yet raucous beauty. With the wonders of the created world in mind, and with St. Patrick’s Day approaching, I’m sharing again this reflection on two meditations/invocations from two very different cultures across time. Or are they very different? Note how beauty is in the same places as Christ, and Christ the same as beauty.

Read it here: The Navajos and Saint Patrick

(St. Patrick, pray for us!)

Posted November 16, 20182 Comments in the world