Poetry

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The Heart of the Matter

Jul 10, 2020 at 07:00 am by Paulette Jackson

I search my heart – I search, and find no faith.Hidden he may be in its many folds –I see him not revealed in all the worldDuty’s firm shape thins to a misty.... Read More

The Spirit of Freedom. Her Name is Hope.

Jul 04, 2020 at 03:00 pm by Paulette Jackson

My name is HopeWhose arms have always remained openSince the beginning of timeTo embrace the throngs of seekers,The dreamersAnd those who followed a vision for lifeLike the on.... Read More
Making Sense of Prayers

How to wrap your loved ones in love with prayers

Feb 24, 2020 at 09:00 am by Paulette Jackson

Prayers  they taste like chocolate comforting and sweet to savor And how … Like snow They fall upon the chaos covering it with blankets of forgiving white And s.... Read More
The starlings have arrived

Murmerations as praise between ourselves and the Creator

Jan 02, 2020 at 10:00 am by Paulette Jackson

It felt like an omen – that muffled fluttering sound in the distance, getting closer. I could feel the vibrations. It was the murmurations of starlings – a flock o.... Read More

Wisdom: When the Story I Learn the Most From Is My Own

Oct 24, 2019 at 02:30 pm by Paulette Jackson

Since I was a young child, I have always loved stories with moral. From Uncle Wiggly to Aesop's Fables, I enjoyed the influence of the metaphorical muse. One of the most infl.... Read More
Murfreesboro's Poet Laureate Kory Wells

4 questions for Murfreesboro's Poet Laureate Kory Wells

Oct 08, 2019 at 09:00 am by Michelle Willard

One thing people may not know about Murfreesboro's Poet Laureate is that she began her career as a software developer.  A life-long poet, she has turned a hobby int.... Read More

Anxiety. An Invitation to Attend to Ourselves.

Oct 04, 2019 at 12:00 pm by Paulette Jackson

Anxiety: Distress. Uncertainty. Agitated. Jittery. Perturbed. Bothered. Apprehensive. Upset. Worried. Uneasy. Nervous Nanny. I know these adjectives well, and also the senten.... Read More
Happy Birthday, America!

A belated Happy Birthday, America! Here's To The Music of Your Life.

Jul 08, 2019 at 10:00 am by Paulette Jackson

My country, 'tis of thee,Sweet land of liberty,Of thee I sing;Land where my fathers died,Land of the pilgrims' pride,From ev'ry mountainsideLet freedom ring! ~Samuel Francis.... Read More

Listen: A Treatise of Remembrance

Jun 03, 2019 at 08:00 am by Paulette Jackson

Remember the home we madeIn a land across the seaAmericaAnd the sixty-six-day voyagefor a chance to be free And for what it costThe lives we lostOur only hopeWas to fall on o.... Read More
Poetry

Notice Mother's Day

May 09, 2019 at 07:00 am by Paulette Jackson

In honor of Mother's Day, it is my great pleasure to share with you an article written by my daughter, Laura Beth Payne, offering her perspectives on the changing seasons of m.... Read More

Poetry: Heaven's Startistry

Apr 08, 2019 at 07:00 am by Paulette Jackson

Startistryby Paulette Jackson It was the middle of the nightWhen the darkness settles inCloselyLike a weighted blanket that laysComfortablyabout the shoulders.  It was.... Read More