Category Archives: sacred poetry

30 Poems in November #10, I need a shaman poem

Posted on November 12, 2025 by alicebarrett

I need a shaman poem roaring down over my head Continue reading →

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Blessing by Jan L. Richardson

Posted on March 13, 2025 by alicebarrett

That we who need each other
will find one another Continue reading →

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St. Francis and the Sow by Galway Kinnell

Posted on February 27, 2025 by alicebarrett

The bud stands for all things, even for those things that don’t flower, for everything flowers, from within, of self-blessing; though sometimes it is necessary to reteach a thing its loveliness, to put a hand on its brow of the … Continue reading →

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Daybreak Over Chicopee by Marian Kent

Posted on February 12, 2025 by alicebarrett

Hope wears an itchy sweater Continue reading →

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The Patience of Ordinary Things by Pat Schneider

Posted on February 10, 2025 by alicebarrett

It is a kind of love, is it not? Continue reading →

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Not for Sale by Mary Clare Powell

Posted on February 8, 2025 by alicebarrett

as benevolent as the sun
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Shakers by Mary Clare Powell

Posted on February 7, 2025 by alicebarrett

It is holy, to smooth a bed after rising from it each morning, 4:30 in summer, 5:30 in winter. Holy sitting on the toilets, long skirts around, in the quiet New York hills. … To slide a hand along the … Continue reading →

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What Eve Chose

Posted on August 17, 2023 by alicebarrett

Eve chose knowledge over obedience, and escaped Eden. . She embraced the snake with open arms and ate. . She ran through the open gate smiling. . Eve knew. . With joy, she learned to dance. In suffering, she learned … Continue reading →

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