About two months ago I had an opportunity to indulge a desire I had to lie flat on my back in the middle of the aisle at church and look at the ceiling. (click on December 6th ) Today, I was given the chance for yet another perspective. This time from the balcony. For a…
Author: Kimberly M. King
I am a Religious of the Sacred Heart (RSCJ) living in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. I am the director of Barat Spirituality Centre, www.baratspirituality.org, a writer, a juggler, a quick wit, a walker. I enjoy reading all sorts of fiction and non-fiction and regularly write both essays and poetry. Other interests and abilities include Spanish/English written translation and simultaneous interpretation, cooking, and time spent thinking and observing.
On Watching an Amaryllis Bloom
On Watching an Amaryllis BloomA wild patience has taken me this far… Adrienne Rich A patience expectant,unconfining, that is learning by fingering shapes imaginedan artful piecingof what has beensince the beginning, and thought that is now,and wonder at what could be;while, oh glory,intently, purposefully, ruminating on the real: the progressivetrumpeting of blooming amaryllis jazzthat deepens…
Simply Gift
I awoke at 12:30 pm yesterday. My afternoon held several pages in Julia Child’s biography, one or two podcasts from the BBC on the anniversary of Cuba’s revolution, and several multi-hour naps. I was feeling less than fully myself, let me say. Coughing, mildly dizzy, definitely not up to complete par. Today when I awoke…
Five Favorites
The streets are alive with the sound of Friiiidayyyy…dee-deeeedle-deeeeee… From pals at RevGals…it’s the Friday Five! Five of My Favorite Things 1.The morning’s first sip of glorious, life-reviving, perfectly-dosed-with-milk, coffee. 2.The feeling of having a poem that I’m writing come together. 3.Being wrapped in the hug of a friend. 4.Sitting in my parish and being…
Word-photo
2 February, 6:30 AM, Bus Stop Turning east I notice the tiers of light stretching over the river. Sunrise closest to the water, pushing open the covers of night; above that, the soft haze of hovering warm gray from the moments when neither completely awake nor fully asleep; next, the vast swath of dreams rolling…
Of Many Things
I am in the mood to write. Sometimes the urge just arrives and presents itself to be dealt with respectfully and kindly, regardless of what else I was doing at the time. That might mean picking up a pen and doing a quick line or two about the context of my writing at the time….
Arts and Drafts
I finished the draft of my discernment for final vows today. The process of writing it was a good one and I am glad to be done with the first iteration. Next comes final editing, hopefully complete within a week. Then, off it goes to those who will read it and respond to it. It…
Give me Fever…
From RevGals…It’s Friday Night Fever! The promt for this week’s Friday Five: “Help! Please give us five suggestions for combating cabin fever and staying cheerful in our monochromatic world!” 1. Write a sonnet about snow. The discipline of getting the syllables/feet right will take your mind off of the drifting flakes. 2. Re-organize your books…
Friday 5–This One’s On Me
The pals at RevGals posed this one for consideration…”Whether it’s new friends or new loves or new employers, what are five things people should know about you?” 1. The wonder and adventure of God thrills me and fills me to the core of my being 2. I love, love, love, words and language…the sounds of…
@#$%!&*!
I spent my religion class today talking about oaths, swearing, blasphemy, perjury, and cursing with twelve year olds… As might be expected, the latter term was deemed by the students the most worthy of our time. First stop, what is a curse? Wishing evil upon someone or intentionally stripping away someone’s inherent dignity by calling…
Consider the Lilies 