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Category Archives: Poetry

24Dec 2020

Advent – Christ

by Mike Bonikowsky ⋅ Leave a Comment

Whom have we ever had but you?
Who came to be alone with us
Who came to sit and weep with us
In the winter after Christmas. … Read More →

17Dec 2020

Advent – Peace

by Mike Bonikowsky ⋅ Leave a Comment
four lit advent candles stand in a dark room. A Christmas tree is in the background.

Everyone tells me to be glad
Everyone tells me I should sing,
Says ‘Peace, peace,’ But there is no peace.
… Read More →

10Dec 2020

Advent – Love

by Mike Bonikowsky ⋅ Leave a Comment
three lit candles on a table.

I don’t want to wear a mask
But I’ll wear one for my friend
His lungs are bad, and if he
Gets the virus he will die. … Read More →

03Dec 2020

Advent – Hope

by Mike Bonikowsky ⋅ Leave a Comment
Two lit candles sit in front of evergreen branches. Two more unlit candles are in the background.

We have hope! Even though
This year has been hard.
For good things can come
When we least expect them. … Read More →

28Nov 2020

Advent – Faith

by Mike Bonikowsky ⋅ 1 Comment
One candle is lit beside three unlit candles. There is greenery around the candles and a bouquet of flowers in the background.

We have faith that this won’t last
That this sickness will end
In glory, not in death, but
We know sometimes they’re the same. … Read More →

25Nov 2020

Advent

by Mike Bonikowsky ⋅ Leave a Comment
An advent wreath sits on a table. The candles are unlit and it is in shadow. In the background is a nativity scene.

In the group home they are waiting… … Read More →

20May 2020

A poem – Beloved

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The sun rises over a city filled with skyscrapers, shining long beams of light onto various buildings.

In every season, in every storm
In moments of questions
In moments of fear
In moments when everything seems so unclear
Be still and know that you are loved … Read More →

12May 2020

A poem – Sensory Processing Disorder

by Disability and Faith Forum ⋅ Leave a Comment
Emma smiles at the camera, wearing red glasses and a dark red tshirt.

There is a subtle panic

in her eyes: she is trying to read me,
trying to understand what it is I could want

from her, but she picks up nothing at all
from my best encouraging face. … Read More →

15Jun 2017

Keeping Silence (Mike Walker)

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My silence can be holy, if I feel
The presence, and the touch, of those who care.
A gentle hand, or word, makes joy more real,
And griefs gain substance in a loving prayer. … Read More →

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