by Chris Maxwell | Jul 28, 2019 | Blog, Book Excerpts
Welcome to “Poetry for the Summer.” Today’s blog is from my book “a slow and sudden God: 40 years of wonder.” have you talked about it? decades passed. wounds grew deep. relationships were negatively influenced by worries. his mental dialogue replayed: “does...
by Chris Maxwell | Jul 15, 2019 | Blog, Book Excerpts
Welcome to “Poetry for the Summer.” Today’s blog is from my book “a slow and sudden God: 40 years of wonder.” eyes wide open for a blinding trust; exploding fragments from the center; daring strength to stand and enter, yet, in part, resist the...
by Chris Maxwell | Jul 10, 2019 | Blog, Book Excerpts
Welcome to “Poetry for the Summer.” Today’s blog is from my book “a slow and sudden God: 40 years of wonder.” He searched for the fragments, the scraps, the pieces of cloth of little worth; He found them, He found me. with His hands He joined me with others, ...
by Chris Maxwell | Jun 21, 2019 | Blog, Book Excerpts
Welcome again to Poetry for the Summer. This blog is a poem from “a slow and sudden God: 40 years of wonder.” standing now, even uncertain of the future direction or the original foundation. life’s rather tricky, while certainty only appearing occasionally during the...
by Chris Maxwell | Jun 2, 2019 | Blog, Book Excerpts
From the book “a slow and sudden God: 40 years of wonder.” the gate is closed. does it keep me out or in? is it for protection or prohibition? do i have an enemy that would attack if the gate did not block entry? am i the enemy lurking in pursuit of a land i dare not...
by Chris Maxwell | May 9, 2019 | Blog, Book Excerpts
Welcome to “Poetry for the Summer.” Today’s blog is from my book “a slow and sudden God: 40 years of wonder.” i’m thankful today for poetry. the imagery. the rhythm. the sounds. the lines. reading it, today. hearing it, now. daring my damaged brain to envision, to...
