Lawrence Hall, HSG
Playing the Hitler Card
We say we would never play that card
But we see that it has been played
It lies upon the table before us -
And whose febrile hand placed it there?
Tuesday, July 30, 2024
Playing the Hitler Card - poem
Monday, July 29, 2024
A Mildly Amusing Repudiation of the Concept of Entropy - poem
Lawrence Hall, HSG
A Mildly Amusing Repudiation of the Concept of Entropy
For poetry too is a little
incarnation.
-C. S. Lewis, Reflections on the
Psalms
All that ever was, that
is, that ever will be -
All is from God, and will
return to God
As elegant iambic
pentameter
(Okay, maybe tetrameter)
Sunday, July 28, 2024
The Olympics as Imagined by John Milton - couplet
Lawrence Hall, HSG
The Olympics as Imagined by John Milton
On the anniversary of the martyrdom of
Father Jacques Hamel
The Olympics this year seem demon-haunted -
Christians, Jews, and amateur sports not wanted
On Being a Still Life Today - poem
Lawrence Hall, HSG
On Being a Still Life Today
No outside duties have
called me away today
And so I have become a still
life entitled “Ennui”
Or perhaps “Weltschmerz
with a Pet Dog”
Two dogs, actually, and
they have napped the hours
The rain has fallen day
after day after day
A parallel to the Ancient
Mariner’s sun
Tree frogs cling to the
algae-green window panes
As if they too have lost
interest in life
Even so
With my little world all
rainy and grey
I am happy to be a still
life today
Saturday, July 27, 2024
In Memoriam - Ayden Rose
Lawrence Hall, HSG
In Memoriam – Ayden Rose
Eternal rest, O Lord, grant unto your daughter
Ayden Rose
and make perpetual Light to shine upon her
Ayden was a neat, funny kid in my 9:00 o’clock class
Hard-working and smart, and more than a little bit saucy
As eighteen-year-olds are supposed to be
She grew up to be a triple-threat teacher and coach
And on Monday night some hero shot her in the back
Upon an Abomination in Paris - poem
Lawrence Hall, HSG
Upon an Abomination in Paris
Opening Ceremony at the Paris Olympics
All are welcome at the Table of the Lord
But first
It’s always good manners to wash your face and hands
Let's Go for Coffee - Grab Your Flak Jacket - poem
Lawrence Hall, HSG
Let’s Go for Coffee - Grab Your Flak Jacket
Some give their sons semi-automatics
and hate
Instead of family and purpose
and love
Instead of guided study and
structured faith
Instead of fishing poles and
summer afternoons
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