Radio Interview tomorrow!!!

  


My interview with Todd Moe on NCPR will air tomorrow (Thursday) at about 8:45 AM--right after The Writers' Almanac.
Please tune in!

Radio Interview and Book Signing

 On Friday October 14th, my interview with Todd Moe on NCPR will be aired on his morning program at 8:30 AM. In this segment, we will be discussing the book, "Jairus' Daughter".  There will be a link on the NCPR website to an audiofile of me reading a passage!


 The following day, Saturday, October 15th I will be doing a book signing at the Brewer Bookstore on the campus of St. Lawrence University at 3:00 PM.
Please join me at the fireplace to talk about the book!

The Day You Cried -- remembering the anniversary of your death

                                                     The Day You Cried



I remember the day you cried
It was the only time I saw
You shed a tear. You spoke about
Life without your Dad, how raw
You felt and how sad.

"I was fifteen" you said "when
Daddy died and Aunt Lillian
(your sister) was only eleven."
So you had to be the man
And take care of Mom.

Grandmother was forty-seven.
You helped her in the candy store.
She worked at night as a seamstress.
I do not remember much more
Of what you told me.

Except I remember you cried,
Looked at me. What was on your mind?
Did you know your time was so short?
Did you know the future I would find
Like you, an orphan?

When people die, the others cry
We sit apart and mourn.
It's not a new idea at all
That one should cry when we are born
To be left alone.

The Thaw

The Thaw

 My period of silence is at end
The poetry within me can be heard
Millenia of stillness are undone
By the persistent power of the word.

The words I'd kept inside were still as ice
Fully formed yet impossible to hear
Until some melting started them to flow
And tiny rivulets of words appeared.

The stream swelled slowly, growing, flowing
As gradually it warmed in light of day
Gently it formed a serious river
Where lazy birds may dream and fish can play.

Stand back! The flood of words is coming down.
An unsuspecting audience might drown.

a link to August Goforth's web page

therisenbooks.com

I have just listened to August Goforth's interview on Eldon Taylor's radio program "Provocative Enlightenment" aired on July 5th. Please take a look at the webpage for a link to the interview as well as the scientific paper that was discussed.
And if you haven't yet read his magnificent book "The Risen" please grab a copy and settle in for hours of enlightenment, enjoyment and a moving love story!

Many Thanks to Eldon Taylor!

Many thanks to Eldon Taylor for our interview yesterday on Provocative Enlightenment on Hay House Radio!
Thanks to all who listened or will listen via the archives and to all who participated in the live chat!
Eldon's questions were deep, insightful and a joy to answer.
Thank you so much for this opportunity!!!

Summer Morning

                                                      Summer Morning


                There is a time of summer morning
                When the city is not quite awake
                The sidewalks still a little chafed
                From the sanitation brushes.
                Night workers have returned home
               Their shades drawn so they might sleep
                Lights go on as other people greet the day.
                The air is warm and breezy
                Bringing smells of coffee and fresh baking
                To the few people on the street.
                The storefronts remain dark
                The soda shops and newsstands are open
                For the morning working crowd.
                I am standing at the bus stop
                Waiting for a friend
                We are going to the beach.
                Until she comes I am alone
                Recording this memory for the page.