We had a beautiful Christmas service last Sunday, one that left me filled with the spirit of Christ's birth. I was grateful when the po...

The Tree in Me ©2016 Susan Noyes Anderson Plant all my roots in rich brown earth and stretch my branches wide. Let golden rays...

Do you ever feel a bit unmoored by life? What is it YOU do to get fastened down again? I generally like to vent, often in a poem. An exampl...

A Humble Heart ©2016 Susan Noyes Anderson Are we not all beggars before our risen Lord? In death, all things are lost to us,...

Two Pumpkins: haibun for the ages ©2016 Susan Noyes Anderson The pumpkins are already sitting on my porch. "Aren't you g...

Election Reflection ©2016 Susan Noyes Anderson Donald J. Trump, too often a chump. Both his hair and his skin are a trifle ...

House Rules: Updated ©2016 Susan Noyes Anderson Today I am open to new ways better treatment wiser thoughts nuanced inter...

Reflections of St. Malo ©2016 Susan Noyes Anderson Come hearken back to days of yore. Visit Saint Malo's rocky shore. Down sunny Cali...

Sweet Reminders ©2016 Susan Noyes Anderson Of late, I have been much away from home, not of my own design but others' need....

13 Wishes ©2016 Susan Noyes Anderson Plant me beside a mountain spring. Don't let the stinging nettles sting. Lift fallen ...