Author Archives: Timothy P. Schilling
Priestly styles of serving communion
F snaps it, presses the host with his forefinger into your waiting palm.
JMJ pinches its outermost edge, then releases it to drift,
this manna, this angel wafer in the wind.
The priest at St. Mary’s pulls it back, cards to his chest.
He stares skeptically until you’ve said your “Amen.”
Repose
The Death of Beautiful Trees (Red) in Canada
The fallen love sunk deep within,
shimmering, glowing for God
Arise
My Ash Wednesday Confession
Oh, God’s up there!
He’s asleep at the wheel,
but He’s up there.
We argue about who’s screwing it all up,
me or Him.
I say it’s Him.
New clock for a new time
It’s simple, he said
When you’re loving, you’re happy,
and when you’re not
you’re not
Our letting go
Potatoes and kale
Was he actually reading
the things we gave him?
Could he still read?
He shouldn’t be driving,
that was clear.
She mashed the kale
into the pot,
and steam rose,
sucked by the vent.




