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August Into Autumn

David Middleton

August is the silent time.Caroline Dormon, Bird Talk (1969) It happens every year almost the same And always late in August when we pause Just long enough to see what...

Vigils

David Middleton

January 6, Epiphany and the first day of Mardi Gras,in the year of Our Lord 2015 The quiet alone is holy and enoughSo long as night still darkens into...

Noah’s Raven

David Middleton

“Noah . . . sent forth a raven; and it went to and fro until the waters were dried up from the earth” ”Genesis 8:6 He loosed the window...