First Things RSS Feed - E. Castendyk Briefs https://www.firstthings.com/author/e-castendyk-briefs en-us Copyright 2025 First Things. All Rights Reserved. ft@firstthings.com (The Editors) ft@firstthings.com (The Editors) Mon, 20 Jan 2025 16:51:29 -0500 https://d2201k5v4hmrsv.cloudfront.net/img/favicon-196.png First Things RSS Feed Image https://www.firstthings.com/rss/author/e-castendyk-briefs 60 November Poem https://www.firstthings.com/article/1990/11/november-poem https://www.firstthings.com/article/1990/11/november-poem Thu, 01 Nov 1990 00:00:00 -0500 Leaves
no wind
could wrench
from earlier
trees,
in this
windstill
now
let go.
Their fall
is soundless
vertical
as a spider’s
twig-
to-
ground
descent
deus
ex
machina.

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]]> Moon and Heart https://www.firstthings.com/article/1990/11/moon-and-heart https://www.firstthings.com/article/1990/11/moon-and-heart Thu, 01 Nov 1990 00:00:00 -0500 Gibbous moon
devoured by our shadow,

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