A Poem

by Peter J. Leithart

Promise of Spring Between the snowy banks, The living water flows. A pledge of rhododendrun A promise of the rose. . . . . Continue Reading »

4 Apr 2004

Canzona of Beethoven’s A Minor Quartet, revisited

by Peter J. Leithart

a stately dance on a green lawn in the summer sun . . . . Continue Reading »

25 Mar 2004

Every Tree

by Peter J. Leithart

Every tree That sheds autumnal glory In hope of spring Reveals The eternal life Of God . . . . Continue Reading »

24 Sep 2003

Letter from a Graduate Student

by Peter J. Leithart

Letter from a Graduate Student Following is a transcription of a letter found in the archives of a recently deceased Professor of Philosophy at a major American university. The original was written in a childish scrawl, and was almost illegible. For reasons that may be obvious, the provenance of . . . . Continue Reading »

11 Sep 2003

More Haiku

by Peter J. Leithart

a book unread on the shelf ?E a rebuke . . . . Continue Reading »

8 Sep 2003

Sleeplessness

by Peter J. Leithart

There are, I think, two forms of sleeplessness: The fretting, turning, twisting, aged kind, With night unending, dark and death rule all. But then there is a sleeplessness that’s quiet, Delicious, calm, composed. I lie awake Like the lidless seraphim, who night and day Sing to the God who . . . . Continue Reading »

2 Sep 2003

Haiku

by Peter J. Leithart

Inspired by Gary Hotham, and by the world around me, I sometimes try my hand at haiku. (Gary, by the way, has refused to comment on the quality of my haiku, which is probably just as well.) two pillars of water in morning light — the fountain in the square . . . . Continue Reading »

2 Sep 2003