Welcome to Holding Heaven
Come on in and take off your shoes. Honestly, if you just stumbled onto this site looking for a digital …
Trampled Blackberries
More fruit! On retreat last week, I smiled when I found that a poem I wrote at CSMV Wantage in …
Seasons of Mists
Dormouse has been asking us about our favourite autumn/fall memories. Mine are far and away those of being on retreat. …
Relaunch! Shhh!
Kirsten M from A Letter from Home has asked if Holding Heaven is relaunching. Thanks for the idea, Kirsten! Well, …
Simple Poetry: Easing into it
So..here we go. You’re online, on your laptop, pc, phone, oojamaflip. Well you must be or you wouldn’t be reading …
Simply Poetry
I write poems. Some of them are polished, some are a bit raw, and a handful were written while staring …
Haiku: Summer Breeze
Fan on mist setting Crushed ice giving sweet reliefFrom the heatwave’s haze Using haiku as a journaling prompt Yes, we’re …
Poetry and Journaling: Haiku
Not all poetry is spiritual: Discuss. Well, it depends what you mean by ‘spiritual,’ of course. A quick scroll through …
Psalms of Lament: Haikus of Hope
A new and exciting collection of haiku written by Emma Major, Amanda Holt and myself, published by Iona Books. Psalms …
Place, Norwood Cemetery and Great Aunt Annie
How would you define Theology of Place? Sacred places, sacred spaces? The place of community, cultural identity and location in …
Seasons of Mists: Autumn
A bowl of blackberries for you to celebrate the arrival of Autumn. What Fall would be complete without Keat’s ‘To …
We’re Back!
…thanks to the lovely Kirsten of A Letter From Home, long-time contributor to my late-lamented blogroll way back in the …