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Featured Poetry

Mark J. Mitchell – Lazy Afternoon Poem

July 12, 2026July 11, 2026 Nicholas Trandahl

Longtime San Francisco-based poet Mark J. Mitchell eases readers into the warm heavy heart of summer with his "Lazy Afternoon Poem".

Tagged avoidance, Poem, poet, Poetry, prayer, Quiet, sentimentality, Stillness, symbolism, timeLeave a comment
Featured Poetry

Zahraa Farhat – Pilgrimage

January 4, 2026January 4, 2026 Nicholas Trandahl

The Dewdrop couldn't be more honored to begin 2026 by sharing Zahraa Farhat's moving and hopeful poem "Pilgrimage".

Tagged Gaza, hope, Islam, Isreal, Muslim, Palestine, peace, Poem, poet, Poetry, prayer, war1 Comment
Featured Poetry

Joe Martyn Ricke – Thanksgiving (A Camino Poem)

November 9, 2025November 9, 2025 Nicholas Trandahl

Texas poet and singer/songwriter Joe Martyn Ricke's "Thanksgiving (A Camino Poem)" is both a poem and a prayer.

Tagged camino, camino de santiago, Gratitude, Meditation, pilgrimage, pilgrims, Poem, poet, Poetry, prayer, thanksgivingLeave a comment
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Moudi Sbeity – May You Wake with Goodness

September 28, 2025September 26, 2025 Nicholas Trandahl

With their poem "May You Wake with Goodness", Lebanese-American poet Moudi Sbeity extends the kindness of an Arabic blessing.

Tagged Arabic, bless, blessing, goodness, healing, Kindness, Poem, poet, Poetry, prayer, prayers, wake2 Comments
Featured Poetry

Barry Casey – Vocation

August 18, 2024August 15, 2024 Nicholas Trandahl

Maryland poet Barry Casey shines a light on the briefest of miracles that is life with his poem "Vocation".

Tagged Body, existence, holiness, life, Life is beautiful, life is enough, Poem, poet, Poetry, prayer1 Comment
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The Invitation

July 13, 2024July 13, 2024 Vanessa Able

Inviting joy through the divine sound of songs; while singing them for solace. BY CHRISTI KRUG

Tagged blues, divine sound, invitation, Joy, love song, music, prayer, Solace, Song, spiritual music, zebra finchLeave a comment
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Karen Luke Jackson – Noon Prayer at Salisbury Cathedral

May 19, 2024May 15, 2024 Nicholas Trandahl

In Karen Luke Jackson's stunning "Prayer at Salisbury Cathedral", we are guided up stone, glass, and spire alongside prayers of parishioners.

Tagged cathedral, chant, chanting, Genesis, life, Poem, poet, Poetry, prayer, praying, sacred, sacredness, sound1 Comment
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Laura McDermott Matheric – Flame and Draft

March 10, 2024March 6, 2024 Nicholas Trandahl

The sultry lines of Laura McDermott Matheric's poem "Flame and Draft" burn and flicker with devotion and passion.

Tagged Fire, flames, intimacy, love, passion, Poem, poet, Poetry, prayer1 Comment
Featured Poetry

Oliver Khan – A Prayer at Hajj

February 18, 2024February 15, 2024 Nicholas Trandahl

In "A Prayer at Hajj", poet Oliver Khan grants an Islamic perspective of God and pilgrimage, of purification.

Tagged Hajj, Islam, Mecca, pilgrimage, pilgrims, Poem, poet, Poetry, prayer, prayers, purificationLeave a comment
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Jo Matthews – And what about prayers

February 11, 2024February 8, 2024 Nicholas Trandahl

In her powerful three-part poem "And what about prayers", poet Jo Matthews explores the potential and constraints of prayer and faith.

Tagged doubt, faith, God, healing, holiness, Poem, poet, Poetry, prayer, prayers, praying, religion, SpiritualityLeave a comment

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