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Rick Hoyt-McDaniels

Unitarian Universalist Minister

Category: Poems & Prayers

Most of these, whether styled as “poem”, “prayer”, or “meditation”, were written to be used in worship.

Everyday Virtue

Posted on August 19, 2018October 27, 2019 by Rick

Kindness Patience Humility (Removing the kettle from the fire) Courage as one opens the mail A prayer of blessing while… Read more Everyday Virtue

To The Bees

Posted on April 22, 2018October 27, 2019 by Rick

To the bees Seeking their future In the flowers beside me I’m not much. They investigate My yellow shirt But… Read more To The Bees

I Don’t Ask for a Feast

Posted on April 8, 2018October 27, 2019 by Rick

I don’t ask for a feast Just a meal, will do A seat, not a suite A place, not a… Read more I Don’t Ask for a Feast

Love Poem

Posted on March 18, 2018February 24, 2024 by Rick

Love is not love, when love is only sweet. Love must be bitter, too, and sour and salt. The tastes… Read more Love Poem

The Mayfly

Posted on February 10, 2018October 27, 2019 by Rick

Does the mayfly With its day Fret that time is fleeting Or like its wingspan Touch eternity Tip to tip?… Read more The Mayfly

Leave the Past its Miseries

Posted on November 19, 2017October 27, 2019 by Rick

A fat pigeon The bearded man at the coffee house A woman riding her bicycle The efficient clerk at his… Read more Leave the Past its Miseries

Ever After

Posted on October 22, 2017October 27, 2019 by Rick

After the show The applause After the dinner The bill After the storm The dry land After the book The… Read more Ever After

Cassini

Posted on September 17, 2017October 27, 2019 by Rick

At times I feel like Cassini Not the French Astronomer Who discovered the gap between Saturn’s rings And four of… Read more Cassini

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