Dea. Richard, Author at A Deacon's Musing

#MicroPoetry|January ’23 Reflections

Dea. Richard2023-02-19T14:37:52-06:0013 February 2023|Tags: MPR, Poetry, Prayer, Prose, Reflection, Verses|

The #MicroPoetry of the blog began as a creative practice in 2012. Using the confines of twitter's 140 characters, this discipline has been a generative opportunity to use words to poetically muse. Starting in 2017, brief reflections became another way to explore the use of these verses as part prayer, thought, reflection, challenge or something in-between. I hope these monthly collections offer you space to be, reflect and consider how your own choices might help you and other #ShineOn.

#MicroPoetry|January ’23 Memes

Dea. Richard2023-02-11T13:43:06-06:0011 February 2023|Tags: Memes, Poetry, Prayer, Prose, Reflection, Verses|

Too often it seems that words and images are placed against one another. The gift of a meme, when hopefully done well, is that the word and the visual serve to complement and enhance one another in a way that either one or the other - on their own - is unable to fully convey meaning. I hope, therefore, that these mash-ups of #MicroPoetry and their original accompanying image amplify meaning that one or the other could not fully convey!

#MicroPoetry|January ’23 Verses

Dea. Richard2023-02-08T13:18:39-06:008 February 2023|Tags: Poetry, Prayer, Prose, Reflection, Verses|

Every month I tweet #MicroPoetry! In 140 characters, they are part prayer, thought, reflection, challenge or something in-between. I look forward to sharing them with you and hope that they may lead to reflection, musing and perhaps even discussion!

#MicroPoetry|December ’22 Reflections

Dea. Richard2023-01-10T13:18:10-06:0010 January 2023|Tags: MPR, Poetry, Prayer, Prose, Reflection, Verses|

I hope these monthly collections offer you space to be, reflect and consider how your own choices might help you and other #ShineOn.

#MicroPoetry|December ’22 Memes

Dea. Richard2023-01-08T12:30:14-06:008 January 2023|Tags: Memes, Poetry, Prayer, Prose, Reflection, Verses|

Too often it seems that words and images are placed against one another. The gift of a meme, when hopefully done well, is that the word and the visual serve to complement and enhance one another in a way that either one or the other - on their own - is unable to fully convey meaning. I hope, therefore, that these mash-ups of #MicroPoetry and their original accompanying image amplify meaning that one or the other could not fully convey!

#MicroPoetry|December ’22 Verses

Dea. Richard2023-01-07T17:40:33-06:006 January 2023|Tags: Poetry, Prayer, Prose, Reflection, Verses|

Every month I tweet #MicroPoetry! In 140 characters, they are part prayer, thought, reflection, challenge or something in-between. I look forward to sharing them with you and hope that they may lead to reflection, musing and perhaps even discussion!

#Quotes|’22 Memes

Dea. Richard2023-01-04T14:06:11-06:004 January 2023|Tags: Memes, Quotes, Wisdom|

It is my sincere hope that these quotes, which seem like wisdom to me, help us harness the capacity of words to liberate, heal and inspire us to compassion in our interactions with one another and with ourselves.

Gallery|2022

Dea. Richard2023-01-24T15:22:44-06:002 January 2023|Tags: Art, Creativity, Gallery, Prayer|

There are the images used throughout 2022 for A Deacon's Musing. I hope that the visuals chosen speak to the words used in each blog. Just as importantly, I hope they not only complement the various musings, but add a depth to them that words alone may be inadequate to fully express!

#MicroPoetry|November ’22 Reflections

Dea. Richard2022-12-12T11:05:01-06:0012 December 2022|Tags: MPR, Poetry, Prayer, Prose, Reflection, Verses|

The #MicroPoetry of the blog began as a creative practice in 2012. Using the confines of twitter's 140 characters, this discipline has been a generative opportunity to use words to poetically muse. Starting in 2017, brief reflections became another way to explore the use of these verses as part prayer, thought, reflection, challenge or something in-between. I hope these monthly collections offer you space to be, reflect and consider how your own choices might help you and other #ShineOn.

#MicroPoetry|November ’22 Memes

Dea. Richard2022-12-10T13:39:09-06:0010 December 2022|Tags: Memes, Poetry, Prayer, Prose, Reflection, Verses|

Too often it seems that words and images are placed against one another. The gift of a meme, when hopefully done well, is that the word and the visual serve to complement and enhance one another in a way that either one or the other - on their own - is unable to fully convey meaning. I hope, therefore, that these mash-ups of #MicroPoetry and their original accompanying image amplify meaning that one or the other could not fully convey!

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