Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer: Doors Where I Have Knocked
Door of forgiveness that’s never locked.
Door of dreams. Door of god.
Door of contentment without a knob
that can only be entered with empty hands.
August 11, 2025 · 13 Comments
Michael Simms: Jude the Obscure, Forgiveness
I wish Lea could see this light
lowering itself gently into the arms
of the Aphrodite sweet shrub
and tangling itself in the thorns
of Jude the Obscure named for
the many petals of our sins against others.
April 19, 2025 · 64 Comments
Valarie Kaur: Forgiveness
Forgiveness was not a substitute for justice; it had energized us in the
fight for justice.
October 4, 2022 · 11 Comments
Baruch November: The Fountain of Light and Forgiveness
Must we mourn ourselves
before our passing?
October 2, 2022 · 2 Comments
John Greenleaf Whittier: Forgiveness
My heart was heavy, for its trust had been
Abused, its kindness answered with foul wrong…
August 5, 2022 · Leave a comment
