Stephen is a web developer, Bahá'í, and interfaith activist in St. Paul, Minnesota. He likes to write about religion, social justice, sustainability, science, programming, &c.

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poetry, prose, and other strings of words · 1993 - 2003

Softly Enraptured

Number 151

December 31, 2000

Rocking,
Gently,
Is it my mother—
Or just the ocean?

Perhaps—simply—
My human emotion.

Careening,
Side to side,
Disrobed Psyche—
Compelling.

Fates, be gentle,
I beg of thee.

Fates, be gentle,
Gentle to me.