Tag: Love

• Tallahassee

  I love sweatersAnd I love my wifeAnd I love being outSo I have no choiceBut to love Tallahassee. Tallahassee, FloridaWas a miserable place For me to live, butThe place where my love And my livingBecame real. Tallahassee is the kind of townWhere no matter what, most daysAll you really needIs a sweaterAnd thisIs the only […]

  HP Rivers

  September 2, 2022

  Poetry

  Beauty, Beloved Community, Florida, LGBTQ+, Love, Love Poem, Poem, Poet, Queer, Queer Poet, Queer Poets, Sweater Weather, Tallahassee

• “This I Know” – An Installation Blessing

  LREDA and UUMA Colleagues may use this video for worship, etc. free of charge. Please be sure to use my correct pronouns – they/them – when giving attribution. Click here to support my work. “This I Know” – A Blessing for the Ministries of the Rev. Misha Dawn Sanders and Northwest Unitarian Universalist CongregationWritten by HP […]

  HP Rivers

  August 21, 2022

  Poetry, Worship

  Beloved Community, Church, Community, Godde, Hope, HP Rivers, Installation Poem, Love, Ordination Poem, Poem, Poet, Poetry, Prayer, Queer Poets, Religion, Spirituality, Unitarian Universalism, Unitarian Universalist, UU, UU Bloggers, Worship

• DMs From the Divine

  “There are no coincidences,”The Medicine Woman reminds me.“Only co-incidences.” Kind of like how God likes to slip into my DMswith a breathtaking sunrise,no better possible viewThan my bedroom window… anddare me to call it a coincidence thatI was just begging for a reasonto face another day. “Beloved, You are the reason.” My spirit guides gave […]

  HP Rivers

  January 18, 2022

  Poetry

  God, Healing, Journey, Love, Poem, Poet, Poetry, Queer Poet, Religion, Spirit Guides, Spirituality, UU, UU Bloggers

• The Fertile Darkness – Winter Solstice 2021 Service

  HP Rivers

  January 18, 2022

  Worship

  8th Principle, Church, Godde, Goddess, Healing, Love, Magic, Meditation, Pagan, Prayer, Queer, RE, Religion, Religious Exploration, Sermon, Shadow Work, Social Justice, Solstice, Spirituality, Unitarian Universalism, Unitarian Universalist, Universe, UU, UU Bloggers, Winter Solstice, Witch, Witchcraft, Worship

• Screaming at God. (the nice thing about a blanket fort)

  (Or a depression pit, As my wife half-jokingly calls it, Hoping to remind me Not to get to comfortable, that I can’t stay too long) But the nice thing is If you tuck yourself in just right, If your toes are all covered and you’re properly warm and cozy and finally starting to calm down […]

  HP Rivers

  January 10, 2022

  Poetry

  God, Godde, Goddess, Healing, HP Rivers, Love, Magic, Pagan, Poem, Poetry, Prayer, Queer, Queer Poets, Spirituality, Universe, Witch, Yelling at God

• A Prayer for Back to Church

  

  A Prayer for Back to Church Written by Helen Cassara 11-14-21 🖤 Goddess, I have no idea what I’m doing. And I have no idea what to ask for. Let it be warm enough today For our children to play outside. May their laughter carry through the grounds Reminding our classrooms, our nursery, our sanctuary, […]

  HP Rivers

  November 14, 2021

  Poetry, Religious Exploration, Worship

  Blessing, Church, COVID-19, Goddess, Healing, Love, Pagan, Pandemic, Poem, Poetry, Prayer, Queer Poets, RE, Religion, Religious Education, Religious Exploration, Spirituality, Unitarian Universalism, Unitarian Universalist, UU

• A Blessing for Month 19

  When loveFeels like the trenchesAnd the only way outIs through hell –And you have seen enough of hell,Thank-you-VERY-much –And giving upIs the onlyLessDesirable option – Breathe. Be heldBy whatever-the-fuck-in-Godde’s-nameHas carried you this far. And rest there.

  HP Rivers

  September 26, 2021

  Poetry

  Anxiety, Burnout, COVID, COVID-19, Divine Feminine, Godde, Healing, Love, Mental Health, Pandemic, Poem, Poet, Poetry, Prayer, Queer Poets, Religion, Spirituality, Trauma, Unitarian Universalism, Unitarian Universalist, UU, UU Bloggers