We’ve got great news! With pleasure Parousia brings to you the Publication of Parousia Magazine Christian Poetry Chapbook Number 3. IN GOD’S DUE TIME: “THE STORY OF MARY ROWLANDSON IN VERSE” by Dorie LaRue. Download and enjoy this amazing Poetry … Continue reading In God’s Due Time by Dorie LaRue | Parousia Christian Poetry Chapbook No 3 | PAROUSIA Magazine
Falling asleep softly I watch fresh new leaves On the twigs of trees. An owl is perched on the Bony branch above. The sun sets And whirling waters flow From the crystal clear brook. Lying on the thick blue-green … Continue reading Dreaming of Eden | A Poem by Rick Davis | PAROUSIA Magazine
she walks smoothly so fragile in her loneliness and as she smiles it is as though all the winds go to heaven. she speaks to air – i imagine in some distant kitchen wrapped in abandoned teardrops. her bright … Continue reading street person | A Poem by Rick Davis | PAROUSIA Magazine
the wind is quiet in trees. a sixth sense guides me. a rustle of wings and a tangle of vines and leaves. hipsters with spiritual anorexia block crumbling sidewalks. i am tuned to the earth’s music and voiceless ground. … Continue reading walking in rain | A Poem by Rick Davis | PAROUSIA Magazine
Quieting My thoughts I observe An abundant river. The past And future Are persistent myths Sinking in sand While I eclipse God of the orchard Where peace and justice Sing like birds. My soul is a map Hiding beneath … Continue reading MINDFULNESS | A Poem by Rick Davis | PAROUSIA Magazine
PAROUSIA Magazine is calling for submissions for it 10th Issue to be published by December 2019 during the Christmas Celebration. The theme of this forthcoming Issue is The Christmas Life Issue. John 1: 1 In the beginning was the Word, and … Continue reading Call For Submission: CHRISTMAS LIFE ISSUE #10 | PAROUSIA Magazine
a lady in mink dripping in gold with plasticity of the soul hands a haunted street person a folded bill. maple branches sway as a teenage girl with a short skirt and compliant hips smiles at me. distant windless … Continue reading hazy memory from age 3 | A Poem by Rick Davis | PAROUSIA Magazine
I lived in mud. Then, I met you and began To walk through reclining forests And aside melodic mountains And today, despite challenges Life is as tranquil As late summer fireflies. I was a broken fish, Who, upon finding … Continue reading TRANSFORMATION | A Poem by Rick Davis | PAROUSIA Magazine
i awake from a cloudy dream of dark leaf horses running with wild bronze manes. i slide open the bedroom drapes as a sweet design unfolds as I watch playful birds – imagining that they are flying towards an eastern … Continue reading morning: | A Poem by Rick Davis | PAROUSIA Magazine
moment sitting on the porch i relax as sparrows peck at the bird feeder. wind. chirps. sound is a true vocabulary of nature. the sun glitters my shadow. clouds gather speed. the sky is a miracle. Rick Davis lives in the Chicago area, USA. He is married to Marianne. Marianne has five children, and twenty-four grand & great-grandchildren. They have a loved cat & dog. Rick graduated from Northeastern Illinois University, and several graduate schools. He’s has worked in market research and other positions. He has worked as a volunteer pastoral counselor at Blind Service Association in Chicago, and at the … Continue reading moment | A Poem by Rick Davis | PAROUSIA Magazine
my idealism: my idealism is like bare feet in summer grass and blossoms that drift like stars resisting water-hazards of apathy. my idealism is like city lights that speckle wet streets with vibrant paint. stuck in right-wing mud my nights … Continue reading my idealism: | A Poem by Rick Davis | PAROUSIA Magazine
on scripture: i once struggled in limpid river but found a symbol for love in a simple lovely theorem as pure as mountain-moon and so i sleep deeply with delicate evening-birds and awake with peach and plum blooming and dance … Continue reading on scripture: | A Poem by Rick Davis | PAROUSIA Magazine
shuffling near the lake quietness shakes the wavering air. purple lilies sigh. sun and moonlight blend in watery shadows. the creamy moon is infinite. gusts of wind sing. a woman with heavy pale make-up exits a high-rise and scowls at … Continue reading up at dawn: by Rick Davis | Poetry | PAROUSIA Magazine
Today my heart is heavy, filled with mixed anxiety, and grief My beloved alumna sister, Toni Morrison, is now in relief Read about her, as I entered the halls of Howard University Where she attended, graduated, and taught … Continue reading Tribute To My Dearly Beloved Alumna Howard University Sister: Toni Morrison! by Joseph S. Spence, Sr. | PAROUSIA Magazine
Prof Pius Adesanmi’s horrific death aboard the crashed Ethiopian Airlines’ flight 302 on 10th March, 2019, rightly drew an outpouring of responses from around the world. While many of the tributes were occupied with the … Continue reading ADESANMI: RELIGION AND THE PUBLIC INTELLECTUAL By Mike Ekunno | Essay | PAROUSIA Magazine
SERMON ON MOUNT KNOWLEDGE He slapped me for no reason I wanted to slap back, but held back my hand for fear of treason I viewed my fused face and discovered the only solace was to cry As in such … Continue reading SERMON ON MOUNT KNOWLEDGE by TUMININU AIYEDUN | Poetry | PAROUSIA Magazine
