Creative Corner

Clerihews

Perched in prayer on his pillar, St. Simeon the StyliteWas, in his own day, an ascetical highlightAnd though noted for piety and held high in reknown,Never looked down. Being Italian, Dante AlighieriWould say “Basta!” to Vergil, for Hell was so scary,Would say “Grazie” for graces from Santa Lucia,And on seeing

Creative Corner

Heaven’s Garden

It was a night like any other as Sam Finnegan pulled into his home on Washington St. Another shift of involuntary overtime on patrol led to his late arrival, but it did feel good to see the light on inside; Erin, his better half, had stayed up waiting for him