THE EXORCIST

by Frank Conahan

 

 

The Archbishop of
Washington DC removed 
The senior priest who

Has been the diocesan
Exorcist for the 
Last nearly twenty years

After the latter 
Said that Unidentified 
Flying Objects were 

Demons. Actually, one would 
Think that Monsignor
Rossetti would be in a

Good position to
Make such an assessment,
Although it is the

Twenty first century and
There are no such things
Actually as UFOs.

 

 

 

 

Dr. Frank Conahan lives in reclusive retirement outside of Baltimore, Maryland. He follows current events with trepidation and copes by writing verse. He has recently published poems with "Bards of Maryland." His collection Nothing Is Coming was published in April. 

LAUGH

by Ken Purscell

I heard his laugh before I heard the news,

But recognized who made that laugh and why:

He'd overcome their power to refuse

His ballot. Now his laugh could finally fly

Unhindered. Yes, there still was all the pain

Of truth to face. And reconciliation?

Never easy. Yet gentle as the rain,

He worked to foster healing to a nation.

But that one moment, joy sprang out in laughter

Because he’d laughed a thousand times before–

Despite the past behind, what might come after–

Holding tight the faith that was his core:

Christ’s mercy conquers every evil thing,

So even before the news arrives, we sing!

Ken Purscell is a retired retail cashier, adjunct professor, and preacher. He and his wife Koni live in the suburbs of Chicago. He still claims his greatest accomplishment is that he once made Victor Borge laugh.