Meet Harry Iron Kidd

I found an interesting website about pirates a few days ago. In it was a link to a pirate name generator. I answered the questions and the generator revealed my name as "Harry Iron Kidd." It's an interesting diversion. I guess interesting diversions are one more thing to be thankful for!

Where my blog got its name

I wrote a poem based on a dream I had. The dream became a metaphor for my spiritual journey. I was an officer on a submarine. I call it:

Sub-Mariners

We are travelers
Sub-mariners in a murky, viscous world
Fooled into believing
This is our home

Prophets and pray-ers
Expose the truth
Tear the skin, allowing danger in
So we can see

We like it here
Though we cannot breathe or truly live free
Our bellies filled
With empty calories

Neck deep in truth
Panic sets in
Our fragile ship
Cannot be saved

Reluctantly
We don our survival suits
And make the ascent
To the Surface

December 7, 2002

Enjoy, reflect, respond!