Roger ButtsWhy I Dedicated My Book To Carl SandburgPeople wonder why I dedicated Seeds of Devotion to Carl Sandburg, that great Galesburg poet.May 61May 61
Roger ButtsYou Are Witnesses to These ThingsThird Sunday of Easter, 2024. Sermon at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Fort Collins. 4/14/24Apr 15Apr 15
Roger ButtsFragments: Words to a Chaplain“This is why I’ve always thought if you can see someone’s face you can see God.”Nov 6, 2023Nov 6, 2023
Roger ButtsCall me a foolToday word comes that those in crisis face starvation and apartheid. Face neglect and suicide And beyond that eradication.Nov 5, 2023Nov 5, 2023
Roger ButtsSomething about Y2KJust past the front door, as you open it, And step in, are three large, human sized Potted plants — trees really. Call them trees.Oct 30, 2023Oct 30, 2023
Roger ButtsGray is my soulI would write this book. Then climb this tree. I’d find sea glass and tell you their secrets. The green is soda and death. The red is blood…Oct 21, 2023Oct 21, 2023
Roger ButtsWe live in the in-betweenWe live in the in-between and we live in the not quite yet. We live in the grey and with full awareness of the uncertainties at every turn…Sep 8, 2023Sep 8, 2023