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Jazz Poetry… finding the beat

March 10, 2020 by Fawn Smith

Jazz Poetry and Unitarian Universalism
(presented with a beat on Sunday March 10th, 2019 to UU Fayetteville, AR)

Jazz poetry should never use the words

Unitarian Or Universalism…

Just listen to them…
Unitarian
Universalism…

They break the Beat…
They smell like Feet!
They kill any Heat!

That just saying something as Cool as – Jazz Poetry – might complete!

How can I compete
Using a word that bleats like… Unitarian?

Try to Rhyme It!
Try to Climb it!
Lasso and Bind it!

There is no fair Climate, it just blows…

Unitarian – the original Swear Word
A dirty underwear word
By the Trinitarian majority

A put down,
A hold to the ground
Try to drown the heresy word…

Of union… Of a singularity…

Of a Jazzy God that is one with all,
A UNITY!

No need for more, a waste of time…
If time is your thing…

Divine in its singularity
A Big Bang throwing its stuff around
with all the ensuing Hilarity (12 seasons now)

Who needs more than a Unity?
Two more? Why…
Even Three?
Why Three? When Billions and Billions of Realities
Crowd the doors of the Universe…

A Jazzy, Snazzy universe, where quantum oddness holds court,

You might run into the wall, or you might run through…
Try it and see
The cat is both dead and alive!
Observationally…
We might be in two places at once…
Just try to prove it…
A Jazzy, Snazzy Universe where odd things happen…
odd things Like me… like You…

Out of the Bang of the Unity comes the beat of the Jazz
and Evolution of that beat, formation
Of Galaxies, and Stars, moons and earths…

Evolution
That Gave us Fins and Flippers
Fingers and Flyers
Fountains and Fathers….

And the letter F…

M came later,

But we know Mothers came first…

Or did they??? Who knows…

really, who knows!?!

All just Because…
Jazz Poetry hates the word Unitarian,
Tolerates the word Universalist – why not?

Why not Build a solid beat around Unity and Universe

And who knows why it would, or wouldn’t?
No one…

It’s Just Jazz

Filed Under: Minister's Blog Tagged With: blog, jazz poetry, minister, unitarian, universalism, uuff

Mar 8 – Jazz Service!

March 3, 2020 by Fawn Smith

Led by Renée Janski, Mike McMullin, and Rev. Jim Parrish, with special musical Ensemble performances by Ronda Jean (bass), Mike McMullin (trumpet), and Renée Janski (keys and vocals)!

Filed Under: 2020 Sermons, Music, Sermons

Mar 1 – “After the Good News – Liberal Faith and Resilience”

February 24, 2020 by Fawn Smith

Liberal Religion celebrates goodness and love – What holds us when we fail? With Rev. Jim Parrish.

Filed Under: 2020 Sermons, Sermons

Feb. 23 – “The Trees Are Talking – Are We Listening?”

February 17, 2020 by Fawn Smith

Led by RJ, with Bettina Lehovec and Renée Janski.

Filed Under: 2020 Sermons, Sermons

Feb. 16 – “Taoism and the Te.”

February 11, 2020 by Fawn Smith

Led by Rev. Jim Parrish. A reflection and instruction on the tradition of Tao and Te (pronounced “Dow” and “Day”).

No Audio.

Filed Under: 2020 Sermons, Sermons

Feb 9 – “Stand With Love”

February 4, 2020 by Fawn Smith

Led by Rev. Jim Parrish, this is a service about love, siding with love, and what love means to you.

*We will also share the plate with Hispanic Women’s Organization of Arkansas to replenish their Scholarship Fund. Loose collection plate money and specially-designated checks/cash (please write “share plate” on envelope or check memo line) will be donated to this worthy cause.*

Filed Under: 2020 Sermons, Sermons

Feb 2 – “Groundhog Day!”

January 28, 2020 by Fawn Smith

Led by Melly. UUFF Choir will sing, directed by Renée Janski!

Filed Under: 2020 Sermons, Music, Sermons

Jan 26 – “Homeless”

January 23, 2020 by Fawn Smith

What is being homeless, and what is being “home?” Led by Rev. Jim Parrish.

Transcript available.

[Read more…] about Jan 26 – “Homeless”

Filed Under: 2020 Sermons, Sermons

Jan 19 – “Called To Be Light”

January 12, 2020 by Fawn Smith

with guest speaker Raven Cook. * UUFF Choir will sing, directed by Renée Janski! *

No Audio.

Filed Under: 2020 Sermons, Music, Sermons, Special Guest

Jan 12 – “The Power of Doubt”

January 6, 2020 by Fawn Smith

It seems the powers that be would want doubt to be our frame of mind- to not know what is true so we don’t act. But Doubt is freeing if wielded as a truth teller, an act that clarifies and frees the truth. Let’s exercise our Doubt. Led by Rev. Jim Parrish.

**Today we’ll share the plate with Northwest Arkansas Food Bank- all loose collection plate money and specially-designated (write “share plate” on envelope or check memo line) will be given to this valuable community organization. Thanks for your generosity!**

Filed Under: 2020 Sermons, Sermons

Jan 5 – Taizé Service

December 31, 2019 by Fawn Smith

Max Picard, in his classic book, “The World of Silence,” says, “The human spirit requires silence just as much as the body needs food and oxygen.” This service will focus on relaxation, meditation, and peace through calming words and music. Led by Marty Faitak.

Filed Under: 2020 Sermons, Sermons

Dec 29 – Healing Bowl Ceremony

December 26, 2019 by Fawn Smith

Endings and new beginnings, led by Melly and Renée Janski

No Audio

Filed Under: 2019 Sermons, Sermons

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