“By the Dim and Flaring Lamps”

by: Brandon James O’Neil

“We are travelers tonight into Summer Land. It is not always an easy journey, but “The King there in His beauty / without a veil is seen; / it were a well-spent journey, / though trials lay between . . . and glory, glory dwelleth in Emmanuel’s land.” What do you hear, Children? Do you hear Spirit whisper calm assurance to you? Do you hear celestial voices join us in choir? Do soft zephyrs of Summer Land carry the murmurs of those you’ve loved, now gone before? They will speak if you will listen. Together, we will listen and journey into Emmanuel’s Land…”

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About the Author

Brandon James O’Neil is a poet and scholar originally from Rochester, Michigan. He received his PhD from The University of Iowa and his work has appeared in Plough, Image, and Psychological Perspectives.