M.D. Eaton's Blog: The Good Endeavor

October 19, 2025

The Narthex

Dust,

oh, the haze that leaves her figure fettered,

graying sturdy tables, lamps, and wooden floors,

stirred up only to be caught by cobwebs

tying closed the windows and t...

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Published on October 19, 2025 12:44

July 25, 2025

The Girl Who Waits

How long she waits with eager ache,
For her groom to come at dawn.
Awake, she waits for light to break,
To see her king with sword so drawn.

His mighty wrath she cannot fea...

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Published on July 25, 2025 08:16

July 5, 2025

For the Keeping of Fish

For the Keeping of Fish

For the keeping of fish
A stewardship profound—
To provide a fish with life and breath,
This wonder I propound.

Tending to the cloudy tank,
To make their waters clean,
I work to keep stability,
To mend the m...

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Published on July 05, 2025 15:17

April 30, 2025

He Who Knew No Sin

He became sin, who knew no sin

For the father to forsake him

Winning the cursed, he wore our curse

Only because he loved us first


Through him and for him were all things made

By him and to him were we remade

Able to but by his grace 

love him and chase his holy face. 


Taste and see the Lord is good

Taste and read his sweetest word

Of how he died and rose again

To name the wretch his dearest friend


For should a wave of wrath break forth

From the dam of common grace

And there you stand alone, afraid

Of righteous...

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Published on April 30, 2025 09:06

March 6, 2025

Daughters of the Wandering Isle—Chapter One

Available now

Chapter One: The Song of the Fish Lord


“Long ago, there was...

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Published on March 06, 2025 17:58

Daughters of the Wandering Isle—Chapter 1

Daughters of the Wandering Isle (release date TBA)

Chapter One: The Song of the Fish Lord

“Long ago, there was an i...

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Published on March 06, 2025 17:58

January 26, 2025

# 388 E. Marigold St.

388 E. Marigold St.

Down at 388 East Marigold Street
Where grief of earthly loves shall meet
Where tears in somber eyes replete
Of charry, wounded, wandering feet

Down at 38...

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Published on January 26, 2025 16:21

December 16, 2024

The Haunting of Mr. North

In the dark that doth subsist

I heard his laugh upon the mist

Ever adjudged, often dismissed

For Mr. North did not exist


Through his absent thoroughfare

Uncreaking floorboar...

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Published on December 16, 2024 21:53

November 28, 2024

Four Steps to Walk in a Manner Pleasing to God

The Apostle Paul’s letter to the Church in Colossae is refreshing to both mind and soul, being not merely informative regarding the character and nature of Jesus but al...

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Published on November 28, 2024 00:19

November 7, 2024

The Humbling of Love - A Short Christmas Play in One Act

Characters:

Luke - Late Twenties Man

Mattie - Late Twenties Woman

John - Sixties Man

Cathy - Sixties Woman

Elijah - Sixties Man - Blind


Setting: 

Christmas Eve - Luke and Matt...

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Published on November 07, 2024 09:38