Tag: Death

May 28, 2019

I Am the 1% — I’m Not Your Pro-Choice Poster Child

In the raging debate over whether abortion should be legal, those who claim to be pro-choice often cite cases of rape and incest as justifying easy access to abortion. What they fail to mention is that less than 1 percent of abortions are performed on...

Pro-Life Comments: 17

April 3, 2019

Gone Home

“Death is not a period but a comma in the story of life.” — Amos J. Farver ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ She’s gone home and will be missed She jumped the comma and flew off to the second clause Her beautiful soprano voice and kind spirit graced this...

Poetry Comment: 1

October 27, 2018

My Mother Dear

I buried my mother in my journal in red ink with large angry letters that accused her of dying on purpose just to spite me I buried my mother in the Firehole River at Yellowstone among the towering green trees with eagles soaring above leaving...

Poetry Comments: 2

July 22, 2018

The Joshua Tree

The desert dry, the bitter heat Home sweet home to prickly pear Lizards striped and scorpions mean A climate only the strong can bear King of them all, the Joshua Tree A reminder of Who watches and cares Waters the landscape with His tears As...

Poetry Comments: 0

June 13, 2018

Losing the Glimmer

In my deepest depression, I thought often how much easier it would be if I was dead. The unbearable pain never seemed to let up. But I didn’t consider suicide. Instead I slept. If I didn’t have to be anywhere in the morning, I slept...

Mental Health Comments: 3

April 15, 2018

Nina, Tiny but Mighty

Between Good Friday and Easter of this year, a sweet young woman from my church, the daughter of a dear friend, went home to be with Jesus. She fought a week-long battle with complications from the flu that infected her heart. And yet her heart...

Poetry Comments: 5

March 31, 2018

The Shepherd’s Door

The door the Shepherd opened No one can ever close The door to His tomb was sealed How it was opened He knows By it He made the only way For us to be redeemed Though the people thought He died Things weren’t as they...

Poetry Comments: 0

March 30, 2018

Good Friday Mystery

The thick veil ripped in two Darkness covered all the land As the Spirit of God departed the body of Jesus the man How it transpired a mystery Our fragile minds cannot grasp Sins on the cross all forgiven When Jesus breathed his last Satan...

Poetry Comments: 3

February 22, 2018

Porcelain Girl

She couldn’t have been more than seventeen Her porcelain cheeks framed by a knit cap ·····and Columbia Sportswear winter coat ·····Rubber-soled Sorel boots to protect her feet from unexpected February snow As she traversed the cross walk ·····I thought the curling puff wafting upward ·····from...

Poetry Comments: 27

April 24, 2017

Billy Austin

Did you ever get a song stuck in your head? A happy little jingle about sunshine ahead? In my head tonight is Billy Austin’s Tale of tragic plight Come listen ____________________________ I’ve been trying to write my 30-word poems this month without commentary. Each poem...

Poetry Comments: 2

Paint Chip Poetry Prompt #48 I'm a little late this morning, but better late than never. We're writing about "The C… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…Posted 2 days ago
RT @MaryDeMuth: Lord, I pray for those disappointed today who need to know you see them. This has certainly been a year of negatives, and w…Posted 5 days ago
RT @MaryDeMuth: It’s not for the faint of heart, this poem. Saddle Shoes, my poetry for @Fathom_Mag and @racheljwelcher ’s book release.…Posted 6 days ago
@ThePoetryPea Just ordered my copy of the print edition. 😊Posted 6 days ago

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Tag: Death

I Am the 1% — I’m Not Your Pro-Choice Poster Child

Gone Home

My Mother Dear

The Joshua Tree

Losing the Glimmer

Nina, Tiny but Mighty

The Shepherd’s Door

Good Friday Mystery

Porcelain Girl

Billy Austin

Tag: Death

I Am the 1% — I’m Not Your Pro-Choice Poster Child

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Gone Home

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My Mother Dear

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The Joshua Tree

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