May 5, 2016 Speaking of Gold She saw in nature’s beauty and majesty her first glimpse of the Divine, swathed in green amidst the beauty is an echo of gold The home He gave her turned out to be the hardest to hold onto as the hue of the forbidden fruit... Share this:TweetMoreShare on Tumblr Print (Opens in new window) Print Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Like this:Like Loading... Categories Poetry Comments: 27
May 3, 2016 Living Water I’m a prickly pear cactus living in this hot Mojave Desert They call my home Death Valley for good reason Life-giving water is scarce but I know how to survive When the rains come I store up this treasure deep in my veins It sustains... Share this:TweetMoreShare on Tumblr Print (Opens in new window) Print Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Like this:Like Loading... Categories Poetry Comments: 24
April 28, 2016 Set Free She drove away from the pizza place joyful in the knowledge that she had been set free. No dark cloud appeared. She realized she was humming along, tapping her foot to the beat. As she waited for her pizza to go, Bad Company played on... Share this:TweetMoreShare on Tumblr Print (Opens in new window) Print Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Like this:Like Loading... Categories Poetry Comments: 6
April 27, 2016 My Word Wall If all you knew of me was my poetry then what would you see? If we had never met would my words alone let you understand my regret? And would that be all you’d see, would I seem to you sad and small behind my word... Share this:TweetMoreShare on Tumblr Print (Opens in new window) Print Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Like this:Like Loading... Categories Poetry Comments: 27
April 26, 2016 Heaven All things new, peace abounds Singing is an awesome sound The glory of our God is great Every need of mine He’ll sate River of life eternal flows Tree of life beside it grows No more sorrow, no more pain Calf beside the lion has... Share this:TweetMoreShare on Tumblr Print (Opens in new window) Print Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Like this:Like Loading... Categories Poetry Comment: 1
April 21, 2016 Until Earth’s Last Day One day this earth will pass away But until then it’s ours to care For this gift of God if we dare We don’t know when will be the day Because God’s Word does not say And so the prudent thing to do Greedy destruction... Share this:TweetMoreShare on Tumblr Print (Opens in new window) Print Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Like this:Like Loading... Categories Poetry Comments: 7
April 21, 2016 My Road My road began bright and cheery Birds sang sweet, lovely flowers bloomed It would always be I assumed Then it became dark and dreary With each step I grew more weary When I tried to walk all alone Plagued by despair of being known Oh grace, you... Share this:TweetMoreShare on Tumblr Print (Opens in new window) Print Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Like this:Like Loading... Categories Poetry Comments: 27
April 12, 2016 My Pain Number Today For Haibun Monday at dVerse Poets Pub we’re writing about communication. I decided to write about the frustration of communicating in a particular circumstance. _________________________________ People who have never experienced chronic pain don’t seem to understand why sometimes I just can’t do certain things. I know... Share this:TweetMoreShare on Tumblr Print (Opens in new window) Print Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Like this:Like Loading... Categories Poetry Comments: 20
April 10, 2016 My Soul Feels Peace My soul feels lean flying bird by bird like I’m falling up or whistling in the dark Yet walking with God day by day under the banner of heaven I still believe in peace like a river _______________________________ The prompt at NaPoWriMo today is to... Share this:TweetMoreShare on Tumblr Print (Opens in new window) Print Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Like this:Like Loading... Categories Poetry Comments: 11
April 9, 2016 Nobody I’ve spent my life thinking but not fully convinced that no one really likes me not even God, who it is said loves everyone And I’ve often been fairly convinced that my mom didn’t love me though deep down I know she did It’s not... Share this:TweetMoreShare on Tumblr Print (Opens in new window) Print Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Like this:Like Loading... Categories Poetry Comments: 21