Tag: Life

The Notebook

The small notebook languished at the bottom of a dark drawer its pages filled with lists of vegetables, partial poems Ingredients lists for salads and stews long since cooked and eaten but not necessarily forgotten Poem bits inspired late at night by verses careening through...

Oblivious

The drunkard grins from ear to ear Oblivious to the pain he inflicts on those who love him Numb to the pain buried six feet under his cold cold heart Bartender, bring me a double That and a grin will drown all his troubles _____________________________...

Choices

A forced grin a false I’m okay are all I’ve got It’s been three years, three years today since you left with me not knowing not for sure anyway where you have gone Heaven or hell those are the choices Which did you choose? ___________________________________ At...

Fearless and Afraid

I am afraid and fearless I wonder why God delays so long I hear the Holy Spirit speak I see the answer to all my prayers I want my answer now I am afraid and fearless I pretend that all is well within I feel God’s tug at my heart for truth I...

The Spiritual Legacy of C.S. Lewis

Last night we went to see The Screwtape Letters performed by Max McLean. It was incredible! I love the book by C.S. Lewis and McLean brought it to life exquisitely. In honor of the play, I decided that for today’s Lent poem I would write...

A Heart Like Mine

Praise and thanksgiving for my good deeds can quite easily lead to thinking I’m good enough all on my own I don’t need God’s mercy Comparing myself to the evil all around me can inflate my self-esteem just the same But when I peel back...