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February 17, 2014

Unheard – A Sedoka (Sort of)

The deafening sound of a cry unheard, silenced ‘ere it had a chance at life Echoes whispering in a mother’s heart and soul aching to hear what’s unheard * * * * * 2/25/14 Update: Shared this for dVerse Poets Pub Open Link Night today...

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March 15, 2013

Last Breath – A Cinquain

Breathing in, out again no other sound so dear except if you spoke, one more time, I’d hear. I wrote this cinquain for dVerse Poets Pubs FormForAll. It is my attempt to capture my experience of Thursday last week as I sat in my sister’s hospital...

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March 9, 2013

All Things Are Possible – A Poem

Sadness and joy are hard to hold at the same time Mourning death and celebrating life in the same moment is impossible for me But with God all things are possible I’m still feeling sad over the death of my sister, but tomorrow is my...

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May 19, 2011

He Is All That Matters – A Poem

This poem was inspired by a comment to my poem last Thursday. I just started with a quote from the comment as the title. So how does this really fit into the Thankful Thursday theme, you ask? Well, I am thankful for the inspiration from...

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March 1, 2011

Finding God in Grief and Trials

I’ve recently finished reading A Grief Observed by C.S. Lewis. I was quite surprised by how quickly I was able to get through its 76 pages plus Foreword and Introduction. Usually Lewis requires one to re-read numerous paragraphs to fully grasp just exactly what it...

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November 6, 2010

An Intercessor’s Heart

Everyone experiences difficulties in life. It can be the loss of a job, an illness that never seems to end, a broken marriage and a broken heart, not being able to make ends meet, a physical or verbal attack by a friend or a stranger,...

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