Tag: NaPoWriMo2016

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...

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...

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...

Birth of a Poem

How, pray tell, does a poet decide Which words to lay side-by-side How did Milton measure the cost When he penned Paradise Lost Could Dickinson take a single breath Without thoughts of poetry on death When describing Ben Adhem’s vision By what motive was Hunt...

It’s Never Goodbye

I love to spend time with my friends We chat, catch up, and share it all Pick each other up when we fall I hope our friendship never ends For hard feelings we’ll make amends We’ll laugh out loud, or we might cry You’ll never...

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...

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...