February 20, 2016 Listening – A Cinquain Praying for discernment requires a careful ear one must listen so to hear the answer 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: 0
February 19, 2016 Sheep Gone Astray The wayward lamb upon a hill High above the grassy field Straying from the Shepherd’s will To the Master’s call won’t yield Yet the Good Shepherd sees And follows the wayward lamb As he hides among the trees The lamb’s not far from the Great... 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
February 17, 2016 Cerulean Sky Someone I loved once gave me a box full of darkness. It took me years to understand that this too, was a gift. ~ Mary Oliver When you’re 14, they call it puppy love. What does a 14-year-old know of love—anyway, I thought it was... 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: 14
February 16, 2016 She Always Called Me Sweetie The little room was suffocating I sat there with my sister Suz, my brother-in-law Dick, and the shell of my sister Peggy I wouldn’t have known it was Peggy in the bed if Suz hadn’t also been there I hadn’t seen Dick in 28 years; he’d... 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: 26
February 16, 2016 Grace and Mercy A choice once made and acted on Has consequences far beyond What I could have ever imagined On that cold, sunny day What began as an innocent stroll Plunged me into a deep, dark hole Of self-loathing and confusion Endless and forever it seemed Even... 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: 0
February 15, 2016 Incomprehensible Sometimes I do not understand What has come from Your hand Your Word is difficult to grasp Yet to Your truth I tightly clasp I know You are faithful and true Before creation all things You knew You know me as only You can How... 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: 0
February 13, 2016 Never Forsaken Oh God, why have You forsaken me today My dearest child, I know it feels that way But I have never left your grieving side Turn your face, your heart in Me abide I am comfort for your grief I am the source of your... 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: 22
February 11, 2016 Why This Pain? Why would God allow this pain? Sometimes I wonder, sometimes I doubt What is this suffering all about? What could there possibly be to gain? Oh the trauma that drove me insane Mired in darkness, struggling to get out Why would God allow this pain? Sometimes... 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: 29
February 10, 2016 Prayer of Repentance Reveal, O Lord, my sin to me So I might confess to Thee My transgressions that caused You pain Your sacrifice was my greatest gain If to me my guilt is hidden If I’ve done what is forbidden Separating me from You Unite our sundered hearts... 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: 4
February 8, 2016 Lulled by Pride Lulled by promises of reward for all my good deeds Satan seeks to get me onboard by planting seeds of pride ‘Til I was startled awake by the truth of my great need for a substitute to earn my prize by His loving sacrifice _________________________ It’s time... 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: 26
