Tag: Son

Where I’m From

I come from eucalyptus-lined dusty dirt roads with dust devils swirling by the sun shining bright and an above-ground pool in the backyard, adjacent to the garden where carrots grow, next to dill and pickling cucumbers, purple green beans and tomatoes red and fat, and...

I Am the Moon

I am the moon shining the light of the sun into a dark world Some nights I shine exquisitely bright Tonight I wane keeping the light to myself I need it all to survive for now But fear not I shall wax again ___________________________ For...

Blooming Season

I couldn’t have asked for a better way to spend Mother’s Day than walking with my son among 600 or more varieties of iris, along with the many “companion” plants—oriental poppies, fringe trees, lupine, and more. The weather is perfect. The sun comes out enough to...

My Dear Son

Twenty-one years ago today You came into our lives You brought love for each day By tens and twenties and fives For you I’m writing a rhyming verse Because that is the good kind Though I know you’re not averse To stories intertwined I am...

My Son Shine – Reduction

Son Shine His smile a thousand rays of sunshine His laugh a hundred birds singing His dancing a silly smile and laugh His curiosity a hundred cats His temper a howling hurricane Sweet, silly, stubborn, bold is he The Meeting the Bar prompt at dVerse Poets...

Where My Love Comes From

I’ve been listening to Third Day’s new album Miracle for a while now. I have to confess that I don’t like this album as much as Move or Revelation, but a number of the songs have really started to grow on me. One song that...

Delight, Grace, Balance – A Poem

In my office I have a deck of angel cards with various words on them. I always keep three face-up next to my computer monitor, for the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. I’ve had the same three cards next to my desk for a while,...

Seventeen Years – A Haiku

Today is my son’s 17th birthday, so I decided to write a haiku for him because haiku’s have 17 syllables. Then after writing the first one, I decided to write a second about our birthday plans for the day. Seventeen Years For seventeen years you...

My Son – A Poem

Children are a wonderful gift from God. I only have one son, but I am very thankful for having him in my life. I am also thankful that God has made him a kind, compassionate, creative, and funny young man. I’ve always said that no one...