Category Archives: Poetry

Clouded thinking

Floundering. Lost in a sea of my own perfections. Treading water until The exact right moment   When the universe is correctly aligned. Every is calculation pre-thought. Every decision re-examined. No action taken until . . .   Absolutely Nothing … Continue reading

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Stuffed

Boxes linger, bits of tape with shiny paper. Cling tight. Scatter endlessly throughout the room. Don’t leave. Don’t throw them away. It will end. It will be over. I tried to say I love you With stuff. My love language … Continue reading

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Snow Day

The snow falls softly And blankets the world in its grace. The trees are covered With Mother Nature’s special kind of lace. We rail against her And rev the motor up high. Speed off down the road Only in a … Continue reading

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Becoming

This way, no this. Don’t do that. Don’t do this. Come. Go. Pulled and stretched From you and them. Finding my way Isn’t possible In this maze Of obligations. It’s time to grow up. It’s time to have fun. It’s … Continue reading

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Two worlds

Loss. Frantic searching To see. Crying For help. No one knows. No one cares. Waves of Island Oceans. Bright blue sky. Endless white sand. Warmth. Comfort. Seclusion. Anxious Frustration. Fruitless Remembering Hopeless Finding Of meaninglessness. Peaceful Slumber. Thought-free Play In … Continue reading

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God is here. God is Now.

God is here. God is now. Streaking endlessly Across the sky Finding energy And continuing To the heart of every Man, Woman, Child A connection binding God to humanity.   God is here. God is now. Longing for me. Announcing … Continue reading

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The Next Step

There’s no script for it. The Next Step is about each person who comes.  It is the same and it is different. It is about me and it is about you. It is about connection to God, myself and others. … Continue reading

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Heeding the Call

It seemed that she walked alone Her face set to her cause like stone But appearances can be deceiving Because she was believing That by her side were all the heavenly hosts And God Almighty who, after all, matters the … Continue reading

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Complete

Daddy and me. My mother hummed softly, My father sighed delightly. In a dimly lit hospital room above a main street store In Fayette, Missouri, My grandmother took me in her arms and Would not let go For fear my … Continue reading

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Looking at Life from an Eternal Perspective

Not of this earth are we Not bound by threads or chains or flesh But free to roam through all eternity Free to entwine our hearts with the very heart of God. There are times I know That Divinity seems … Continue reading

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