I’ve been a quiet angry mass Of seething feelings, shattered glass, And though I seemed a peaceful soul Within me was a great big hole Where at some point in my dismay, I tried to hide myself away. But it has been a brutal bout— A battle huge within, without. For though I tried to […]
Category: Poetry
A Word From the Author
I was going through a folder of some things I had composed on the computer, but never published officially and the preceding seven poems posted, with the date of composition added to the title, are the result of my gleaning. Please take a little time to read them and do, kindly please and thank you, […]
Sing A Song (1/5/11)
Sing a song, a pretty song, To tell the world you love Me. Sing it strong; sing all day long, Sing “just becauseâ€? and freely. With great sacrifice, You saved us, gave us, A wellspring of hope, You lift us, gift us With faithfulness and mercy, Lord With generous compassion, Lord You work within us […]
For You, My Love (11/23/10)
It’s been so long since I have written for The sake of writing—something bright and new— And specially for you, my paramour, Because I think a poem’s long past due. What can I say to tell you how I feel, When my words seem to fail me every time? With you I simply long to […]
…Maybe (10/20/10)
Just when I think I’ll be fine… Things are going to be okay, Life is going to settle down… Something happens. In my life “somethingâ€? is usually not small; It’s a right-down-to-the-wire MAJOR issue. According to Erma Bombeck, “Normal is a setting on the washing machine.â€? So, really, normal is a relative term. “Normalâ€? for […]
Morning Meditations (12/6/10)
Bright sunrise Peeping round the gray clouds, Then bursting forth Against the distantly fading storm, Erasing all the darkness With neon red-orange light, Brightening the winter landscape. Coming day— Fresh promise of hope spilling Over my soul again, Dissolving the crowded angry thoughts Till once more, I find mercy Renewed, gotten, given, Expansive as the […]
To Reach You (12/14/10)
… I feel as if I have been to court and You are the witness, judge, and jury Determining my guilt without any chance at all For me to defend myself. And why should I have to defend myself anyway? Humanity is as humanity does. I strive to reach a goal like everyone else. I […]
Source (8/11/10)
The fresh fire of Your presence Ever tries me, and purifies me. The warm wind of Your Spirit Comforts sorrow, restores tomorrow. The sweet scent of Your mercy Never ceases, ever increases. _____________________ Lord, You are my source. You lift me up. You let me sing. Lord, You are my life. You are my Christ. […]
Because (7/15/2010)
I lay before God—awed, amazed, abashed at who He is. This vast, uncreated being fills the expanse of the universes Yet reaches down in compassion to come dwell within me— Drawing me, teaching me, leading me in paths of righteousness, Because He says, “…I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked. I only […]
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