Posit an idea Throw out a thought Turn it about Toss it up Let the light hit it every which way Watch it Catch it Smell it Push it away Pull it close Embrace it, eyes closed Massage it Spread it out Fill it in Color it one shade Change it to another Tear it […]
Category: Poetry
Misunderstanding
[Note from the author: issue resolved. ~CCC] Friends are well-meaning, caring, and kind in their own ways. Trouble is…their ways aren’t always my ways and vice versa. The expectations feel so high sometimes I go sliding right down to the bottom of my toes, Wondering if I’ll be able to pick myself up again. I […]
Coherence
Clarity sparkles like the sun glinting off the water. Thoughts flow smoothly along Following the light toward a definite goal, (It all makes so much sense!) Till vision takes shape, and words Start falling into place one by one or Sometimes phrases at a time… My story unfolds itself into a comfortable couch. Here I […]
Through Death’s Door
Hope lies through death’s door- Death to self, death to dreams, Death to ambition’s striving efforts. Hope hides in the heart (Though despair thinks it has won), Then blossoms like a rose with The scent of love, the color of faith. Hope brings new light to blind belief Till all the darkness vanishes and Clarity […]
Farewell Is Never Easy
Farewell is never easy when the way has been so long, But paths diverge and friends must part as time moves ever on. We pause for just a moment to remember what has passed- Hard work, good times, sweet sorrows, too, are memories that will last. But time is inescapable, so forward we must go. […]
Feathers Falling
I feel the sweetness of your mercy Like feathers falling from the wings of love. I rest beneath the breath of life Blowing on my deadness, Resurrecting pieces of my heart Until I’m whole again– United in a reverent fear of You. Forgive me, Lord, For letting all the stuff of life Sidetrack my intimacy […]
Transitions
So many goodbyes So many hellos I’m weary of changes Weary of losing loved ones No energy to love new friends But I keep trying The gaps need filling More absences More additions It’s all so confusing sometimes Sapping my strength with cold While the warmth barely suffices But I keep moving Just to stay […]
Mental Rest
Pausing just a moment for mental rest, I find a small place inside of me quiet, Waiting for Your presence to manifest In a way I can grasp-body, soul, spirit. It’s not often my soul stills itself for You, As rightly I should do more in this riot, But now, unexpected, I linger anew Because […]
David Joshua
His eyes are cautious, but his smile ready and broad– My thinker, this one… third-born and deep as the ocean. He speaks with careful honesty, not afraid to question– He forces me to rethink my stuck-in-a-rut logic and All the taken-for-granted answers require fresh answers. When he speaks, I’ve found it’s usually worth listening to, Though […]