Category: Poetry

Miles and miles of sky As far as I can see. The clouds that wander by Keep mesmerizing me.

Lord, You always come when I call— Sometimes in silence and sometimes in might. Though I might not see You at all, Still I’m sure that You come when I call.

Bowed strings sing Of sweetness and wonder and glory. Rich voices ring Retelling the old, old story. Wordless colors wing, Vibrating with fullness and grace. Somehow You bring A longing to gaze on Your face.

Note: this one more recently… In watches of the night I find Your peace. Your Spirit calms the tempest in my mind. The anxious thoughts like rough and stormy seas Grow quiet in the still, small hours, I find. Your patience with my troubled, restless heart Is like a song that’s soothing to my soul. […]

Note: this one I found I’d written in December. Awake again and missing sleep, I’m trusting You, my soul to keep, For all I need, my Lord, is You. I find sweet rest within Your truth. I lift mine eyes and heart in prayer And cast upon You every care As on the paths of […]

I’m struck by the beauty of brown today… Brown. Is. Beautiful. The grass is a pale creamy tan brown Against the nearly black brown of the bare trees. All the in-between shades Accentuate and highlight each other, Till I can only marvel at The complexity possible in a single color. That was all on the […]

It’s hard to take my hands off. I want to fix it, make it right, Force the issue… But You are God, and I am not. Please, Lord… Help me trust You, though I can’t see How it will turn out… How I will turn out… Make me hungry and thirsty for You again Until […]

Disconnectedness… In a positive light this time… Is the important factor in letting go— Letting go of old things!!! It’s like breaking the circuit, So negative energy can’t continue to flow through, So we can plug into a new, positive Source of energy that can light us up, Empower us to move forward Without all […]

My heart unwinds like tinsel from the Christmas tree, Still clinging tight to all I thought that I could be; Yet somehow You have drawn me out so tenderly– I’m humbled once again by how You care for me. Lord, take me in Your arms and help me cling to You More tightly than I […]