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Unseen Kindness

Are you a sensitive soul,Too often, too easily bruised,Invisible for lack of notice,Unaccepted or unapproved? Do you sometimes reach out,With a smile and kind word,Your casual offers to help,Rejected or never heard? Are you accused of being a martyr,Self-serving for attention,Frequently misunderstood,Suspected of pretension? Rest in His assurance,Kindness is not unseen,From Him who matters most,InContinue reading “Unseen Kindness”

Carpenter Knight

After the owls go silent, my father risesto greet dawn’s pied pigeons.The early Saturday morning begshim to join shield and blade,sharpened like a rapier. Arms outstretched like Christ’s cross,to be armored for backyard battle, he preparesto transform wood and stone to his mind’seye. With a soft power that belies senescence,he warmly greets a red cardinalContinue reading “Carpenter Knight”

The Peace of Flowers

Survival

A fever of stingrays glide by,In the endless ocean silence,A boneless fight for survival,Pursuer or prey their guidance.

The Blue Sun

The seats of bikes both gather dust,Toys and dolls their hair once trussed,Colored chalk from sidewalks clean,The thief of time for all that’s been, Youthful buds soon bloomed, now gone,Where once your prints and kiss belonged,From scattered dreams your shapes appear,In fives, then tens of passing years, Were golden times when you were young,Two dancingContinue reading “The Blue Sun”

Storm Courage

A child’s father stands firm,On life’s field of no return,His morality unbreakable,From which we all can learn. Defined by personal agency,Like an eagle flies the sky,Endurance without arrogance,And willing to sacrifice. To draw upon his courage,A perseverance we honor each day,Our spirits open to channel hisFierce heart that guides our way.

Factitious Perfection

Too much, too muchof a sunny stroke,It’s too long,Wasteful nimiety,Flying crests of colored smoke,Once young, andcharmingly different,Now, dulled by too much.Too late, too late,Bedraggled with rain and rock,The lines are too wide,Leave the good,Just leave the good.The lucent light,Sullied by the weight of it,Is gone.Too hot, too hot,Vacant sand lots withdiamond screens and scatteredsquares ofContinue reading “Factitious Perfection”

The Hope of Calvary

I won a small victory today,Took only a prayer to ask,But as I daily fight off sin,Many days I fail the task. For sin seems always with me,Woven into earthly time,I struggle to act an example,of word and thought of mind. A small victory is still victory,On calvary victory was gained,Twenty four hours for eternity,ItsContinue reading “The Hope of Calvary”

The Gift of Inspiration

I seldom know when I write a poem,I seldom know for whom,But sometimes I have a person in mind,Perhaps I’ve written about you. Do you enjoy the rhyme of nature,God’s created works of art?Have you traveled a lily with a frog,Flown high with a singing lark? Told a joke to a laughing parrot,Sat by aContinue reading “The Gift of Inspiration”

Temporary Life

As candles melt from the fire, andsmoke vanishes from wind’s breath,Live your days wisely, for one day,They will stop coming. Allow the fire of anger to cool,For the scald of its flames,Leaves the worst scarswhere they are born. Silence the storm of hurtful words,Rest in the lasting calm of hope,For hope is a citadel,The sustainerContinue reading “Temporary Life”