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Warm Winds Give Way

Fall has pounced on the old summer dog,As cool winds blow leaves to the ground,Summer now lays by the fireside,Too worn to menace the town. Make way for the winter regent,She promenades in her cowled white coat,Her gloves give rise to cool blue skies,Singing song of renewal notes. With pumpkins beginning to ripen,And the cottonContinue reading “Warm Winds Give Way”

Visiting Poet “Don’t Go”

(A Song About My Dog That Died) It was love at first sight,I don’t want you to go away,Don’t leave me behind,I thought we were friends. You put a smile on my face,Until you were gone the next day,Don’t go away,Please, don’t go away. You were the best part of my life,I could never liveContinue reading “Visiting Poet “Don’t Go””

Good Health and Wellness

I pray to my creator and savior, nurture personal relationships, exercise, and eat a healthy diet, though I cheat sometimes. Interestingly, I have listed them in order of importance, which is the reverse of what it was earlier in life. What strategies do you use to maintain your health and well-being?

Life Unplanned

Lord, you allow difficult journeys,And I seldom understand,Why life is such a challenge,Only you can know the plan. To remonstrate life is hopeless,Its best to have true faith,To accept you love me wholly,And will take me to a holy place. I will live the path that you provide,Give thanks for both sun and rain,With hopeContinue reading “Life Unplanned”

The Road Home

I am on an airy road,The road that takes me home,To angels, saints, and my savior,Where I’ll never be alone. A special road, crystalline,A smooth path winding,A surface of joy and peace,Of a sky filled with shining. I hear many voices passing by,Voices now, then, and when,They’re calling me to hurry on,To leave behind myContinue reading “The Road Home”

Parents

Bred atop a dusty plain,On farms with rusty steel,Short rows of crops sprout up,To provide a meager meal. The sky is low, the sun has spread,A travelling vision appears,With dazzling songs of celebration,For their two lives to steer. Remembrance of them with caring heart,Brings tears of love to my eyes,See them dancing in the clouds,NoContinue reading “Parents”

Burning Candles

Lighted candles show our spirit,And smells of flowers’ fragrance rise,As flames of life grow the shapes,Of childlike cones in our eyes. Pools of tears’ shiny shimmer,Reflect their faces in our minds,The sweetness of our children,Before we leave them each behind. Lord, why grow us old so fast,To suffer parent’s pain of loss,Like smoke from burningContinue reading “Burning Candles”

Let’s Laugh Together

Eat your soup with a fork,Crumble crackers with a hammer,Teach a parrot to shout a bark,I’ll tell a joke with a stammer. Catch a ball without your glove,Shine my car to dim the glare,Land a snowflake on your tongue,Lick the floor on a dare. Make me laugh with your antics,Hang your shirt upside down,Let’s liveContinue reading “Let’s Laugh Together”

The Mighty Sunrise – A Triolet

The excited morning sun knocks,To invite me to join her day,As shadow gives way on clocks,The excited morning sun knocks. She shushes the moon away,To show me her toys to playThe excited morning sun knocks,To invite me to join her day.

Sin in the Body but Hope in the Spirit

Your struggle is my struggle, and my struggle is yours. No matter the depth of either, they have the same markings of human sin in search of hope. The good news is that forgiveness and hope are not as elusive as you may believe. Hope is clearly visible in St. Paul’s letter to the RomansContinue reading “Sin in the Body but Hope in the Spirit”