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Living Parallel

Can you not find some joy,In things that bring joy to me,Like looking out a doorway,To see things that I can see? As the door begins to close,I feel so all alone,Alone, though we’re together,Just you at I at home. A parallel life we live,I’m on a cloud, you’re on the sun,As I fly inContinue reading “Living Parallel”

Fall Colors

Autumn tones of browns and yellows,The orange of Jack-O-Lanterns,Front porch games, connect the dots,In match strikes of scattered light. Pinks and blues of birthday cakes,Merry-go-rounds of sweets,Peeking through kitchen windows,With squinty eyes into the dark. Greens grow out of gray rains,Tall trees become a forest,Wind rolling across their tops,Cutting like an old push mower. PushContinue reading “Fall Colors”

Here I Am

I live on in heaven,The father you once knew,Enjoying eternal in paradise,With others have earned their due. I tried to leave something of me,Through my words in your ears,Reflections in verse while there,Picture stories of our years. My memories stop at the gate,The entrance to where I’ve come,Now, I can only look forward,Old pathways goneContinue reading “Here I Am”

Wait For Me – Part 2

I am overcome with joy,That I am here with my son,It seems the years flew by,That we were apart but a short time. How God works these wonders,Is not for me to understand,He need not explain,This mizzle of his grace. Jesus and my son say bye for now,I am to return from whence I came,TheyContinue reading “Wait For Me – Part 2”

Wait For Me – Part 1

I came upon knee high grass,With golden tops of grain,A rustle of sound caused me pause,As it approached from just above. A little boy came running at me,Arms out with face aglow,I recognized him instantly,The ginger hair and freckles of my son. His skin was clean and cool,His hair like combing silk,His hug a perfectContinue reading “Wait For Me – Part 1”

Latticework

Oh, the net of life you weave,Desperate souls, searching,For companions of empathy,To testify with tears of prayer. You cross our paths like shooting stars,Each streak designed by thee,To lead us through the furnace of life,Adding your grace to shared vignettes. You stop the rain to show us the way,To a finding ground of your warmContinue reading “Latticework”

A Curiosity of Heaven

Good morning my friend,I’m so excited to learn,What’s it like up there,Now you’re there in turn. Have you found your dear Mother,Or others who were kind,While you were here with us,Now there to share all time? Have you seen the throne room,Is Paul holding court,In praise of the Holy Father,Saints and citizens to sort? IsContinue reading “A Curiosity of Heaven”

Resurrection Garden

This poem was written in honor of a recently passed friend. I know he is now with Jesus and the angels. My body lays here in silence,I can see the blessed highway,Though I sense your sadness around me,I am singing resurrection. I love you but I’m focused on this garden,Waiting to meet Jesus and theContinue reading “Resurrection Garden”

My Friend

I miss my friend, my special friend,Your gentle voice when life grows hard,Your unspoken look of understanding,Your encouraging nod that all will be well,Your smile that said what’s broken can be fixed. I miss my friend, my special friend,Your warm and forgiving hands on mine,The bump of your hip under the blanket,Your face in theContinue reading “My Friend”

Halloween 2022

The sky is thick in strips of straw,And smells of flying witches,Children’s ears can hear their calls,And see their warts and twitches. The streets are full of zombies,With blank stares in their eyes,Broken tooth grins to scare me,Through screaming victims’ cries. I think you best stay in tonight,I might just do the same,Or find aContinue reading “Halloween 2022”