Category Archives: Faith and Hope

My conscience empty of thought,My heart slow-beats in sleep,Though blood in my veins hums,My voice be dizzy weak. Tall tasks ahead like mountains,My feet shan’t run away,What can I do but look to you,And face my fears today. I ask you fill my mouth with wordsHang your courage on my heart,Blessings of hope and resolve,YourContinue reading “Daily Mountains”

He walked alone in the rain,A cold, pouring rain,No strength to shake or shiver,Streets flow an icy river. Near frozen pads below,On painful legs that slow,A heart once burst with hope,Near lost the will to cope. Then, a soft embrace,A voice of saving grace,Arms in loving lift,New hope the giving gift.

I yearn to live an honest life,One to make you proud,One my children will look upon,To choose among the crowd. From you I have no secrets,Though at times I try to hide,The half of me not newly born,Where spirit and body collide, Thank you for not forsaking,The caliginous nature in me,Tonight, I’ll watch you flingContinue reading “Loyal Hearts”

Sometimes a womanIs without a man,To hold her tight,And tell her she can. But I know some things,That you need to know,Sometimes its best,Just to let them go. To wash your heart clean,Build a nest with a view,Of a new life awaiting,His blessing for you. It’s time to make room,For somebody new,Invite the unexpected,Like aContinue reading “New Sheets”

As I sail an ancient ocean,To see what the apostles see,A serpent creeps in the water,To impose his ways on me. I am helpless to kill the serpent,Put it down and rid the sea,Of its pernicious presence,Nor from it can I flee. But I hold this holy weapon,Parchment of Father and Son,Its words of courageContinue reading “Scripture”

I am living a life of the nonchalant,Though times present exceptions,Like helter-skelter run arounds,To remind me of life’s distractions. I temper my days of avidity,And lean toward nonchalance,Like a journey to the never-never,Exploring soulful renaissance. I daily dream the nonchalant,But am here for God to use,As the bobber that floats in the lake,I’m but tackleContinue reading “The Nonchalant”

Sitting in the wilderness by a meager fire,A few weeks after leaving his lifeTo follow the stranger named Jesus,The disciple exhales in exhaustion. He shakes his disbelieving head,Reflecting on his stupidity,And eats a small piece of fish and stale bread,As he shivers in the nighttime air. Inside his ragged and dirty clothes,His body is cakedContinue reading “The Despondent Disciple”

Your soul feels black and blue,From evil’s daily beating,Your pain no one’s concern,Like a hare the wolf is chasing. Your road but trips and falls,Into depths of dark despair,Each seems to be life’s reckoning,Your wrongs to be declared. You must suffer this life of storms,With Panglossian view of hope,Accept with cheer what happens,For the liesContinue reading “Pangloss”

Brake lights seen are often rare,Like red eyes in eidetic stare,All these corners never straight,Twisted by the open gate. Stop him!Hold him there!Pray upon life’s saving ride,A thousand tears I’ve cried. I’ve cried. A reading of my story tells,Other roads go straight to hell,Sibilate sounds lock wooden doors,But on this ride, will hear no more.Continue reading “The Only Road”