Category Archives: Reflections

A lighthouse with sandcastles below,Rolling waves crashing her feet,Crabs and seals keeping company,Oh, the tales if they could speak. The keeper a man steadfast,An old mariner from the sea,With salty beard and weathered hat,His lighthouse his ship to keep. Circling above the flag on her crown,Seagulls squawk and play,They swoop and swerve in the air,AndContinue reading “The Keeper”

This flame, it won’t extinguish,A hunger I can never satisfy,Deep roots like a shepherd’s tree,A wrong I seek to rectify. Tired of its presence,I deterge my home of mind,Just when I think I’m clean; I’m not,A viscous presence unkind. Perhaps a prayer with raised hands,Will extinguish this flame of mine,Rather, would I kill it!My bodyContinue reading “Unfair”

Let’s keep things on time here,Cause I’m a busy man,But I take my religion seriously,Every chance I can. On Sunday I kneel and pray,Shake hands and sing the songs,I’m as present here as anyone,My friends know I belong. At Sunday noon, I check my watch,To make sure I’m out on time,Because I’m a busy man,AndContinue reading “Jesus Is for Sunday”

The gray sky matches my ungrateful mood,Just below the cloud line,Is a sun laced fog of yellow sky,A scant glimpse of hope for the day. What kind of day is it going to be?Should I crumple my face into a shrug?And what’s with the damn birdThat wakes me up every morning? Kidding me? Whispers ofContinue reading “Waking Froideur”

I sit on a cold, concrete porch,Watching my Papa’s spit can,I lean against the porch post,And wait for the ping of his strike. After walking the vegetable garden,This was the next most exciting thing,For this red headed, Texas youngster,Visiting up north ‘cross the Red River. He grins like a purring cat,And looks me straight inContinue reading “Papa”

The hat’s too big for little ‘ole her,In a denim skirt and boots ‘n spurs,Where’s she goin’ with that long, thin stick?Whilst kickin’ cans and stackin’ bricks? Is she goin’ fishin’ or goin’ to swim?In her denim skirt and hat with a brim,Then she puts a hook on that long, thin stick,And sits right downContinue reading “Destiny by the River”

Walking a cool, virgin morning,While the breeze is still awake,Brings smiles with the moon still high,And fresh breaths of air to take. To be out while the moon’s still up,In a race to beat the sweat,Soon, I’ll look up to heat waves,The summer sun will let. Moisture drips out of the air,An assist to theContinue reading “Cool Morning Fading”

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”

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”

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”