Palms splayed toward the heavens her head tilted skyward laughing with a glint in her eye Does she know the story often told but nevertheless all too often rejected? Gazing on the glory of God she knows, she knows the…
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Wrestle & Turn
Wrestle and wrangle Wrapped up in a tangle Of emotions Tossing and turning Yearning For the feeling Yet to come Gripping and grappling Caught in the glory Of our story As its been told Taken for a turn And I…
Numbered & Named
Charcoal ash painted lightly with His precise placement of each speck shining brightly A sooty canvas of splendor displaying the inerrant nature of the Creator An illuminated tapestry woven by God going on for aeons and beyond Spheres of fire…
Consider Me Akin: A Poem on Poetry
I read a poem today that challenged me to go beyond the boundaries and constraints of my “little” world I stepped into the words and expressions of another It was complex, deep, heavy-on-the-brain, and stretched my intellectual capacities At the…
Beaver Tale
The smell salty, sweet an almost-musty Grandma’s shawl Instigating a wave of memories both created and yet to be Wise they say, wise are the waves of the sea But wisdom, true wisdom is found in the tattered torn and…
Tagged with: Beavertail State Park, Jamestown, nature, Poem, Poetry, RI
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Leaves
Leaves list and lift with lofty liberty Letting light linger- just long enough Listen as they lean “looshhhhh… looshhhhh” Lilting lightly
The Steady Path
I am thankful for Your greatness And Your grace Your ability to strengthen us And sync our feet to Your pace We walk and wander; Sojourner’s on this earth But You keep us on the right track Set our feet…
Tagged with: christianity, followers, god, grace, Poem, Poetry, Psalm 119
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Hand on The Knob
Your peace Lord Is ready to take hold You have the power to transform and touch lives in the remotest place I pray Lord, for your light to flood this space Your love will permeate And absolutely instigate… A desire…
We Are One Family: Somos Una Sola Familia
Hermana Hondureña en Cristo, DNA does not bind your skin rich. A tanned hide Mine, an ashen rawhide No familial resemblance Blood spilt, the body strung on the cross binds us in an eternal, global family; Segregation has no place…
Tagged with: Christ, christianity, Gospel, Honduras, Passion, Poems, Poetry, Religion & Spirituality, Tegus
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The Invitation is Open
There is affliction In God’s good creation We are cracked and broken But the invitation is open Our Father desires all His children To come to Him for release of our burdens Jesus, The Living Word, is our key “I…
Tagged with: Christ, christianity, faith, Good news!, Gospel, Inspiration, John 14:6, Poem, Poetry, Psalm 106:12
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