It’s incredible
how sharply
wantonly-whispered hits
hurt
crushing
hope, heart
and honor
once solid
it’s hard
to toss out
such heavy baggage
and forget
healing
hope, heart
and honor
now fragile
It’s incredible
how sharply
wantonly-whispered hits
hurt
crushing
hope, heart
and honor
once solid
it’s hard
to toss out
such heavy baggage
and forget
healing
hope, heart
and honor
now fragile
Crowd out the weeds with fern and flower. Don’t give bad seeds room to spread and sprout.
The whispering
never stops.
It never
stops.
With a touch of grace, a look so kindHe healed the sick, the deaf, the blindNo proof of insurance, no copay tooA charitable act of love; He knew He simply healed, sent them on their wayNo unpaid bills; no debt to payExpenses He covered every single timeThe cost He paid every single time No deductible,…
Three houses side-by-side savoring sweet slumber in the clear cold night.
I tinkered with fad diets
Of kefir, quinoa and kale
Dawn’s curtain parts quietly this morning,Setting stage anew,Desks in rows, the whiteboard yawns,Sunlight peeking through blinds. Students saunter, songs awaiting score,Eyes half-open, today’s warmup begins.In my grasp, a tome’s spine softly shifts,Pages flutter like wings of finches. Words echo in the air, a chorus of phrases,Each syllable a note in a grand opus.I run through…