Monthly Archives: April 2017

He comes No matter how dark it gets Or what road I follow How lost I become In the tears In the laughter From the first yesterday To the last tomorrow He comes It may be in quiet Or in … Continue reading →

Full light blinds you In darkness finds you Color embraces you Nature faces you Silence covers you Music favors you Angels gleam at you Only Jesus redeems you

All I heard A distant bird Trouble spurred Like aging curd Anthems sweet Dancing feet Steps repeat Don’t skip a beat Melodic pun Sense to none But maybe some Or only one Prompt: Skeltonic verse gets its name from John … Continue reading →

So many flavors Is the taste in the food Or in the taste buds? This taste is not like the sensual allurement Of deep, dark chocolate, Or as the richness of coffee, Each tempting, yet with punishment Of an aftermath … Continue reading →

The buds are on the trees now Everything’s alive Seems like overnight Brought life One beam of light One spark of hope That’s all it takes To change a view And have it all make sense

A small space A jar on my table Houses my philodendron Water bathes it’s roots In soil it’s breath was severed Leaves turned sallow and withered No sun nor shade could persuade Water was it’s only hope There is a … Continue reading →

Do’s and don’ts Wills and won’ts Come at me From all directions Hold me still In your will I can’t compete With perfection You called me out From this world’s lead Still it’s Heavy hand upon me Oh thrust me … Continue reading →

Sin Souls infection Whets the appetite Of all it touches “DESPAIR” Grace Infuses freedom In forbidden places Where no light shines “AWAKENING” Prompt: Write two elevenie poems. an eleven-word poem of five lines, with each line performing a specific task … Continue reading →

Land of the free Is the land free? To grow and yield it’s growth To spring forth as it will? We clear and cut and trim Building while destroying Making room for aesthetics Not seeing the beauty Of the wild … Continue reading →

I can’t ignore a penny When I see it on the ground I’ve tried Closed my eyes Even walked right by Only to return That stinkin’ rhyme! Prompt: An overhead saying heard sometime in life.