Monthly Archives: March 2023

No sun broke the morning clouds but my steps broke my familiar routine. I prayed, yes, no change there. I did not write, read, or check my devices. I did not exercise. I dressed, baked a coffee cake, gathered up … Continue reading →

What is the point of livingIf I can’t stop you from dyingWhat is the point of truthIf we can’t admit we’re lyingWhat is the point of seeingEveryone’s point of viewWhat is the point of meWhat is the point of you? … Continue reading →

Leave the night behindSunshine fills my eyesThough sin and sorrowHawk and sparrowOn this earth resideLife’s bitter gallReaches allOh, where to safely hideNo place but in thy dwelling tentsWill leave the night behind “Thus says the LORD, ‘Behold, I will restore … Continue reading →

Dolphin gray filtered through the morning air, poured over naked limbs, and settled atop bare ground. I stared through half-closed eyes and envisioned the abundance of buds waiting to shatter the darkness and embrace the light. Are they sad, anxious, … Continue reading →

I never saw the last leaf fallWhat strength did it haveLeft behind Callous rainMelts snowA patch or two lingersWhat strength does it haveLeft behind I look aroundFriends dieWhat strength have ILeft behind DeterminedI trudge onSo you won’t beLeft Behind Many … Continue reading →

Selena sat, closed her eyes, rehearsing her day, from sunrise to half-past sunset, and looked into tomorrow through the same lenses. Memories mingled with regret later became a cocktail of rage that began to rise as she slept. In the … Continue reading →

I’m glad God sat down to restWhen He finished His creationPleased with all that He had doneHe took a well-deserved vacation I’m happy Jesus finished His workNow He sits at His Father’s right handWaiting for the exact momentWhen He will … Continue reading →

“We are apt to think that everything that happens to us is to be turned into useful teaching; it is to be turned into something better than teaching, viz. into character. We shall find that the spheres God brings us … Continue reading →

Do I watch life happen or make life happen?Do I watch a movie or am I part of a movie?Do I watch the game or play the game? Do I watch people love the unlovely or love the unlovely? Rather … Continue reading →

A grand finale?Perhaps a ruse?Cheshire cat’s grinInvites my museA season fadesWith all its mightAs I slowly yieldTo winter’s plight Sated flakes quickly loadTree limbs readyTo explodeWith spring’s arrayOf buds and bloomsThey have no sayHow long how soonWill they stand or … Continue reading →