posting poetic prose
14 Apr 2021 5 Comments
in Uncategorized Tags: dad, eagle, soars
i’ve witnessed an
eagle’s presence
intent of purpose
eyes keen for detail
building sturdy nest
ruling his domain
with softer mate
training the young
pushing out of nest
letting go in flight
i’ve watched him
dive determined
for a fish, rush
over still water
and swiftly, deftly
bring it up with
his strong talons
but he’s most royal
when he soars…
power in his wings!
—-for Dad
08 Apr 2021 20 Comments
I’ve given my body
to my children as
a living inheritance
of primal sustenance
vital to ensure their
childhood survival;
for life education and
milestone celebration.
A woman’s body
amazes, astounds
envelopes, nurtures,
stretches elastic
grows softly round
with love surrounds
heartbeat pounds.
They left their marks
indelible, incredible
creases, sags, bags
every gray hair is
strand of costly
(and mostly, yes)
sweet memories
rooted in the heart.
Linking to Grace’s prompt to write “body” poems at dVerse poets pub today…
08 Apr 2021 8 Comments
in Uncategorized Tags: diamante poem
Life
healthy, strong
moving, growing, thriving
loud, beloved, withdrawn, quiet
slipping, falling, fading
weak, slow
Death
A diamante poem, diamond shape list exploring opposites written to specific form. Today I will admit my father to hospice care.
07 Apr 2021 2 Comments
in Uncategorized Tags: found poem
celebrating Easter is
a message of hope
every year, snows of winter fade and
warmth of sunshine returns
Iowa’s bountiful fields begin the annual miracle
a reminder that the world continues
at its regular rhythm
farmers prepare to plant
kids play in fresh air and sunshine
grass rises…an emerald carpet
flowers decorate…live beauty
birds sing…beckon us outside
we are once again reminded
of the simple joys of life.
A poem “found” from phrases of an editorial in the April 3, 2021 issue of the N’west Iowa Review. Also known as a “blackout” poem because I used sharpie to black out all words of article NOT selected for poem.
05 Apr 2021 10 Comments
A quadrille of 44 words offered to you and shared with fellow poets at the dVerse pub
come taste and see
we drink to remember
his blood poured out for us
crushed like heavy grapes
stomped in garden winepress
he drinks bitter cup of betrayal
like first disciples
we wonder, amazed
by life blood we’re clean?
divinest wine lifts sin’s bloodstains!
05 Apr 2021 2 Comments
At dawn on the first day of the week, a woman…
neighbor’s rooster crows
for easter sunrise service
peace on cattle yard
03 Apr 2021 2 Comments
in Uncategorized Tags: crucifixion
speak in symbols and substance
appointed judge washes
hands of culpability
in condemning innocent
man… more than a man?
what is truth, anyway?
truth about power
is it corrupts the one
who would wield it
but condemned man
tells official he has
no authority over him
except what was
given intentionally
and temporarily
in fickleness of the mob
witness ultimate hate crime
king of the jews
betrayed by his own people
executed by gentiles
royal treatment for royalty?
how injustice of humanity
will serve the justice of God!
31 Mar 2021 17 Comments
in Uncategorized Tags: dog, grandma, laundry, treadmill
at the museum in
murdo, south dakota
(around the corner from
a life-size jar jar binks)
stands antique treadmill
not for human exercise
but built in miniature for
dog trained on laundry
duty to run the wheel
tied to belt on agitator
of old washing machine
just like grandma used—
funny how that memory
was jogged, grandma’s
story of how the family
dog would often hide
on monday mornings.
photo by lynn
Linking to De’s “laundry” prompt at dVerse Poets…
27 Mar 2021 4 Comments
in Uncategorized Tags: source, trinity, water
Father, again I THIRST for you
like the psalmist, deer on the run
who panted for streams of water
like the woman at the well, dried
up, life poured out and wasted.
Jesus, you offer living water
abundant and refreshing, pure
well-spring of new LIFE within;
fill me up and wash over me
with your actively loving Holy
Spirit; fill to overflowing that
I spill on others; I lift my empty
CUP to you for my daily drink
where you lead me beside such
crystal clear and quiet waters.
You are one, true living God,
fountain of life; my only source
of soulful deep abiding JOY in
your presence today, tomorrow;
like a river eternal forevermore!
24 Mar 2021 3 Comments
Violence does not begin with guns; it begins with hate and anger.
After posting, I read this and want to share it:
https://examplewordpresscom62751.wordpress.com/2021/03/15/the-good-the-bad-and-the-usually-hidden/
22 Mar 2021 26 Comments
in Uncategorized Tags: knot
know
you love her
we’ve seen you
two together
inseparable separates
two halves of a whole
why how act shy now?
be direct already
isn’t it time to put a ring on it?
can guess she thinks yes
go ahead
tie that gnarly knot!
Linking to quadrille prompt at dVerse where Mish has chosen the word “knot”….
16 Mar 2021 38 Comments
This being human is
a complicated 10,000
piece jigsaw puzzle
without the box lid.
(i think God keeps
everybody’s box lid,
with their name on it)
A uniquely beautiful
mosaic of color and
movement arranged
in confusing circular
shape (no straight
edges for rounded
personal puzzle).
At times, we feel
urgent motivation
to build our life; at
other times, weary
of the effort, we
pause our puzzling
to get a drink or
take needed nap.
We may beg God
to show us the
picture on box lid
but he just smiles
mysteriously and
finds the next piece
we were looking for,
which fits exactly.
When our puzzle
is finally finished,
love’s glue holds
pieces permanently
together and our
completed puzzles
hang side-by-side
on God’s gallery wall.
Kim challenges us at dVerse poets pub to write a metaphor beginning with, “This being human is…”
