negation | a poem in my pocket

prayer is not a grocery list
or a letter to santa claus
it’s not a chore to check off
or an assignment to turn in.

prayer is neither bragging
nor demanding; neither
posturing nor performing;
but may involve wrestling.

prayer is love relationship;
listening and responding as
we quiet our heart to hear his,
he breathes life into us again.

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Bjorn hosts MTB with dVerse poets where we may experiment with poetic tool of negation…or not.

margin is not
a blizzard of words
obfuscating page’s landscape
with directionally-challenged winds

margin is not
some narcissistic lover
manipulating poor gas-lit partner
into unconditional surrender

margin is not
an adrenaline addict
over-crowding calendar squares
with meaningless engagements

margin is not
an anxious mind
fretting over fearful rhetoric
contrary to obvious truth

margin is not
a malnourished soul
scrolling electronic junkfood
with no appetite for beauty


        margin  is  spacious  living  and  gracious  loving  .

a poem in my pocket