posting poetic prose
24 Mar 2015 23 Comments
in Uncategorized Tags: beauty, self-sacrifice, selfishness, ugly
evident in
self-sacrifice;
deny one’s
own needs
to satisfy one
who’s even
more needy.
go hungry to
feed a child,
feel thirsty by
sharing last
water bottle,
be humbled by
another’s honor.
listen to
someone’s
complaint,
ease a pain,
change a bed
or diaper for
young or old.
doesn’t come
naturally, but
life and love
will demand
we give up
our own ugly
selfishness,
if we want to
live beautiful.
Written for Mary’s poetry prompt on “beauty” at d’Verse Poets
19 Mar 2015 7 Comments
in Uncategorized Tags: breeze, squall, wind, zephyr
our atmosphere
Photo credit: S. Etole
is making some
commotion here
wind blows
chinook whips
zephyr flows
tempest grips
norther howls
westerly stalls
squall prowls
microburst falls
yes, it will please
to dry the laundry
on soft breeze
but gusty gale
frames a pout
when all umbrellas
turn inside out!
Sharing with TweetSpeak Poetry…
13 Mar 2015 24 Comments
in Uncategorized Tags: colitis, flora/fauna, immuno-hyper-vigilantis, inflamed
stressed out
pressed out
spread thin as
melted butter
dries into hard
charred toast
(cheap toaster,
get what you
pay for, huh?)
calendar days
overlap, overfill
with uneventful
events (or ever
errant errands);
can’t clear any
cluttered squares
for open spaces
just to breathe.
responsibilities
worry like dog
that won’t let go
of old stale bone;
just bury them
(in moist garden
with earthworms
in dirt) dig ’em up
later, composted.
body is inflamed
system attacks own
internal flora/fauna
(acidic thoughts
exacerbate cycle:
over-react or
stuff fears deep?)
irritated colon tries
to digest itself.
is it possible
to self-correct
immuno-hyper-vigilantis?
“Therefore we do not lose heart. though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.”
2 Corinthians 4:16-18
06 Mar 2015 4 Comments
in Uncategorized Tags: archeologist, caveat, ostracon, siege, tel
Tel-Aviv we’ve filled out the guest list
Tel-Beersheva it’s bring your own beverage
Tel-Dan ancient veal will be an entree option
Tel-Masada he’s welcome for duration of siege
Tel-Avedat her ostracon reveals menu caveat
Tel-Jericho to not throw dishes at any busboys
Tel-Megiddo we’re serving a 26-layer dessert!
Linking to Imaginary Garden with Real Toads
03 Mar 2015 17 Comments
in Uncategorized Tags: creed, freedom, religion, responsibility, right, speech
The right to believe what you choose comes with
the responsibility to allow another’s free choice.
The right to say what you want comes with
the responsibility to listen to another’s view.
The right to publish your own words comes with
the responsibility to enlighten another’s mind.
The right to live where you would comes with
the responsibility to live at peace with another.
The right to act on your convictions comes with
the responsibility to let others act on theirs.
The right to experience the joy of being alive comes with
the responsibility to respect the life of another.
When faith, speech, or action no longer respects the LIFE of another,
then it forfeits freedom and it must.
be.
stopped.
01 Mar 2015 4 Comments
sheep and stones dot steeply jaded hillsides
waves gently ripple across flashing sapphire lake
flock of creamy white gulls wing high on moist air
flowers pop like bright gems from monastic garden
blossoms clothe almond orchard in translucent pink
children chatter on walk to gate-guarded schoolyard
vendors persistently hawk a myriad of market wares
pilgrims from global village tour preserved holy site
devotees bow reverently in faithful, diverse prayers
soldiers drill younger patriots to handle heavy guns
traffic honks over chaos of narrow cobbled street
song of acapella worship echoes from chapel dome
aromas of food, local grown, entice to exotic buffet
history’s dusty layers exposed by digging ancient tell
cultures clash at civilizations’ crowded crossroads
14 Feb 2015 2 Comments
in Uncategorized Tags: Israel, Jerusalem, Palestine, shalom
anticipation of pilgrimage to
holy land for the christian
state of israel for the jew
and palestine for the arab
jerusalem, ironically named
“foundation of peace”,
salem (shalom) means
“wholeness, unbrokeness”
yet real shalom eludes us all
land divided
walls broken down
relationships strained
how will diverse people live together in sacred space?
who will take a vow of peace and keep a promise?
it is a land of no lesser miracles!
“The Lord watch between me and thee…” see you when i return!
11 Feb 2015 10 Comments
in Uncategorized Tags: breathe, embrace, entangled, morning, wake, warmth
Link to d’Verse Poets Pub featuring artist Danny Gregory of Sketchbook Skool…
untitled drawing by Danny Gregory, used with permission
if i could write
the story
of us,
i’d wake up
to you next to me
every morning
and watch
you breathe
regular
and gently
trace the edge
of your angular
shoulder blade
and feel your
warmth
even before
we sleepily
embrace,
entangled…
09 Feb 2015 Leave a comment
in Uncategorized Tags: desire, devil, Jesus, jump, temptation
Weak from long fasting,
Lord encounters Lucifer
in desert place; nothing
to eat here but rocks so
why not turnover a stone?
we live by vital words
from God’s own mouth;
deep, soul nourishment.
not using power selfishly
to satisfy one’s own desires.
_______
Life in the balance on top
spire of temple; high above
pavement, a suicidal dance
with the devil, who misquotes
scripture like loaded weapon.
don’t listen to lies saying
jump, tempting God himself;
death is not the solution and
fools twist truth on daily basis
but the wise wait in quiet trust.
_______
A mountaintop experience
with panoramic worldview.
prince of this world boasts
big promises: you can have
it all, if you will just bow to me.
you schemer, get out of here!
shortcuts can ruin better plan.
father provides all that’s needed
and i must follow the harder
path of obedience to his will.
31 Jan 2015 12 Comments
in Uncategorized Tags: de-stress, fields, herb, lavender, sleep
Abbey in France with lavender field-“Sénanque 06” by EmDee
Yon lavender fields forever
favorite perfume for supple skin
old clay jars laced with lavendar
mummy wrap fit for Egyptian.
flower heads added to bath warm
Yon lavender fields forever
cooking flavor for dish Roman;
this herb is centuries’ treasure.
queen’s procurer run shy, never
Victorian women freshen
Yon lavender fields forever
castle floors and drawers of linen.
essential oils for young living
de-stress with a drop whenever
smooth on pillowcase for sleeping
Yon lavender fields forever!
________
My first attempt at quatern form, linking to Toads’ lavender prompt.
Yon is a river in the country of France…where lavender is grown.
Quatern Poem: This French form has 16 lines broken up into 4 quatrains (or 4-line stanzas). Each line is comprised of eight syllables. The first line is the refrain. In the second stanza, the refrain appears in the second line; in the third stanza, the third line; in the fourth stanza, the fourth (and final) line.
27 Jan 2015 14 Comments
in Uncategorized Tags: chemo, hair, hats, mother
her warm, dark eyes
watched perceptively,
beneath arched brow.
framed by her thick
brunette mane, cut short
as was her retirement.
she wore brimmed hats
for shade so her hair color
wouldn’t fade red in sun.
her coiffure was her crown,
until news of lung cancer
and chemo styled dread.
she fell ill with infection
that took her too quickly,
before chemo could begin.
at least, she was spared
losing her beautiful hair;
i wish i had one lock of it.
25 Jan 2015 5 Comments
in Uncategorized Tags: death, home, life
this old house ain’t home
fly away to paradise
doorway to real life
_______
Link to Carpe Diem Haiku Kai today.
a poem in my pocket 
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