posting poetic prose
27 May 2014 2 Comments
in Uncategorized Tags: beauty, church, light, peace, unity
church is his Body
diversely stained cut pieces
peace through unity
grace gifts from Spirit
blooming flowers of the field
beauty incarnate
love sets hearts aflame
bathes whole world in true light
Alpha…Omega
Photo inspiration from Chèvre at Carpe Diem Haiku Kai
25 May 2014 5 Comments
in Uncategorized Tags: freedom, Memorial Day, nation, veterans
Humid morning mist baptizes rural
community’s hushed burial grounds;
Church youth arise early to prepare holiday
breakfast in nearby park shelter;
Hungry celebrants line up, awaiting
warm pancakes with smoky sausage;
Friendly conversations intertwine; words
floating above steamy coffee cups;
Veterans, Boy Scouts and bicycles are
decorated to parade down Main Street;
Large multi-generational crowd gathers under
flags flying at peaceful cemetery green;
Rousing song, patriotic speech, humble prayer
offered gratefully for one nation under God;
Tearful memories stir when flags lower to solemn
sound of drum roll, taps, and twenty-one guns;
Americans honor the selfless sacrifices
of military families and our fallen heroes;
We remember that peace comes with a price,
paid in blood and bravery for our freedoms.
Salute!
21 May 2014 7 Comments
in Uncategorized Tags: drunk driving, Edgar Allan Poe, Raven
Response to Mary’s d’Verse poetics (choose a quote, write a poem) photo: Brainy Quotes
lacking sleep my mind felt bleary
blinking smoke my eyes grew teary
my date’s drinking made me leery
“Ed,” I said in tone too cheery,
“give your keys to Raven, dearie.”
He shook his head and said, “Lenore,
pleeezsh let me open your car door.
That bird’s slow driving is a bore.”
He stepped the pedal to the floor;
we crashed…I’m gone, forevermore.
19 May 2014 Leave a comment
in Uncategorized Tags: cemetery, pioneers, prairie
cemetery gravestones
hundred years
old.
stories unsettling
pioneers
told.
prairie grass rustling
wind whistling
cold.
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written after visit to local 1880’s Lincoln Township cemetery
16 May 2014 17 Comments
in Uncategorized Tags: dirt, heartland, loam, soil
I.
Look across heartland’s dry
acres of
dirt.
II.
Precious prairie humus
treasured black
loam.
III.
Heavy downpour cuts land,
stealing rich
soil.
_________
Link to d’Verse with Kelvin’s original “Tilus” form of 3 lines: 6, 3, 1 syllable each.
“Tilus” (tee-loo-hz) means “piece of land” (Finnish) so that’s where I went, naturally.
14 May 2014 4 Comments
in Uncategorized Tags: corn, daffodils, lemon, sunshine, yellow
Yellow is…
daffodils blooming early
bright umbrella on the beach
pair of goldfinches nesting
busy honeybees buzzing
wind chimes tinkling on porch
classy, brassy trumpet tunes
tartness of lemon merengue pie
buttery sweet corn-on-the-cob
birthday cupcakes with candles
warm sunshine on cheeks
hugs from grand children
rainboots splashing in puddles
Yellow can put a smile on your face!
photo by lynn, color poem prompt by jenniferdukeslee.com
14 May 2014 10 Comments
in Uncategorized Tags: fountains, name, refreshing, water
-linked with Marina’s pesky questions prompt at d’Verse
if asked introspective questions
who are you? whom do you love?
i naturally respond with my name:
“lynn” (English) means “refreshing stream, waterfall”
i am like water in its various forms: vapor, liquid, solid–
cumulus cloud reflecting heaven’s
brightness or darkly brooding until
rain falls in myriad of droplets collecting
into rivulets of cascading laughter to flow
into clear mountain lake, mirror calm, until
stirred to frothy whitecaps by life’s winds;
as solid iceberg exposes only tip, in time
glacial ice will melt to join eternal sea
who i was, am, will be… changing and yet in essence, still me
let me live up to my name, to be poured out and refresh others
offering a drink of life-giving water from my well
yet i am also thirsty, needing refreshment myself…
perhaps best answer is NOT who i love but Who loves me?
i will joyfully sing, “all my fountains are in you!”
09 May 2014 13 Comments
in Uncategorized Tags: beach, island, love, rowboat, words
–dedicated to my brother, Dale, who is a safe harbor
“i am an island!” he declared,
staking his flag in the sand;
she shook her head laughing,
“how so?” but she already
understood his answers.
other shores beckoned her
yet he seemed content to
stay, digging in soft sands;
she paddled to a far harbor
uncertain when she’d return.
aren’t we all little islands?
“i mean, you’re there and i’m
here with an ocean of words
between us”…not to mention
thoughts, plans and dreams.
always creating ripples in
concentric circles, our ever-
widening waves roll outward
to crash in foamy surf upon
others’ glistening shores.
“why not leave your island?”
she urged but he insisted that
he liked his own beach view;
so we keep paddling rowboats
to reach each other’s worlds.
in space between, we send sea gulls and
glass bottles carrying messages of love.
______________
Thanks to Claudia at d’Verse for challenging us to use conversation…
07 May 2014 11 Comments
in Uncategorized Tags: blue, colorado, spruce, tree
Linked to: http://dversepoets.com/2014/05/06/tree-poetry/
firm,
rooted
in granite of
towering rockies,
standing tall as all
blue spruce kin
round mountain glen of
colorado columbine,
i stretch my limbs
to shake off loose needles
in cool alpine breeze.
i whisper my secrets
in blue shade as
eagle soars above
my shaggy crown into thin
blue canopy of sky
where ancient stars blaze,
and gazed down on my
ancestors who succumbed
to wild forest fires lit
by blue lightning;
those charred remains
fertilize my offspring
as evergreen generations of
conifers rise up, and up.
i show protective
mother love for shy
dark-eyed chipmunks
that dart under my skirts
and offer patient tolerance
to raucous mountain blue jays
who build messy nests in my arms,
glad
to be
alive.
06 May 2014 Leave a comment
in Uncategorized Tags: purple, rhododendron, welcome
purple profusion
rhododendron blossoms cheer
welcoming party
01 May 2014 Leave a comment
in Uncategorized Tags: facebook, like
“Love” can mean so many things
now seems that “Like” does too…
to give “thumbs up” on facebook
should mean that I like you
may be your photo I admire
or perhaps the words you post…
or could it be that “liking” all,
more friends I’ll have to boast?
if story’s sad and you tap “Like”
be sure you aren’t offending;
if I tap “Like” when you feel bad
will it cause our “unfriend”ing?!
__________________
poem written at a friend’s suggestion…final one for National Poetry Month!
30 Apr 2014 2 Comments
in Uncategorized Tags: death, faith, peace, suffering
gentle soul possessed of quiet strength
her name, Faith, was her legacy to all
who witnessed her living…and dying.
she was familiar with pain and heartache:
her husband, seriously disabled in an accident,
needed nursing care ’til his death left her a widow.
her precious twin granddaughters lived only briefly,
she herself suffered multiple sclerosis and cancer.
yet she clung to promises in God’s eternal Word,
and at sixty-one years young, she has received the
reward of an undying faith in her faithful Lord.
You took her up into Your presence: her faith is now sight!
“Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.” (John 20:29b)
a poem in my pocket 
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