life force strong but a
puff will scatter fragile seed
sleep…a breath from death
image & idea from Carpe Diem
his & her harleys
21 Jun 2018 9 Comments
in quadrille Tags: cycle, fragile, life, nest, parents, son, thrill, wheels
teen-age male on
testosterone
in search of new
thrills-on-wheels
dreams of motorcycle;
engine roar combines
with speed’s blur…
wind-in-face freedom.
middle-age parents
experience concern,
envision fragile-ness
of life-and-limb;
postpone possibility
until son leaves family nest…
Forty-four word quadrille for “cycle” prompt at dVerse Poets this week…
lifespan
14 Jun 2018 Leave a comment
in Uncategorized Tags: believe, breathe, life
breathe
receive
leave
believe
achieve
grieve
bereave
easter surprises
17 May 2018 3 Comments
in etheree Tags: bouquet, Easter, life, snow, spring, tulips, winter
Etheree poem meets “bouquet and greenery” challenge at Ramblings of a Writer.
oh
festive
easter day
snowy outside
greenery indoors
we expect spring colors
winter white surprises world
garden bulbs hidden underground
bouquet of tulips brightens our feast
celebrate Son who died, then rose to life
photo by lynn
bare branches
08 May 2018 2 Comments
in haiku, troiku Tags: branches, buds, green, leaves, life, rain, renewal, spring
Kristjaan at Carpe Diem Haiku Kai features “troiku” (each line of initial haiku is beginning line of three more haiku in a series). I wrote my own haiku to begin…
bare branches burst forth
spring budding freshly green leaves
renewal of life
bare branches burst forth
photo by lynn
birds improvise on treesong
winter’s day is done
spring buds fresh green leaves
young rabbits nibble new grass
first tulips open
renewal of life
gentle scent follows spring rain
promise of apples
psalm for earth day
23 Apr 2018 2 Comments
in triolet, worship Tags: air, bless, creatures, earth, life, soil, water
Psalm 104 is a poem that celebrates creation! I write a humble triolet for earth day. Okay, I’m a day late but to a farmer every day is earth day, right?!
bless the Lord who forms the earth
he calls us to be caretakers
let creatures thrive, let life give birth
bless the Lord who forms the earth
air, water, soils of priceless worth
forgive us wasteful mess makers
bless the Lord who forms the earth
he calls us to be caretakers
free image – liturgy website
down the drain
13 Apr 2018 Leave a comment
in nonet Tags: cell, drunk, father, life, mother, silent
young boy abandoned by drunk father
grows up too fast tough in da’hood
cannot refuse “the brothers”
mother feels desperate
now he’s serving life
– s o l i t a r y –
confinement
silent
cell
“Nonet” of 9 lines, each with descending syllable count, formed unique shape…
fruity freefall
09 Apr 2018 16 Comments
in quadrille Tags: color, fruity, imagination, life, paintbrush, zip-lining
De at dVerse challenges us to write a quadrille (44 words) with a little “zip” in it!
hey, bae, it’s okay
take poetic time-out
creative juice surf’s up
let your imagination
go zip-lining!
paintbrush crush
colour your wourld
kiwi lime and cyanberry
don’t refrain
your right(eous) brain
from livin’ life out loud
make magnetic magic
taste tangy tangerine
whee feelin’ gigglee!
mortal immortality
22 Mar 2018 22 Comments
in free verse, scripture Tags: breath, eternity, flame, keeper, life, soul
And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul. -Genesis 2:7 (KJV)
the soul
is a spark
is a flicker
is a flame
lit by holy fire
fanned by living breath
exhaled into existence
encoded in DNA
embodied in flesh
enveloped in love
to live
to learn
to laugh
to lament
until death separates.
never extinguished
ever released
to an eternity of life’s choice:
with or without the Keeper of souls.
Inspired, in part, by the scribblings of the beautiful souls who are dVerse Poets.
still frame
25 Feb 2018 3 Comments
in haiku Tags: attention, frame, life, now, stop
photo by lynn
stop…look…and listen
to your now amazing life
pay attention…please!
Atypical haiku inspired by book, The Remarkable Ordinary by Frederick Buechner.
the source
14 Feb 2018 5 Comments
in free verse Tags: God, Jesus, life, love, unconditional, valentines
I John 4:19
Jesus IS…the first,
best,
greatest,
true love of my life.
God IS…the author
of all real love.
He pursues his own with a
relentless,
unconditional,
irresistible gracious love.
In fact,
“God is crazy about YOU…and there’s nothing you can do about it!”
(to quote an anonymous coffee cup)
happy valentines day
ethical questions
05 Dec 2017 17 Comments
in quadrille Tags: abortion, death, infant, life, mother
how long believe
blind rhetoric?
why hire doctors
to do harm?
instrumental rape
violates mother with child
what kind of ghastly
choice is offered?
by salt poisoning, chemicals,
or crunch of infant skull
when will men honor
mothers’ calling?
where have hope’s
children gone?
Linking with dVerse Poets quadrille prompt…sorry this topic is neither pleasant nor Christmasy. Yet our brokenness and sin is why Christ came…as an infant to a poor, young woman in seemingly scandalous circumstances. Would we have aborted Jesus?
a poem in my pocket 
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