posting poetic prose
19 Apr 2015 2 Comments
in Uncategorized Tags: covenant, enigma, love, marriage, mystery
two beings, alike yet
opposite, attracted
like magnets (even
at times, repulsed)
will dare commit to
co-join in covenant
for a lifetime…how?
puzzling pieces fit,
monogamy wasn’t
meant as monotony.
God’s created design
established in Eden
cannot be denied,
ignored or forgotten.
patterned after Him,
the self-sacrifice is
worth it, revealing
true love is faithful,
life can be renewed,
and His eternal love-
stronger than death.
18 Jan 2015 7 Comments
in Uncategorized Tags: birth, heartbeat, life, love
developing young one
photo by Lennart Nilsson
learns comfort of thumb
inside warm, watery world,
of safe and secret sanctuary
tiny ears tuned to listen
to thrum of momma’s heartbeat,
fetal heart swishes double-time
in syncopated love song
ineffable miracle of life,
daddy anticipates the birth
by considering unique name,
for precious persona.
13 Dec 2014 5 Comments
in Uncategorized Tags: fall, grace, love, mercy, spring, summer, winter
God covers me
with his gentle hand
like a warm coat
in winter winds.
He covers me
with his wide mercy
like a big umbrella
in spring downpour.
He covers me
with his tender love
like a bridal tent
in summer sun.
He covers me
with his life’s blood
like a full pardon
in fall starkness.
He covers me
with his eternal grace
like a safe shelter
in all seasons.
“We live under an umbrella of goodness and mercy.” (Pastor T. on Psalm 23)
“I am my beloved’s and he is mine…his banner over me is love.” (Song of Songs)
30 Nov 2014 4 Comments
in Uncategorized Tags: aunt, finite, love, quilt, tears
old quilt fabric thins
sewn in love by aunt now gone
accept the finite
_______
Linking with CDHK today…
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…
24 Apr 2014 1 Comment
in Uncategorized Tags: benefits, grace, love, mercy, preapproved
thank you, Jesus,
for crediting my debit
account with your
righteous deposit;
paying my bail bond
with forever love that
is more than enough,
adding the generous
interest of God’s mercy
and writing my name
into your will as an
unlikely heiress of our
Father’s kingdom with
free daily benefits of
the Spirit’s gifts plus
an out-of-this-world
retirement plan;
such an offer i’d be
a fool to refuse.
shared with Love Idol movement, based on book (of same title) by Jennifer Dukes Lee
07 Apr 2014 Leave a comment
in Uncategorized Tags: cross, love, ransom
how dying
Jew on cross
draws all
of us to
him?
bloody bruised body
exposed thirsty agony
shameless naked gore
sacrifice paid as ransom…
how do we understand love?
14 Feb 2014 Leave a comment
in Uncategorized Tags: honey, love, valentine
He said, “I do”
so he did, does,
and will too!
with heart and hands
he works the land,
tends to livestock,
builds a farm,
loves his wife and
babes in arms.
thank you, honey,
for the sweetness
you’ve stirred into
my life’s cup!
14 Feb 2014 10 Comments
in Uncategorized Tags: heart, love, valentine
dear valentine, please take me for a drive
and even though i sit on the far side
just reach for me and pull me close tonight,
forgive the angry words or times we’ve lied.
yes, you work hard to earn a farmer’s wage
and for our farm and family i have saved —
our sons, five strong; each one best work we made.
my heart still leaps to see your smiling face!
but if old age or health demand a nurse
remember promises we vowed in church
together stay for better or for worse,
so we will always share a common purse.
on thirty years of love we now look back
and know we have the Lord to thank for that.
___________
…and a “thank you” to tony maude at d’verse poets pub for the “bouts-rimes” (rhymed ends) provided
25 Sep 2013 Leave a comment
in Uncategorized Tags: farmer, golden boy, love
farmer
so solid
yet sweet
as Iowa
corn
blond
and tan
radiating
the sun’s
warmth
honey
you will
always be
my golden
boy
a poem in my pocket 
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