Tilting (18-198B)
Wind gently spins
tower blades rotate slowly
He charges quixotically
tilting at windmills again
Tuesday, July 31, 2018
Fabric
Fabric (18-196A)
Gray chiffon fog
hangs seductively
upon the prairie
Intimately sheer
exposing sweet
candy to the eye
Bluffs allure in
cottony voile seduces
thoughts of beauty
Belly dancing
prairie grass
in orgaza entices all
Skirt of mist a
silk gazar
teases in wind
Gray chiffon fog
hangs seductively
upon the prairie
Intimately sheer
exposing sweet
candy to the eye
Bluffs allure in
cottony voile seduces
thoughts of beauty
Belly dancing
prairie grass
in orgaza entices all
Skirt of mist a
silk gazar
teases in wind
Poetry
Poetry (18-146A)
Addicted to poetry
each line's curve
beautiful figure
imagine the verve
Captures me slowly
causes a swerve
romanced by words
lusciously served
Addicted to poetry
each line's curve
beautiful figure
imagine the verve
Captures me slowly
causes a swerve
romanced by words
lusciously served
Monday, July 30, 2018
DNA
DNA (17-181C)
Hamster wheel
turns anew each day
wondering if
Tired words
from a tired man
in a tired life
Cycle in circle
loop upon loop
double helix
Hamster wheel
turns anew each day
wondering if
Tired words
from a tired man
in a tired life
Cycle in circle
loop upon loop
double helix
A Psalm
A Psalm (18-187A)
Light breaks across
the dawn horizon
Light breaks across
the dawn horizon
Choosing words of praise
to offer up to You oh God
Reminded of Your faithfulness
often though I've fallen
You've never abandoned me
always treating me with mercy
Your eyes always
filled with loving kindness
Though I've sinned
You still embrace me
Your love breaks me
Who is like You
Your intimacy
restores and nourishes me
Who is like you oh God
Your comfort alone satisfies
You pull me close
as only a lover does
Exhaustion
Exhaustion (18-183A)
Chaos of day
breaks like turbid waters
Over the levy
defiling once peaceful mind
Week blurred in stress
letting go of outcomes
Exhaustion envelops weary bones
body collapse in recovery
Chaos of day
breaks like turbid waters
Over the levy
defiling once peaceful mind
Week blurred in stress
letting go of outcomes
Exhaustion envelops weary bones
body collapse in recovery
Sunday, July 29, 2018
Nebraska Beauty
Nebraska Beauty 17-177B
Reminded why country life is so rewarding
summer evening upon the tractor sit
going round the field picking up bales of hay
cool wind embraces me as storms roll around
Night has fallen as finish the load
lightening cuts the sky to the North and South
crawling up the field exposed with no cab
hum of bale wagon as moves hay tray to tray
Peacefulness floods heart as grounded
reality of connection to soil
moments alone in God's creation
beauty all around if open my eyes
Reminded why country life is so rewarding
summer evening upon the tractor sit
going round the field picking up bales of hay
cool wind embraces me as storms roll around
Night has fallen as finish the load
lightening cuts the sky to the North and South
crawling up the field exposed with no cab
hum of bale wagon as moves hay tray to tray
Peacefulness floods heart as grounded
reality of connection to soil
moments alone in God's creation
beauty all around if open my eyes
Psalm
Psalm 17-174D
Constant transitions as
journey always in motion
moving water of time
Allow love of Father
to wash over me
abandon ship
float fully exposed
upon His river of life
Currents carry me
to His shores
allow Him to
lead my days
Whatever time left
stay close with Him
embrace His touch
invite His touch
Filled with His
loving kindness
shatters the bondage
of lies
Free to be
the complete expression
of who I am
Embrace Him
in all the love
of a son
Constant transitions as
journey always in motion
moving water of time
Allow love of Father
to wash over me
abandon ship
float fully exposed
upon His river of life
Currents carry me
to His shores
allow Him to
lead my days
Whatever time left
stay close with Him
embrace His touch
invite His touch
Filled with His
loving kindness
shatters the bondage
of lies
Free to be
the complete expression
of who I am
Embrace Him
in all the love
of a son
Sky Bullies
Sky Bullies (18-205B)
Light pierces through
clouds open portals
Rays flow in needles
stabbing the ground
Droplets sprinkle coolness on my
skin while pools on edges of glasses
Jagged lightening arcs scar
the deep blue clouds
Backside of thunderhead
rises majestically
Full of pride in destructive power
abuses the land
Strong breath quivers trees
deep roots resist
Bully defying still stand
taunting your wrath
Light pierces through
clouds open portals
Rays flow in needles
stabbing the ground
Droplets sprinkle coolness on my
skin while pools on edges of glasses
Jagged lightening arcs scar
the deep blue clouds
Backside of thunderhead
rises majestically
Full of pride in destructive power
abuses the land
Strong breath quivers trees
deep roots resist
Bully defying still stand
taunting your wrath
Air It Out
Air It Out (18-192A)
Scent of pine trees
carried in the breeze
aspens whisper
quaking timbers
Unload the mind
unpack what's been stuffed
let it breathe
air it out
Scent of pine trees
carried in the breeze
aspens whisper
quaking timbers
Unload the mind
unpack what's been stuffed
let it breathe
air it out
Saturday, July 28, 2018
Shiver
Shiver (18-194A)
Snow falls serenely
flakes melting upon warm skin
Alluring damp sheen
shiver of desire awakens
Snow falls serenely
flakes melting upon warm skin
Alluring damp sheen
shiver of desire awakens
Bolting Dreans
Bolting Dreams (18-198A)
Dream paints jumbled picture
Picasso like distortions of past and present
Place of past trauma imposed in present
trying to abuse another planting the trauma deeper
Bolt awake full of anxiety
realizing it's just a dream
Angry that would dream of such places
projecting onto another abuse they never caused
What does it mean
what can I do
How do I take responsibility
how do I forgive and set free
Haunting of past imposed on today
attack in the sleep, break the attachment
Break the power of generation cycle
God's love is real
Dream paints jumbled picture
Picasso like distortions of past and present
Place of past trauma imposed in present
trying to abuse another planting the trauma deeper
Bolt awake full of anxiety
realizing it's just a dream
Angry that would dream of such places
projecting onto another abuse they never caused
What does it mean
what can I do
How do I take responsibility
how do I forgive and set free
Haunting of past imposed on today
attack in the sleep, break the attachment
Break the power of generation cycle
God's love is real
Commute
Commute (18-138A)
Windshield time
alone in thoughts
turn radio off
mind explore
Turns toward zest
passion and love
mountains and valleys
relationship's journey
Missed moments
seized moments
make a life
find peace
Windshield time
alone in thoughts
turn radio off
mind explore
Turns toward zest
passion and love
mountains and valleys
relationship's journey
Missed moments
seized moments
make a life
find peace
Kiss n' a Prayer
Kiss n' a Prayer (18-187B)
Wake with a kiss
for it is you I'll miss
Your kiss invigorates
hold tight as we conflagrate
Pressed close against
prayer dispensed
Moist lips caress
late for work I guess
Wake with a kiss
for it is you I'll miss
Your kiss invigorates
hold tight as we conflagrate
Pressed close against
prayer dispensed
Moist lips caress
late for work I guess
Mountain Streams
Mountain Streams (18-205A)
Toes in the water
babbling mountain stream
Frigid to the touch
slowly enter in
Light dances on water
joy sparkles on liquid ice
Feet turn red and veins icy blue
laughter in gurgling cataracts
Heat
Heat (18-195A)
Waves of heat radiate
in dry prairie ocean
Wind pushes and pulls
Tides upon the shores of buttes wash
Cataracts of wild flowers
flow down the canyon
Rivulets of colors sway
into pale green horizon
Restored in solitude's embrace
bathed in bubbling peace
Pealing layers of burnt spirit
pink virgin soul recovered
Waves of heat radiate
in dry prairie ocean
Wind pushes and pulls
Tides upon the shores of buttes wash
Cataracts of wild flowers
flow down the canyon
Rivulets of colors sway
into pale green horizon
Restored in solitude's embrace
bathed in bubbling peace
Pealing layers of burnt spirit
pink virgin soul recovered
Friday, July 27, 2018
Love Is
Love Is (18-207Y)
Raw
pieces tenderly touched
Dying
to self for togetherness bliss
Forgiveness
in action
Vulnerable
touch stroking all we are
Afterglow's
fiery droplets engulfing two
Faithful
Faithful (18-208B)
Freeze and thaw
breaking the mind
Smooth words seep
into fractured places
Bitter ale
becomes sweet
Slowly poising heart
one day at a time
Trauma clouds vision
blind to truth of moment
Shatters identity
new normal
Awake abruptly
from living nightmare
Hope's spark
freedom painfully comes
Responsibility for responses
humbly admit harm caused
How response damaged
most precious relationship
In trauma's wake
healing fragmented self
Healing harmed relationships
grace encountered
Journey of years
seeking help
Finally experiencing fruit
beauty of redemption story
Through it all discover
depth of Father's love
His mercy and kindness
overwhelm me
He never forsook me
He walked with me
In midst of brokenness
He comforted me
Freeze and thaw
breaking the mind
Smooth words seep
into fractured places
Bitter ale
becomes sweet
Slowly poising heart
one day at a time
Trauma clouds vision
blind to truth of moment
Shatters identity
new normal
Awake abruptly
from living nightmare
Hope's spark
freedom painfully comes
Responsibility for responses
humbly admit harm caused
How response damaged
most precious relationship
In trauma's wake
healing fragmented self
Healing harmed relationships
grace encountered
Journey of years
seeking help
Finally experiencing fruit
beauty of redemption story
Through it all discover
depth of Father's love
His mercy and kindness
overwhelm me
He never forsook me
He walked with me
In midst of brokenness
He comforted me
Restoration
Restoration (18-208A)
Trust evident in
almond brown eyes
Words now
tenderly spoken
Forgiveness's fruit
fully accepted
Internally solid
externally soft
Vulnerably known
intimacy explored
Worth valued
truly seen
Wednesday, July 25, 2018
Bliss
Bliss 18-206z
Purple field of alfalfa in full bloom
sweet smell lackadaisically drifts
Bleach white thunderhead
against angry pale blue horizon
Rainbow's arch as creases heaven
refreshing droplets cool bronze flesh
Brilliant sunlight pierces
portals in clouds above
Thunder's random bellow
lightening's synchronized flicker
Air washed of heaviness
each breath purges inner smog
Blazing mauve sun
Celebrates the afterglow
As night settles seductively
'Til peace is all that remains
Resting in each other
Wrapped tightly as one
Saturday, July 21, 2018
Reminds Me of You
Reminds Me of You 18-201Z
I found a feather
today
lithe and downy
Brown and white
against the green it
lay
Walking through the
hay field
its voluptuousness caught my eye
Beauty of plumage in
my hand
today's trophy to
hold tenderly
It reminds me of you
Note:
Just a simple little poem sparked from a feather found while walking our dog, Molly, early in the morning in the soft light of summer.
Sunday, July 8, 2018
Joy
Joy (18-175D)
Joy enters to invitation
in suffering joy girds up
Creaking timbers supported
with joy expressed from heart
Debris cleared aside
in rubble stand
With joy in heart
praise expressed on lips
Heaviness brushed off
burden no longer carry
Joy's smooth oil
renews weary bones
Balm of joy's refreshing
brings hope to the broken
There is a God in heaven
His joy's a salve to my soul
Joy enters to invitation
in suffering joy girds up
Creaking timbers supported
with joy expressed from heart
Debris cleared aside
in rubble stand
With joy in heart
praise expressed on lips
Heaviness brushed off
burden no longer carry
Joy's smooth oil
renews weary bones
Balm of joy's refreshing
brings hope to the broken
There is a God in heaven
His joy's a salve to my soul
Prairie
Prairie (18-182C)
Summer rains refresh
high plains still green
Grass waist high
blades wave in wind
Antelope curl up
as shower pelts them
Coolness welcome
temporary relief
Seasonal flows
ravines hold water
Drawn to drink
pools of life
Summer rains refresh
high plains still green
Grass waist high
blades wave in wind
Antelope curl up
as shower pelts them
Coolness welcome
temporary relief
Seasonal flows
ravines hold water
Drawn to drink
pools of life
Saturday, July 7, 2018
Release
Release (18-183A)
Water rushes noisily
over ledge tumbles
Growls each foot falls
roaring beauty captures
Hope spills over the edge
soothing weary heart
Plummeting ever downward
releasing pent up anxiety
Mist rises in violence
prisms rainbow splits
'til rage dissipates
gather back in stream
Mesmerized in grandeur
taken to safety
Warmth of watery womb
consoles fatigued psyche
Friday, July 6, 2018
Rooted Passion
Rooted Passion (18-184A)
Desire lays just below
ready to burst forth
Awakened after harsh winter
and parched spring
Refreshing rain sparkles
hard heart now supple
Hope revives love
roots gone deep
Desire lays just below
ready to burst forth
Awakened after harsh winter
and parched spring
Refreshing rain sparkles
hard heart now supple
Hope revives love
roots gone deep
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