Tag: poetry
Work In Progress
I carried you beneath my heart I carried you when you cried I carried you when you were tired I nursed you at my breast I drove you to school I drove you to viola lessons I drove you to your first date I held your hand as you took your first steps …
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Implacable
Death is final devastating loss a thread ripped from the fabric that can be patched and mended but never again whole Dementia is implacable loss in plain sight a presence weathered from the husk that can be tended and sustained but never again filled Artwork via Pixabay
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Commision
Won’t you celebrate with me those who laid hands on my child to commission him for life beyond our borders Those who led prodded coached taught modeled what it means to be a human Those who joined us in this sacred task weaving blood bone guts head heart spirit transmitting our echoes from present to future …
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#LexPoMo 2019
This year I am participating in my fifth LexPoMo. My first two years my participation was haphazard at best. In fact, I am not certain that I did more than sign up in 2015 as there is no apparent record of any actual poems written. However, in 2016 I managed to post 12 poems. There…
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We Reap What We Sow
We reap what we sow Undemocratic maelstrom Un-Christ-like mindset Sectarian discord triumphant This is not who we should be
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the road to harlan
the road to harlan silo conveyor hopper warn do not feed bears history overhanging verdant tunnels fog frosted knobs
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John 13:35
And they’ll know we are Christians We are one as we pray We are one as we sing We are one as we worship And they’ll know we are Christians We love the children We love the weak We love the others And they’ll know we are Christians We work to sustain our…
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One Who Eats at the Table of Another
They do not kill their hosts Living on the host’s surface Living inside the host’s body Reducing their fitness Stealing their food Obligates completing their life cycle Castrators diverting the host’s energy Often close relatives Taking advantage of interspecific interactions Modifying host behavior Exploiting their hosts Sooner or later they will kill their hosts …
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Night Walk
Moon shine brings night shade Fresh-mown grass sweet underfoot Frog harmony lulls Soft black fur between fingers Mint leaf breaking on tongue
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