What you Paid For

What you Paid For

by | Apr 7, 2018 | Poetry

From April, 2017, with love, The hardest part is patience. The hardest part is trust. But there is a twinkling, like a drop light in the dew of a new day. I’m making a stand here. I will wait. I will trust. And I will play my part as only I can. Sometimes there...
Reconciling Salt – A Song in Chrysalis

Reconciling Salt – A Song in Chrysalis

by | Mar 24, 2018 | Poetry

Sometimes desert and sometimes sea I must reconcile the salt in me Grace sprinkled with, and sometimes grace-free I must reconcile the salt in me Too much is poison and too little, bland I must reconcile the salt in me Draw out the flavor and put it in demand I must...
Sometimes the Stars

Sometimes the Stars

by | Mar 17, 2018 | Poetry

Sometimes the stars sing songs in the night, and the rocks dance out for the sea. Sometimes the wind brings that song straight to me, with a groan or a sigh, the melody wafts by  and I dance to the tune of the air. Sometimes the night is a blessed mirage from the day,...
Rainbow in the Sky

Rainbow in the Sky

by | Mar 8, 2018 | Poetry

Son; You let me know with a wave of God’s hand by the beautiful rainbow place in the sky the one you left as you waved goodbye in a special way I will see you soon but unlike you son I still have work to do I felt at rest when one your friends said “You...
The Little Mermaid and Credit

The Little Mermaid and Credit

by | Mar 3, 2018 | Poetry

Back in 2010, I got the song “Poor Unfortunate Souls” from Disney’s “The Little Mermaid” stuck in my head (I get all kinds of songs stuck in my head), and as I often do, I started making strange parallels to life lessons I have learned....