Old Man Winter began to shave His white beard shorter day by dayBalding head with white tufts plain Sideburn whiskers yet remainRidges, crevices of his nose All his wrinkles full exposed Now grow tender fuzzy hairEager sprouts on mountains fairWhile he closes eyes to slumberSweating in the noonday sun Rivulets pour from his crown RiverContinue reading “Mountain Spring Time”
Category Archives: Poetry
A Beautiful Meeting
There he was…dark haired, mustached, tall and lean…just as in their youth. She’d heard, then saw him looking for tools in the workroom, his mannerisms reminding her of Dad, purposeful and precise. Decades pulled them from each other, stretched like taffy. Previous grand gatherings dwindled with growing families, varying interests, different friends, the pandemic; allContinue reading “A Beautiful Meeting”
Hope Deferred
Waiting with prayerful petition Goes on forever at times Months slow turn into decades Years roll languidly byHeart sick heavy with sorrowRefusing to heal, to mend A shroud of heaviness hangingMulling its way in the dim Why yet no answers so wanted Those heartfelt cries to aboveOh to see the great picture See with God’sContinue reading “Hope Deferred”
Patches of Blue
Storms everywhere crowding meWith spiritual warfare cruelYet beyond great cumulus clouds The sky held patches of blueSome clouds white, others grayDarkness lofty grewYet thunder signs could not blot outVibrant patches of blueBe still my heart, all is well Though pressures fall and risePray, veer from internal storms Look up, still blue’s the skyThroughout the dayContinue reading “Patches of Blue”
Caterpillar Cousins
A crawling squirming wormDestined one day to fly Dreamed through mighty effortsWould by itself lift high Stuck still soundly grounded Wrestling besetting things Revealed in layers deeper‘Twas yet a wormy being In self it could do nothing All energy to plod ‘Til resting in Christ’s presence New birth a gift from God Oh to beContinue reading “Caterpillar Cousins”
The Helmsman
What to do when asked to goInto waters yet unknownMatters not if calm or stormUnfamiliar though they are The Helmsman knows the way How to navigate from deep Through shallow shoals that want to catch Would He who guides forsake us then Leave our ship to list and wreck Forgotten on the way Fear notContinue reading “The Helmsman”
While Waiting
‘Tis not a final failure when A vessel’s power drops No wind to fill its sails fullSans force it finally stopsEnters doldrums not foreseen “Take charge and sail,” it’s told“Make the choice, demand your way” “Compel the winds to blow” Inept to stir the mighty wind Command, exert its will Rather readies for the changeContinue reading “While Waiting”
Seas of White
Purity glisteningSunlight reflecting Shimmering crystals From iced boughs and skyMiniature angelsDancing and twirlingTransforming landscapeTo vast seas of white They spread and they cover Hovering o’er all usAround the whole world Seen by cleared eyes Look now, imagine Snowfields a’glazing ‘Neath wings’ a’stirring As angels pass by Messengers bringing Good News and courage Promises changeless InContinue reading “Seas of White”
Chaos or Chorus
What undergirds my milieuWhat pond floats my nestIs it nourishing to me Or a jumbled messy messWhat is my life’s tempoAre there pauses and still rests Peaceful sublime music score Or constant turmoil’s testAnd if a loud chaotic tractHow to move to gentle soundsTame the churning deep unrest ‘Til quiet can be found I needContinue reading “Chaos or Chorus”
Singing to a Flat Soul
Barren as the windswept plains So my soul feels on this day Homeward bound to unknown things Earthly cares a’jumblingTugging on my heart LORD, help me set aside the thoughts Of things I cannot understand And look to You to guide my day Taking burdens from my hands As I trust in You Keep meContinue reading “Singing to a Flat Soul”
Unfettered Praise
The world did its best to silence the voice of Truth, to silence the purposes of Love, of Life. Yet there they stood, hundreds gathered…each one masked in obedience to man’s law of the day. The players of wind instruments had a measure of freedom…faces bare only when their instruments were at their lips. AllContinue reading “Unfettered Praise”
Taking Down the Tree
Such a glorious thing, that tree that springs up in our living room each December. Aglow day and night it needs none other to bring light into the room. The ambiance feels warmer than a cozy blanket or sweater. It seeps deep into one’s very being…and longings…of past, present, future. Glad ornaments festoon the branches,Continue reading “Taking Down the Tree”
At the New Year
Hush…Stop the noise and listenSilence the numbing soundsGod calls for our attention Let holiness come down Hear Abba’s Words eternal Infusing to our soulsThe Spirit’s holy whisperings Brings life to make us whole Wait upon His strengtheningDeeper to greater need Be still and know that He is God Oh hear Yeshua speak Teach us LORDContinue reading “At the New Year”
This Christmas Day
God Himself put on our skin Knows our mind games, our life race Came to defeat the sin we’re inWalked this dusty earthly placeGives every single person choice Transforms us by His matchless graceDesires we hear, obey His voice Trust and grow in HimOh the thought that God Most High Would care enough to bendContinue reading “This Christmas Day”
The Bluebird
Did a bird in fact flit byBlue iridescence blazing Or was it but a moment’s glimpseMy mind’s eye then amazing Color blazed through gloomy grayOf sky and soul in winter Rarely seen in busy town Mountain birds its kinder Yet blue it flew to bright the dayReminders in my sorrow That gladness pierces even gloomContinue reading “The Bluebird”
Snow Fences
Undulating with the land Lining roads like concert chairsOr spiked hair on shaven heads Stalwartly just standing there Oft’ a perch for falcon’s rest Summer frame for winding vine Holding firm they pass the testBraving weather of all kinds Catching troves of tumbling weeds Flat toothpicks knit in stout rows Cannot bind the blowing windContinue reading “Snow Fences”
Kansas Wind
It skips across the rolling plains Down grassy streams, o’er rippled ponds Bends trees and landscape to it’s will Then swirls away to somewhere Oz Clutching steering wheel tight Rocking through buffeting sounds Will we also fly away Spinning up and round and round To land in someplace OzNo Munchkins seen along this path NotContinue reading “Kansas Wind”
Thanksgiving Thoughts 2022
Transplanted seedlings we were once Or perhaps some started here In this valley verdant greenWith rivers, mountains, trees and streamsDeserts near for those who would Leave this vale where they did start Planting new shoots far awayIn climes calling to their hearts Yet our roots are intertwined No matter how far they have grown NotContinue reading “Thanksgiving Thoughts 2022”
Winter’s Surprise – Haiku
Foggy days and nightsWinter’s dawn brings glad surprise Hoarfrost’s sugarcoat ~~~Thank You, LORD, for the exquisite wonders You have freely given us…the glories of Your creativity! Help us to be ever-mindful of all You have given. In Jesus’ name, Amen. Job 37:10-11 NKJV“By the breath of God ice is given, And the broad waters areContinue reading “Winter’s Surprise – Haiku”
Light in the Darkness
People slumbered seeking their pleasureWhiteness covered the moon All that was known could cease without measure Darkness persistent, creeping, determinedThreatened to overtake soon E’en in that nighttime light even greater Beamed n’er extinguishedConstraining the darkBrings hope to masses awake from their slumberShines on a weary world stark Come to the Light here in the darknessContinue reading “Light in the Darkness”
An Ordinary Grand Display
Mountains brown like baked potatoes Appaloosa painted hills Higher yet the piney forests Stand snow-flocked, regal, still Golden carpets flutter under Gloried trees yet shedding leaves Fall is falling all around us Winter blowing icy breeze Clouds perform ethereal dances Shapes from white to darkest grey Faint vermillion bands of color Burst from sunlight’s grandContinue reading “An Ordinary Grand Display”
An Early Winter Light
Shimmered light illumines grasses Flowing o’er the mountain plainsAngus cattle dotted masses Stud the glorious morning sceneHoarfrost, snow skiffs kiss the meadows Trees and all above ground things Wear new luminescent garments Ethereal, ephemeral bling Filling space ‘twixt earth and heaven How can one rightly describe Beauty beyond words or pictures Light inviting, “Come abide”SurelyContinue reading “An Early Winter Light”
Extending Grace
{How long the wait, is the cry}{Before things run without a hitch}{Problems popping ceaselessly}{Seem to go indefinitely}{Pulling thoughts around me firm}{I know the answer, indubitably}{If only others would agree}{Work things out the way I see}WAIT! Could it be a larger view Helps reveal a deeper truth Of a picture greater than One’s own mind canContinue reading “Extending Grace”
Making Art
The pregnant pause of waiting Creativity’s returnTo take my spirit spinningMore elements to learnEach stroke of pen or paintbrushIs but new journey’s startAdventures but unfoldingExploring realms of art Imagining in right brain Left brain assessing someBoth reaching for the balance‘Til work is finally done
Bird Psalms
Peaceful silence wakens morn Love’s own Spirit hovers near Offered coos of mourning dovesWhisper holiness most dear Softly comes the serenades Comforting whenever heard Such exquisite joy expressed Humble psalms sung by a birdThen in quiet mountain dark Springs surprise and glad delightJust outside my window frame Owls are hooting in the night On andContinue reading “Bird Psalms”
Dew Upon The Arbor 