Amid the tumult
no one hears the mockingbird.
He sings anyway.
Monthly Archives: April 2013
National Poetry Month, 19
Why are we enthralled
by replayed images and
reports of no news?
National Poetry Month, 18
Coin Toss
No. It isn’t worth
talking about anymore.
The answer is no.
Yes. I always knew
that you would ask me someday.
My answer is yes.
National Poetry Month, 17
a greeting
I have been searching
everywhere for you. You were
here, too close to see.
National Poetry Month, 16
Dissonance
In my arms, she sleeps.
On the screen, carnage unfolds.
In the trees, birds sing.
National Poetry Month, 15
NaPoWriMo 15
The birdbath and the feeders are filled; all is still.
I sit, a coffee-sipping statue, waiting.
The notebook and the sketchpad are filled; all is still.
I sit, a coffee-sipping scrivener, waiting.
National Poetry Month, 14
NaPoWriMo 14
Some days the words come
easy; then suddenly they
hide themselves away.
National Poetry Month, 13
The first thing I read this morning was the news that Brennan Manning had passed away yesterday, and my thoughts keep circling back to his honest words, his wisdom and tenderness…
a note in passing, to Brennan Manning:
I can just see you,
nestled in your Abba’s arms,
happy to be home.
a found benediction, from Celtic Prayers from Iona:
At my end and new
beginning, the arms of God
welcome, bring me home.
National Poetry Month – 12
NaPoWriMo 12 – Random Things I Could Have Said
But you see, as a
matter of fact, I can blame
a guy for trying.
You may not see it,
but I actually do have
a brain of my own.
I didn’t get this
far, surprisingly enough,
by being stupid.
The fact that there are
no letters behind my name
does not make me wrong.
Corollary:
The letters behind
your name are no guarantee
that you are brilliant.
You go on ahead;
I’ll catch up…on my reading,
maybe take a nap.
National Poetry Month, 10-11
NaPoWriMo 10 – Things I’ve Learned from You
To be strong but not hard
To be firm but not inflexible
To be principled but not holier-than-thou
To be traditional but not archaic
To be compassionate but not condescending
To be cautious but not crippled by fear
To be honest but not hurtful
To be disappointed but not despairing
To be cool under fire but not cold-hearted
To disagree but not disrespect
To make plans but not chisel them in stone
To set expectations but not beyond reach
To live with eyes, mind, and heart open
To love fully and freely
NaPoWriMo 11 – tanka
Some days you want a
blushing sunrise, heralding
bright blissful hours.
But some days a steady rain
is really all that will do.
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