Category Archives: poetry

match girl – December 10

Posted on December 12, 2016 by landl30

12.10.2016 she bought me a christmas candle to shine in the window and warm my heart   remembering the little boy who saw its orange flame and felt safened by the warmth   like the little match girl who saw … Continue reading →

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warrior two – December 9

Posted on December 10, 2016 by landl30

12.9.16 [warrior two] warrior two pose stretches the thigh   then slides into a tree from which   my body slopes over into a fall.   breathe through the strained place   she implores hold the prayer   pose at … Continue reading →

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cute doggy – December 3

Posted on December 7, 2016 by landl30

12.3.2016 cute doggy suddenly nips at mine.   oh he never does that he’s such a dear.   yeah, lady right. ===========

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nighttime agita – December 6

Posted on December 7, 2016 by landl30

12.6.2016 nighttime agita wakening stare ceiling gaze with no respite unease   daytime unresolution gnawing at the soul. ——– step back, don’t hack call the times back into sack. ==================

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broken people speak – December 1

Posted on December 2, 2016 by landl30

12.1.2016 broken people speak and tell their truth that the rest of us are not nice   while we listen and nod and hope that we are actually awake. ——————-

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grateful – November 30

Posted on December 1, 2016 by landl30

11.30.2016 grateful at day’s end,   appreciative of opportunities to be kind to be helpful to reach out to a friend,   grateful for a life that’s given me chance after chance   to get it right when my first … Continue reading →

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early morning grace – November 25

Posted on November 28, 2016 by landl30

11.25.2016 early morning darkness   pinpoints of grace in my sky. ———————-

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promised – November 23

Posted on November 26, 2016 by landl30

11.23.2016 blue denim shirt and jeans, navy guy school janitor thin, curley haired hoped for hero   that I reached out to when the big kids threw my treasured blue plastic automatic pistol up onto the school roof over my … Continue reading →

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audition – November 22

Posted on November 23, 2016 by landl30

11.17.2016 he was angry the first time he came with his small son and a big chip on his shoulder.   an angry dad, mid divorce, ticked at the women who might turn him away.   and his son got … Continue reading →

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it depends – November 20

Posted on November 20, 2016 by landl30

11.20.2016 There are many sons of God wise teachers, compassionate caring, moral, mystical and insightful in their spiritual depth.   I believe in the only Son of God who was eternally begotten, light from light, begotten not made, of one … Continue reading →

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