Category Archives: poetry

a prayer for doing – July 13

7.13.2016 Lord give me peace Lord grant me serenity Lord let me ask only what needs doing for the doing of your Grace. ———————-

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notation – July 12

7.12.16 I rushed about today doing, marking, crossing my pencil through, the things on my list   I felt satisfaction at first one stroke then at another and wrote new things on my paper   so that I could cross … Continue reading

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Christ heart – July 10

7.10.2016 May the Christ heart be within me. May I grow in seeing the world and myself through the Christ eye and measure my heart in its reflection. ————————-.

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M.A.D. – July 7

7.7.2016 mutual terror at carside monsters created from our mutual fear   hold a gun give a gun get a gun stuck in your face   and fire, fire, fire lest you be on the wrong-ing end.   M.A.D. ——————-

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deer stand – July 6

7.6.2016 the dog and I walk to the end of the drive for morning relieving   over the shoulder a blaze tan statue stares back without a tremble.   when we finish our business and turn back to the house … Continue reading

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after the storm – July 5

7.5.2016 pumpkin orange sky spooky light, clear blue from the west, while eastward dark still hovers in obsession.   we hid down in the sauna basement the dog tucked into the inner bathroom until things rolled through   and then … Continue reading

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journeyer – July 3

7.3.2016 pictures of travel cover the walls moscow, jerusalem, congo, rome   borneo, papacy, fiji and more   until the doctor says pancreas and the traveling stops to ready for another journey   where cameras don’t come but souls do. … Continue reading

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charlie creeps – July 2

7.2.2016 [charlie creeps] charlie creeps, dandee weeds, invasive nature taking back its own nettle, spotswood, foxglove, hardened grasses   to weed seems impossible the hoe sticking with every stroke, pulling at muscles until the ache screams.   it’s only when … Continue reading

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smoked brisket – July 1

7.1.2016 smoked brisket and a beer, settings for two to talk through tricky stuff that edges out and back to a relationship. ————–

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puzzling pieces – June 30

6.30.2016 puzzling pieces three hundred five fifty not a thousand please   I’ll run screaming from the room.   but give me some that I can master and fill in nice brightly colored blanks   and all is right with … Continue reading

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