Category Archives: poetry

thomas – April 3

Posted on April 4, 2016 by landl30

4.3.2016 Thomas got to see it all right up close the holes in the hands the torn flesh. But he also got to touch the new body the What the Heck is That which is what … Continue reading →

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4.2.2016 ringing ears or is it whistle electric screening white, green noise with its own colors and the dog walks in only to lie down before the whistling touches him the beep beep coffee’s ready signal that rice bag is … Continue reading →

Posted in poetry | Tagged meditation, noise, observation, passiveness, patience, white noise | Leave a comment

night after day – March 30

Posted on March 31, 2016 by landl30

3.30.2016 they shot that poor boy he beat up his girl he was handcuffed he had a gun he was innocent he was bad the cops kill us all the cops had no choice how dark it … Continue reading →

Posted in poetry | Tagged black lives, chaos, confusion, danger, dilemma, fear, police, reaction, safety, terror, unknowns, urban | Leave a comment

puzzle pieces – March 29

Posted on March 30, 2016 by landl30

3.29,2016 puzzle pieces strange angled cuttings revealing little until combined. I try to place all the nice flat straight-line pieces first before the large splotch centers and the final fills. little reductions of my life to … Continue reading →

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easter miss – March 27

Posted on March 28, 2016 by landl30

3.27.2016 [easter miss] dry tired face belying festive garb follower of a dead noble leader that misses the move, the rise, the difference. and with it the joy. ——————

Posted in poetry | Tagged church, death, dourness, Easter, faith, joy, loss, loss of faith, new life, ressurection, sadness | Leave a comment

reaffirmation of vows – March 23

Posted on March 24, 2016 by landl30

3.23.2016 filled choir, robed and not, faces and voices who’ve said Yes Lord. have we done enough does it matter enough or is it simply enough to follow and be faithful in offering whatever it is we’ve been … Continue reading →

Posted in poetry | Tagged faith, faithfulness, gifts, God, grace, hope, journey, ordination, Prayer, vows | Leave a comment

flat affect – March 22

Posted on March 23, 2016 by landl30

3.22.2016 a hard face across the table unresponding flat affect as if offended by all then pushing agenda out of need or pain. —————-

Posted in poetry | Tagged anger, conflict, distance, emptiness, isolation, negotiation, pain, withholding | Leave a comment

bridge – March 18

Posted on March 19, 2016 by landl30

3.18.2016 two spades, one no trump no trump? no…. trump. ——————

Posted in poetry | Tagged bidding, bids, bridge, Games, politics, trump, trumps | 3 Comments

old cat – March 15

Posted on March 17, 2016 by landl30

3.15.2016 old cat steps up gingerly, her body no longer sprung steel. lying down with her head askew she watches the momma waiting, waiting a slight twitch head lift, wonder, query will the one who feeds and … Continue reading →

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northerns – March14

Posted on March 15, 2016 by landl30

3.14.2016 they say there’s northerns in that pool below the waterfall worked their way upstream to find a place of their own. maybe we did that too on our way to minnesota. ——————-

Posted in poetry | Tagged fish, home, homes, journey, MInnesota, nature, pools, struggle, water., waterfalls | Leave a comment