Category Archives: poetry

frigid – January 24

Posted on January 24, 2015 by landl30

1.24 frigid. wind like razor blades on skin. what am I doing out here. when will I know to step inside. cold of the world numbs long before we understand that braving it out is a fool’s game. … Continue reading →

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The Last Policeman – January 23

Posted on January 23, 2015 by landl30

1.23.2015 the end of the world is when you do what you have always done if you are doing what you believe in. ————–

Posted in poetry | Tagged apocalypse, belief, Books, commitment, endings, faith, persistence, trust | Leave a comment

the game – January 22

Posted on January 22, 2015 by landl30

1.22.2015 half-way through I realized that it wasn’t about me that the outcome had nothing to do with whether I cheered or didn’t, anguished or didn’t. grown men played a game that I cared about but … Continue reading →

Posted in poetry | Tagged differentiation, ego, football, freedom, Games, identification, perception, projections, relief, self | Leave a comment

she knows – January 21

Posted on January 21, 2015 by landl30

1.21.2015 sitting with the cat she knows. the vet is next. —————–

Posted in poetry | Tagged animal wisdom, Cats, frustration | Leave a comment

ML King parade, Boston 1965 – January 20

Posted on January 20, 2015 by landl30

[1.20] I walked beside the closed car to put my body between threats and life for the one inside. a symbol, a voice a presence, that spoke of dreams. and I was young so I walked beside … Continue reading →

Posted in poetry | Tagged civil-rights, commitment, history, ML King Jr, pain, violence, youth | Leave a comment

paper thin – January 19

Posted on January 20, 2015 by landl30

1.19.2015 paper skin, paper thoughts, paper feelings. thin. ———————-

Posted in poetry | Tagged perspective, sensitivity, shallowness, surface | Leave a comment

faith takes us – January 17

Posted on January 18, 2015 by landl30

1.17.2015 faith takes us to places we didn’t expect and leaves us open to more than we hoped. saying goodbye will only be a step on the road to meeting again. ————- when our bodies fail it … Continue reading →

Posted in poetry | Tagged beyond, connection, death, enduring, faith, God, limits, mortality, openness, soul mates, souls, unexpected | Leave a comment

fuzzy thoughts – January 16

Posted on January 17, 2015 by landl30

1.16 Fuzzy thoughts are what comes when the drugs kick in. Or maybe we’re just getting older. ———–

Posted in poetry | Tagged aging, amusement, drugs, humor, meds, pain, perspective, self-awareness | 2 Comments

my turn – January 15

Posted on January 16, 2015 by landl30

1.15.2015 let’s go around the circle, what do you love. the dog, my friends, a light schedule walking in the rain, my day off. Lindsay, I said. —————–

Posted in poetry | Tagged friend, love, lover, perspective, priorities, relationship, simplicity, spouse | Leave a comment

BIshop Heather Cook, 2014 – January 13

Posted on January 14, 2015 by landl30

1.13.2015 it’s not my fault it’s not my fault the bishop asserts it’s not his fault but whose is it then. not mine say those who elected not mine say the agendas that selected not mine say the … Continue reading →

Posted in poetry | Tagged Bishop Heather Cook, church, cost, denial, Episcopal Church, failure, original sin, sacrifice, sin | 1 Comment

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