good breeding

Posted on November 26, 2015 by landl30

11.25.2015

I took the mercedes

in for repairs today

old quality needing

quality care.

 

solid on the road

a feel of command

as if engineering

was proper breeding.

 

even good lineage

requires topping

off.

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packing bag – November 24

Posted on November 24, 2015 by landl30

11.24 (10.5).2015

packing bag

socks shirts

underwear

heart

 

will it be

needed

when we

arrive

 

at the final

stop.

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pine tops – November 23

Posted on November 24, 2015 by landl30

11.23(19).2015

pine tops are bending

stiff winds

bringing november’s

here songs

through the boughs.

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a glimpse of light – November 22

Posted on November 23, 2015 by landl30

11.22(8).2015

ducks quack

sun low in the sky

water falling into

a leaf filled pool

 

we walk into a

dark tunnel

of trees, our

eyes wide and

 

searching

always searching

for a glimpse

of the light.

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places to be with you – November 21

Posted on November 21, 2015 by landl30

11.21.2015

we sit in airplane waiting rooms

cruise rivers for the view

walk through platzes with

friends and climb

to castles.

 

it doesn’t matter.

 

they’re just places

to be

with you.

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Nice to be Back – new book – November 21

Posted on November 21, 2015 by landl30

Hello friends,

Nice to back after a busy but fruitful break. We were in Texas, Europe and Florida… and yes it is lovely to be home. I’ll be putting up some poems from the Europe cycle this next week or so.

Also nice to share that a new book I did with my illustrator friend Paul Shaffer is now available on Amazon.com — Safe in a Tree: Imara and Me. It’s a children’s book I did for a home for unwed teenage mothers in Kenya, Imara International, that’s close to my heart. It was started by another friend and former colleague — Carol Erickson– a few years ago, and has a wonderful compassionate ministry/outreach.  Here’s the link: http://www.amazon.com/Safe-Tree-Imara-Leonard-Freeman/dp/1519398468/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1448053731&sr=1-3&keywords=Leonard+Freeman

All proceeds go to Imara… so hey, take a shot. $10 for a nice children’s book, and a contribution to a good cause.

Best and Blessings,

Len

 

 

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Time Out – late October, early November

Posted on November 5, 2015 by landl30

Hi friends,

A little time out here …. traveling in Europe and working on a couple of new projects… a Europe poems cycle, a children’s book for Imara International – a home for teen-aged unwed mothers in Kenya – and a six-week course on the story of the Silver Screen Cowboys for the U of MN OLLI classes early next year. One nice piece of news for those of you who viewed and reviewed my Talking with God, prayer-poems project… it’s due out as the Lent 2017 book from Forward Movement publishers… so thanks for all your help.

Be back soon.

Blessings,

Len

 

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crazy fatigue – October 19

Posted on October 20, 2015 by landl30

10.19.2015

crazy fatigue

anxious achings

the touches

of decision

time

 

when will, how

will, what

about, never

ever, never

god….

 

crazy fatigue

for the sake

of relaxing

for the sake

of sabbath

 

oh my.

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morning window – October 18

Posted on October 19, 2015 by landl30

10.18.2015

mists ghost across

the morning field

like a whisper

 

birds at the tube

alternate their

flitting in

and away

 

softly softly they

say to  my

anxiety

 

we are a window

to a calmer

world.

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client – October 15

Posted on October 18, 2015 by landl30

10.15.2015

client. sounds

so urbane

for someone

who has suffered.

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