Tag Archives: choice

Lights flashing in the night- February 21

Posted on February 22, 2017 by landl30

Lights flashing in the night, Two cars stopped Going opposite ways And a policeman gesturing. He looks safe. I worry for him That those he has stopped will do him harm; Only because he has Chosen to stand … Continue reading →

Posted in poetry | Tagged anxiety, choice, commitment, danger, darkness, fear, light, police, safety, tension, valor | Leave a comment

the blank edge – September 12

Posted on September 13, 2016 by landl30

9.12.2016 the blank edge is what we fear that there will be no beyond beyond it is a step of faith everyday that the path chosen is not a sham. ———————-

Posted in poetry | Tagged choice, faith, fear, hope, leap, mortality, path, resurrection | Leave a comment

blank possibilities – April 9

Posted on April 9, 2015 by landl30

4.9.2015 blank page filled with unspoken words not yet condemned condensed into jottings open. possible. intuiting. maybes. until the page is un blanked into a specific good, bad, or other. then it’s gone. ——————–

Posted in poetry | Tagged choice, commitment, decision, frustration, general, openness, poetry, possibilities, specific, writing | Leave a comment

Francis – March 2

Posted on March 2, 2015 by landl30

3.2.2015 the trappings of earthly weal, home, hearth, fortune let go for the eternal non-trappings of heart, health, and soul brother Francis you lead the way. ————— Monday in 2Lent ——————-

Posted in poetry | Tagged choice, Christianity, commitment, faith, Lent, Lent Madness, radicalism, saints, soul, St. Francis | Leave a comment

parched skinny sky – November 29

Posted on December 1, 2014 by landl30

11.29.2014 across a parched skinny sky flocks skim southward on an unconscious inner guide we know nothing of. aliens from feathers and fin we observe but connect not. stretched afar by our self-chosen distractions, we have lost touch. … Continue reading →

Posted in poetry | Tagged animal knowledge, birds, choice, choices, dissonance, distanced, distraction, humans, innate, intuition, knowledge, migration, nature, observer | Leave a comment

saying no – July 23

Posted on July 24, 2014 by landl30

7.23.2014 saying no, letting go letting down or honoring so body wisdom, heart’s command heart’s direction instead of sand. ———————-

Posted in poetry | Tagged choice, direction, discernment, focus, path, resolution, self, soul, tension | Leave a comment

mower world – July 18

Posted on July 19, 2014 by landl30

7:18.2014 atop my mower world beater, creeper, steeper I demand nature to my call until the froglets flee tiny, leaping, terrified for their lives and I count the cost of living, and having mercy. I … Continue reading →

Posted in poetry | Tagged choice, death, decisions, grace, hard, mercy, mowing, nature, suburbia | Leave a comment

not now – April 22

Posted on April 23, 2014 by landl30

4.22.2014 not now, I said I don’t want to think about it now. now, she said the time is now and if it’s not, not. so I went with it. smart choice. ————————

Posted in poetry | Tagged boy, choice, girl, relationships, timing, wisdom | Leave a comment

Lent Prayer 39 – April 12

Posted on April 12, 2014 by landl30

Lent Prayer 39 purity of heart, said Kierkegaard, is to will one thing but I do not, and the tear rends me with confusion. quiet my heart O Lord that I may see your path forward and … Continue reading →

Posted in poetry | Tagged choice, Christianity, confusion, heart, Kierkegaard, Lent, Prayer, purity, simplicity, soul, torn | 2 Comments

Lent Prayer 28 – April 1

Posted on April 2, 2014 by landl30

Lent Prayer 28 Spring waters flow through the ice sluice like grace melting away at my frozen sins. first a seep, then a trickle, then a roar at the joy that flows free when we let it. —————-

Posted in poetry | Tagged choice, Christianity, freedom, grace, joy, Lent, melt, Prayer, sin, spring | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: choice

Archives

Meta