Tag Archives: grace

mower world – July 18

  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

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purple bells – July 17

7.17.2014 purple bells, waving wands, slender, strong silent voiced proclaiming with joy a summer’s day. ————–    

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missing poems – July 14

7.14.2014 missing poems my soul strays   no unwinding of the day, no peering inside out   and snippets of music wisp off not to be grasped again.   the vision that feeds needs its connector to grace, hope, more.   … Continue reading

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she makes me smile – July 10

7.10.2014 she makes me smile I can’t help it when she turns to me   and I see her face something opens within me and there is a grin   she makes me smile like grace from the hand of … Continue reading

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rendezvous – July 1

7.1.2014 I rendezvous with the love of my life ever new   as if we’ve met again for the first time deja vu   marveling at the grace in my life that is you   rendezvous.   ———————

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worthwhile – June 29

6.29.2014 the service is traditional will you, do you, will we, you bet.   lifetimes blessed together in the start of something we thought was the end   but only really a beginning   of ups and downs, hands and … Continue reading

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Just family – June 28

6.28 Joe was a surprise. My tall handsome son explained to me that this was his love. And I had to step back, say no no, are you sure, then OK.   We sit around their dinner table now, family, … Continue reading

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a face behind glass – June 19

6.19.2014 orange jumpsuit face behind glass voice through a phone to allay and let pass   facts. story. life lines of least and of worry. lawyerly motions so swiftly to bury   at age sixty two is life now so … Continue reading

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he’s washing the dishes – June 15

6.15 he’s washing the dishes. a man shouldn’t do that. it’s embarrassing. the other kid’s dad’s don’t. it’s women’s work. I hide my head.   I stand at the sink now years later and see my mother’s hands raw, cracked, … Continue reading

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rain in the night – June 12

6.12.2014 rain in the night brings a smile   snug in our beds windows askew doggie hiding in the tile bathroom the steady rising and slowing patter flows like good wishes down the roof slant washing away the sins and … Continue reading

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