Tag Archives: heart

big bed – September 3

Posted on September 3, 2014 by landl30

9.3.2014 the big bed still holds my love, her taut calf catching at my heart   the softness of limbs that have welcomed me   the soft hand reaching across to caress my pillow   how could I have slept … Continue reading →

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a good ache – April 27

Posted on April 29, 2014 by landl30

4.27.2014 rake tines pull back at muscles unused since winter’s pall   pine needle piles aerating the ground beneath   while warm winds open cells and call forth a keenness   a good ache borne of honest labor tugs the … Continue reading →

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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 →

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Lent Prayer 32 – April 5

Posted on April 5, 2014 by landl30

Lent Prayer 32 give me a heart to see your hand   in faces and places smiles and cries   in anguish and anger   hope and help   the fact of your presence   amidst us all. ———————

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Lent Prayer 5 – March 9

Posted on March 9, 2014 by landl30

Lent Prayer 5 the sun shines on my frozen world the ice melting through.   may it be so with my heart. ——————-

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you opened my heart – February 14heart

Posted on February 14, 2014 by landl30

2.14.2014 you opened my heart  that had hidden for years   you relit my smile that had slowly been hardened   you raised up my joy that had all but abandoned   you came as a gift and my faith … Continue reading →

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