Tag Archives: hopes

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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watch me watch – April 28

4.28.2014 watch me watch watching to see if the world still likes   you and me. ——————

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Lent Prayer 31 – April 4

Lent Prayer 31 storms come back around, like life crashes   we thought were over but weren’t.   protect us Lord from despair, defeat, from going under   when we are most vulnerable at the end of   frayed hopes. … Continue reading

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scrabble board evening – November 12

11.12 Scrabble board evening, words, words, letters blink stop go oh no, while a friendly face across spins it round with a grin. find some make some, hope some, words, words, like magic signs in the night spelling out potions … Continue reading

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two hundred thou – September 15

9.15 we do maintenance on the old car, bicycle, body.   At two hundred thou everything needs a checkover   and every system shows its age.   lube those parts that didn’t used to crink. they do now and so … Continue reading

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false alarms wanted – July 12

7.12 one am blues in a hospital gown, new meaning to the wind at our backs   with love by our sides waiting and praying while little lights beep and burp.   the vagaries of aging leave us wary and … Continue reading

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