Tag Archives: innocence

promised – November 23

11.23.2016 blue denim shirt and jeans, navy guy school janitor thin, curley haired hoped for hero   that I reached out to when the big kids threw my treasured blue plastic automatic pistol up onto the school roof over my … Continue reading

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innocence – September 10

9.10.2015 CS draws pictures of innocence   in gardens un burdened by us   before we lost our sight   and saw only dead rocks   and limited vegetation lives.   can we still go there   not only in … Continue reading

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towheaded boys – May 8

5.8.2015 little towheaded boys play ball in bare feet   little brother with a good pitch, older with a nice swing   running through grass in their backyard.   I think we used to do that before we decided that … Continue reading

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Film Review: Calvary – September 10

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Lent Prayer 19 – March 23

Lent Prayer 19 deceits are all around us closer than we know or suspect.   harder to be let down by those we thought trustworthy   faithful, part of the community of the name.   where the angels are there … Continue reading

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unintended consequences – December 7

12.7 brown red feathered body, orange beak to its side, lies cold upon the snow packed porch.   we washed the window clean to improve our view, never meaning to bring death. ———————-

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markets – November 26

11.26 the markets rose today again   numbers flailing upward as if   the sky was too close for falling   and our eyes unaware of an edge   where things turn and drop   and we all run for … Continue reading

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like a doe in a castle – July 20

7.20 like a doe in a castle I live a protected life. no gunmen walk my streets, or terrorize my neighborhood, food is there anytime I need, and health care.   so why do crazed people now shoot guns in … Continue reading

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David danced before the ark – July 16

7.16 David danced before the ark naked, waving in the wind, strutting his stuff, making an ass of himself and showing it, for the Lord.   Salome danced her cute little steps, charming as a child before mommy and dads … Continue reading

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